Afgooye climate — normals and trends
Afgooye (Somalia) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 533 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is March (28.4 °C on average) and the coldest is July (25.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Afgooye averages 0 frost days, 296 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 118 rainy days per year.
Afgooye has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.2 °C (on 24 February 2007) and the coldest 19.1 °C (on 19 August 1984).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
AfgooyeLower Shabeelle
- coords
- 2.14°, 45.12°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.8°C
Average daily high
32.1°C
Average daily low
23.5°C
Annual rainfall
533mm
Sunshine / day
11.6h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
21.3km/h
Seasonal range
3.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
296 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
118 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.7 °C
Average feels-like low
26.4 °C
Average peak gust
42.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.62 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
39.2 °C
24 February 2007
Coldest day
19.1 °C
19 August 1984
Wettest day
109 mm
4 July 1995
Windiest day
38.6 km/h
8 August 1955
Strongest gust
72.4 km/h
8 August 1955
Hottest feels-like
43.7 °C
9 April 1984
Coldest feels-like
19.6 °C
19 August 1984
Sunniest day
12.0 h
1 April 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33.1 °C | -1.0 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Feb | 33.7 °C | -1.2 °C | 2 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 34.1 °C | -0.7 °C | 35 mm | +8 mm |
| Apr | 33.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 100 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 32.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 62 mm | -32 mm |
| Jun | 30.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 25 mm | -3 mm |
| Jul | 30.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 10 mm | -16 mm |
| Aug | 30.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 12 mm | -8 mm |
| Sep | 31.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 12 mm | -7 mm |
| Oct | 31.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 15 mm | -58 mm |
| Nov | 32.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 19 mm | -75 mm |
| Dec | 33.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 6 mm | -32 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Afgooye?
Afgooye has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 533 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Afgooye?
The hottest day measured in Afgooye between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 2007, reaching 39.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Afgooye?
The coldest day measured in Afgooye between 1940 and 2025 was 19 August 1984, at 19.1 °C.
Does it snow in Afgooye?
Almost never: Afgooye sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Afgooye warmed?
Yes: Afgooye warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Afgooye?
The wettest day measured in Afgooye between 1940 and 2025 was 4 July 1995, with 109 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Afgooye?
The windiest day measured in Afgooye between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 1955, with winds reaching 38.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Afgooye?
The warmest month in Afgooye is March (28.4 °C on average); the coldest is July (25.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Afgooye?
Afgooye receives on average 533 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 118 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Afgooye?
Afgooye gets on average 11.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,234 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Afgooye?
Yes: Afgooye has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Afgooye?
In Afgooye, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.7 °C on 9 April 1984, and the lowest was 19.6 °C on 19 August 1984.
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