Galcaio weather by month & the best time to visit

🇸🇴 Somalia · small town · hot desert climate

The best time to visit Galcaio is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 80/100), with July and December close behind. Galcaio averages about 3,580 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 34°C / 93°F and roughly 1 mm of rain in January.

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Sun hours / year

3,580

Sunniest month

January

Peak score

80/100

Rain / year

256 mm

Midday UV at peak

13 (extreme)

Population

61k

Elevation

287 m

When is the best time to visit Galcaio?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Galcaio is January, then July and December. The dullest month is September (57/100, 24 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Galcaio?

Galcaio is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,580 hours of sunshine a year. January (80/100) is noticeably better than September (57). It ranks #3 of 7 destinations in Somalia for annual sunshine, above the national median of 3,309 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around October, carries about 46% of the annual 256 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Mogadishu Somalia · 581 km · best in Sep · 3,195 h sun/yr
• Djibouti Djibouti · 709 km · best in Jan · 3,064 h sun/yr
• Aden Yemen · 723 km · best in Feb · 3,336 h sun/yr
• Addis Ababa Ethiopia · 984 km · best in Jan · 3,090 h sun/yr
• Jizan Saudi Arabia · 1,244 km · best in Feb · 3,288 h sun/yr
• Najran Saudi Arabia · 1,249 km · best in Jan · 3,871 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Garowe Somalia · 223 km · 3,762 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Shilavo Ethiopia · 307 km · 3,320 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Beledweyne Somalia · 332 km · 3,309 h sun/yr · best in Dec
• Kebri Dahar Ethiopia · 355 km · 3,319 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Gode Ethiopia · 439 km · 3,485 h sun/yr · best in Jul