Mogadishu weather by month & the best time to visit
🇸🇴 Somalia · major coastal city · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit Mogadishu is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 95/100), with July and August close behind. Mogadishu averages about 3,195 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 31°C / 88°F and roughly 16 mm of rain in September.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,195
- Sunniest month
- September
- Peak score
- 95/100
- Rain / year
- 491 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 13 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 30°C / 86°F
- Population
- 2.6M
- Elevation
- 6 m
When is the best time to visit Mogadishu?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Mogadishu is September, then July and August. The dullest month is March (75/100, 20 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Mogadishu?
Mogadishu is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,195 hours of sunshine a year. September (95/100) is noticeably better than March (75). It ranks #6 of 7 destinations in Somalia for annual sunshine, below the national median of 3,309 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around May, carries about 41% of the annual 491 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 87 | 33° / 91°F | 23° / 73°F | 6 mm | 11 | 28° / 82°F |
| February | 78 | 34° / 93°F | 23° / 73°F | 2 mm | 12 | 28° / 82°F |
| March | 75 | 34° / 93°F | 24° / 75°F | 20 mm | 13 | 30° / 86°F |
| April | 78 | 32° / 90°F | 25° / 77°F | 109 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| May | 87 | 31° / 88°F | 25° / 77°F | 58 mm | 11 | 29° / 84°F |
| June | 92 | 30° / 86°F | 24° / 75°F | 34 mm | 9 | 27° / 81°F |
| July | 94 | 29° / 84°F | 23° / 73°F | 23 mm | 9 | 26° / 79°F |
| August | 93 | 30° / 86°F | 23° / 73°F | 28 mm | 10 | 26° / 79°F |
| September | 95 | 31° / 88°F | 24° / 75°F | 16 mm | 11 | 26° / 79°F |
| October | 83 | 31° / 88°F | 24° / 75°F | 80 mm | 11 | 27° / 81°F |
| November | 81 | 32° / 90°F | 24° / 75°F | 91 mm | 10 | 29° / 84°F |
| December | 84 | 33° / 91°F | 23° / 73°F | 24 mm | 10 | 28° / 82°F |
Sea temperature in Mogadishu by month
The sea off Mogadishu is warmest in March at around 30°C / 86°F, and coolest in July at 26°C / 79°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Mombasa Kenya · 925 km · best in Aug · 2,799 h sun/yr
- Nairobi Kenya · 1,002 km · best in Jul · 2,913 h sun/yr
- Addis Ababa Ethiopia · 1,057 km · best in Jan · 3,090 h sun/yr
- Djibouti Djibouti · 1,086 km · best in Jan · 3,064 h sun/yr
- Arusha Tanzania · 1,097 km · best in Jul · 2,565 h sun/yr
- Zanzibar Tanzania · 1,138 km · best in Jul · 2,836 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Beledweyne Somalia · 306 km · 3,309 h sun/yr · best in Dec
- Shilavo Ethiopia · 456 km · 3,320 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Gode Ethiopia · 476 km · 3,485 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Kebri Dahar Ethiopia · 538 km · 3,319 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Wajir Kenya · 580 km · 2,866 h sun/yr · best in Jul
Head-to-head
How Mogadishu compares month by month: Mogadishu vs Nairobi · Mogadishu vs Addis Ababa · Mogadishu vs Mombasa · Mogadishu vs Victoria (Seychelles) · all comparisons
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