Hargeisa weather by month & the best time to visit

🇸🇴 Somalia · city break · hot desert climate

The best time to visit Hargeisa is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 99/100), with February and March close behind. Hargeisa averages about 3,807 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 26°C / 79°F and roughly 4 mm of rain in January.

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Sun hours / year

3,807

Sunniest month

January

Peak score

99/100

Rain / year

335 mm

Midday UV at peak

14 (extreme)

Population

478k

Elevation

1,362 m

When is the best time to visit Hargeisa?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Hargeisa is January, then February and March. The dullest month is April (86/100, 76 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Hargeisa?

Hargeisa is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,807 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 13 Sunshine Score points separate January from April. Hargeisa is the sunniest of the 7 destinations tracked in Somalia. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around May, carries about 40% of the annual 335 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Djibouti Djibouti · 248 km · best in Jan · 3,064 h sun/yr
• Aden Yemen · 383 km · best in Feb · 3,336 h sun/yr
• Addis Ababa Ethiopia · 583 km · best in Jan · 3,090 h sun/yr
• Jizan Saudi Arabia · 837 km · best in Feb · 3,288 h sun/yr
• Mogadishu Somalia · 845 km · best in Sep · 3,195 h sun/yr
• Najran Saudi Arabia · 901 km · best in Jan · 3,871 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Jijiga Ethiopia · 130 km · 3,488 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Berbera Somalia · 135 km · 3,189 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Dire Dawa Ethiopia · 245 km · 3,466 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Kebri Dahar Ethiopia · 310 km · 3,319 h sun/yr · best in Jul