Weather, climate and best time to go to Somalia
Everything you want to know about the weather, climate, time difference, vaccinations and best travel months for Somalia
Best time to go to Somalia
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Best time to go to Somalia
The best time to go to Somalia is from january until december, in which you have a warm or hot temperature and barely till little rainfall. The highest average temperature in Somalia is 34° in april and the lowest is 30° in july.
If you want to know what the average temperature is in Somalia or when most rain or snow falls, you can find it quickly below. That way you are well prepared.
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| Jan | 33° | 2 mm | |
| Feb | 33° | 1 mm | |
| Mar | 33° | 10 mm | |
| Apr | 34° | 73 mm | |
| May | 33° | 86 mm | |
| Jun | 31° | 60 mm | |
| Jul | 30° | 63 mm | |
| Aug | 30° | 47 mm | |
| Sep | 31° | 29 mm | |
| Oct | 32° | 51 mm | |
| Nov | 33° | 80 mm | |
| Dec | 34° | 39 mm |
- No or hardly any rainfall
- Little rainfall
- Sometimes rainfall
- Regular rainfall
- Often rainfall
- Almost always rainfall
Want to know more about the climate of Somalia? Go to the full climate information about Somalia
Best travel months
What a nice travel month for someone is can vary per type of traveler. That is why we also have the best time to go to Somalia indicated per type of trip. Do you like warm or cold, sun or snow? Below you will immediately find the most suitable travel months for Somalia.
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Hotels and apartments in Somalia
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Flight tickets to Somalia
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Climate Somalia
Climate Somalia
In Somalia there are 3 types of climates prevailing, namely the tropical wet and dry or savanna climate, hot semi-arid climate and hot desert climate. The average annual temperature for Somalia is 32° degrees and there is 541 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 133 days a year with an average humidity of 75% and an UV-index of 7.
Below you can find the average temperature, rainfall and the number of dry and sunny days for Mogadishu in Somalia per month.
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Wind force in Bft |
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| Jan | 33° | 24° | 2 mm | 1 | 30 | 5 | 7 |
| Feb | 33° | 25° | 1 mm | 1 | 27 | 5 | 7 |
| Mar | 33° | 26° | 10 mm | 4 | 27 | 4 | 8 |
| Apr | 34° | 28° | 73 mm | 16 | 14 | 3 | 7 |
| May | 33° | 27° | 86 mm | 23 | 8 | 4 | 7 |
| Jun | 31° | 26° | 60 mm | 24 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| Jul | 30° | 25° | 63 mm | 27 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Aug | 30° | 25° | 47 mm | 24 | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| Sep | 31° | 25° | 29 mm | 19 | 11 | 4 | 7 |
| Oct | 32° | 26° | 51 mm | 14 | 17 | 3 | 7 |
| Nov | 33° | 26° | 80 mm | 16 | 14 | 3 | 7 |
| Dec | 34° | 25° | 39 mm | 11 | 20 | 4 | 7 |
Climate per month
Weather in january
On average, it is maximum 33° in january in Somalia and at least around 24° degrees. In january there are 1 day of rainfall with a total of 2 mm and the it will be dry 30 days this month in Somalia.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in february
On average, it is maximum 33° in february in Somalia and at least around 25° degrees. In february there are 1 day of rainfall with a total of 1 mm and the it will be dry 27 days this month in Somalia.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in march
On average, it is maximum 33° in march in Somalia and at least around 26° degrees. In march there are 4 days of rainfall with a total of 10 mm and the it will be dry 27 days this month in Somalia.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in april
On average, it is maximum 34° in april in Somalia and at least around 28° degrees. In april there are 16 days of rainfall with a total of 73 mm and the it will be dry 14 days this month in Somalia.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in may
On average, it is maximum 33° in may in Somalia and at least around 27° degrees. In may there are 23 days of rainfall with a total of 86 mm and the it will be dry 8 days this month in Somalia.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in june
On average, it is maximum 31° in june in Somalia and at least around 26° degrees. In june there are 24 days of rainfall with a total of 60 mm and the it will be dry 6 days this month in Somalia.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in july
On average, it is maximum 30° in july in Somalia and at least around 25° degrees. In july there are 27 days of rainfall with a total of 63 mm and the it will be dry 4 days this month in Somalia.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in august
On average, it is maximum 30° in august in Somalia and at least around 25° degrees. In august there are 24 days of rainfall with a total of 47 mm and the it will be dry 7 days this month in Somalia.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in september
On average, it is maximum 31° in september in Somalia and at least around 25° degrees. In september there are 19 days of rainfall with a total of 29 mm and the it will be dry 11 days this month in Somalia.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in october
On average, it is maximum 32° in october in Somalia and at least around 26° degrees. In october there are 14 days of rainfall with a total of 51 mm and the it will be dry 17 days this month in Somalia.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in november
On average, it is maximum 33° in november in Somalia and at least around 26° degrees. In november there are 16 days of rainfall with a total of 80 mm and the it will be dry 14 days this month in Somalia.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in december
On average, it is maximum 34° in december in Somalia and at least around 25° degrees. In december there are 11 days of rainfall with a total of 39 mm and the it will be dry 20 days this month in Somalia.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather statistics Somalia
Weather statistics Somalia
View all weather statistics from Somalia per month. In our graph you see the temperatures and the amount of rainfall on average in a given month. We also offer a comparison of the average temperatures and rainfall between Somalia and United Kingdom.
Weather forecast Somalia
About Somalia
Time difference Somalia
Vaccinations Somalia
Reisadvies
Currency Somalia
14 day weather forecast Somalia
The weather for Mogadishu in Somalia will be 29° till 31° degrees in the next 14 days with a few days chance of light rain showers or a quite a few rain.
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| Max (°C) | 29° | 29° | 29° | 30° | 29° | 29° | 29° |
| Min (°C) | 25° | 25° | 26° | 26° | 26° | 26° | 26° |
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| Rainfall (%) | 0% | 0% | 15% | 0% | 15% | 0% | 0% |
| Rainfall (mm) | 0mm | 0mm | 0.3mm | 0mm | 1.1mm | 0mm | 0mm |
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| UV-index | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
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| Max (°C) | 30° | 29° | 29° | 30° | 30° | 31° | 31° |
| Min (°C) | 26° | 26° | 25° | 25° | 25° | 26° | 26° |
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| Rainfall (%) | 10% | 35% | 45% | 15% | 0% | 15% | 15% |
| Rainfall (mm) | 0.6mm | 3.4mm | 5.3mm | 0.1mm | 0mm | 0.3mm | 0.1mm |
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| UV-index | 10 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
About Somalia
Somalia is in the continental part Afrika and the capital is Mogadishu. It is 637.657 km² with 3.025 km of coastline and has a population of 14.742.523. In terms of area, the country is 3x as big as United Kingdom. If you want to call Somalia you have to use +252 or 00252 before the phone number without the first 0 in the original phone number (if it occurs). If the normal number is 05012457809, for example, you can remove the first 0 and call +2525012457809 or 002525012457809.
Somalia is in a straight line at 6.930 km distance from London. From London-Heathrow the flight time is about 9 hour and 35 min.
Time difference Somalia
In Somalia it is now 00:22 hour at night on sunday 21 october 2018. That is 2 hour later than in United Kingdom. The time zone of Somalia is Africa/Mogadishu and the Greenwich time is UTC+03.
Vaccinations Somalia
Mandatory vaccinations
- Cholera
Recommended vaccinations
- DTP (Difterie, Tetanus en Polio)
- Gele koorts
- Hepatitis A (besmettelijke geelzucht)
Person and travel related vaccinations
These vaccinations may differ per person and / or be advised on the basis of the stay in Somalia.
- BMR (Bof, Mazelen en Rode hond)
- Dengue (knokkelkoorts)
- Hepatitis B
- Meningitis of Meningokokkenziekte
- Rabiës
- Schistosomiasis
- Tuberculose (TBC)
Reisadvies Somalia
Bron: Nederlandwereldwijd.nl - Rijksoverheid
Op 13 november 2017 zijn er verkiezingen in Somaliland. Hierdoor kunnen spanningen toenemen in de grensgebieden tussen het semi-onafhankelijke Somaliland en de deelstaat Puntland. Bij een aanslag op 14 oktober 2017 in de stad Mogadishu zijn meer dan 300 doden gevallen.
Bekijk het actuele reisadvies voor Somalia op de site van de Rijksoverheid.
Currency Somalia
In Somalia the Somalische shilling is used to pay.
Exchange rate Somalische shilling op 20 october 2018
1 Somalische shilling = € 0,00 euro
100 Somalische shilling = € 0,15 euro
1 euro = 661,68 Somalische shilling
100 euro = 66.168,16 Somalische shilling
Install exchange rate app
It can be difficult to calculate the exchange rate yourself. Install an app on your phone that updates the exchange rate daily. By entering the local price you immediately see what the price is in Euro.
Bring your credit card
Take a credit card along with your own bank card. If your bank card is not accepted then you have the credit card that you can use.
You can find the nearest ATM via various apps such as:
MasterCard ATM Hunter
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