Balanbale climate — normals and trends
Balanbale has a hot desert climate, averaging 27.4 °C annually with 215 mm of rain per year.
Climate normals · ERA5
BalanbaleGalguduud
- coords
- 5.77°, 45.76°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
The normals for this period
The average of every indicator across the whole window: temperature, water, sky, wind and notable days.
Mean daily temperature
27.4°C
Average daily high
33.1°C
Average daily low
22.1°C
Annual rainfall
215mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
55%
Average peak wind
23.5km/h
Seasonal range
2.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
350 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
39 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.3 °C
Average feels-like low
23.0 °C
Average peak gust
43.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
326 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
What the yearly averages say about warming here, and whether the slope is statistically solid.
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.51 · 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).
Climate month by month
How an average year unfolds: when it rains, when it turns hot, when the sun is out.
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
The most extreme days ever measured here, then the year-by-year detail.
Hottest day
39.1 °C
19 April 2010
Coldest day
15.8 °C
17 December 1967
Wettest day
135 mm
31 October 1987
Windiest day
43.5 km/h
11 August 1983
Strongest gust
74.5 km/h
16 July 1947
Hottest feels-like
42.8 °C
7 April 2015
Coldest feels-like
14.6 °C
30 January 1967
Sunniest day
12.0 h
23 March 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
A specific year
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 33.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 35.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 4 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 34.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 55 mm | +0 mm |
| May | 34.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 32 mm | -20 mm |
| Jun | 34.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 33.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 33.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 35.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Oct | 33.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 27 mm | -33 mm |
| Nov | 33.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -26 mm |
| Dec | 32.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
The year's extremes
What was the weather like that day?
The weather actually measured on a given date, anywhere in the covered window.
Climate at a glance
What these normals say about the place, in a few sentences, and the notions needed to read them.
Balanbale (Somalia) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.4 °C and it receives 215 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 April (28.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (26.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Balanbale averages 0 frost days, 350 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 39 rainy days per year.
Balanbale has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.1 °C (on 19 April 2010) and the coldest 15.8 °C (on 17 December 1967).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Balanbale?
Balanbale has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.4 °C and it receives 215 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Balanbale?
The hottest day measured in Balanbale between 1940 and 2025 was 19 April 2010, reaching 39.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Balanbale?
The coldest day measured in Balanbale between 1940 and 2025 was 17 December 1967, at 15.8 °C.
Does it snow in Balanbale?
Almost never: Balanbale sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Balanbale warmed?
Yes: Balanbale warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Balanbale?
The wettest day measured in Balanbale between 1940 and 2025 was 31 October 1987, with 135 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Balanbale?
The windiest day measured in Balanbale between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 1983, with winds reaching 43.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Balanbale?
The warmest month in Balanbale is April (28.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (26.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Balanbale?
Balanbale receives on average 215 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 39 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Balanbale?
Balanbale gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Balanbale?
Yes: Balanbale has on average 326 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Balanbale?
In Balanbale, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.8 °C on 7 April 2015, and the lowest was 14.6 °C on 30 January 1967.
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