Beled Hawo climate — normals and trends
Beled Hawo (Somalia) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 29.2 °C and it receives 345 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 (31.1 °C on average) and the coldest is November (27.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Beled Hawo averages 0 frost days, 346 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 53 rainy days per year.
Beled Hawo has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.1 °C (on 24 March 2016) and the coldest 15.4 °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.
Climate normals · ERA5
Beled HawoGedo
- coords
- 3.93°, 41.88°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
29.2°C
Average daily high
34.0°C
Average daily low
24.6°C
Annual rainfall
345mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
51%
Average peak wind
21.9km/h
Seasonal range
3.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
346 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
53 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.0 °C
Average feels-like low
25.3 °C
Average peak gust
38.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
364 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.50 · 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
41.1 °C
24 March 2016
Coldest day
15.4 °C
17 December 1967
Wettest day
166 mm
19 November 2023
Windiest day
39.9 km/h
3 July 2022
Strongest gust
66.6 km/h
12 July 1943
Hottest feels-like
43.5 °C
16 March 1979
Coldest feels-like
14.8 °C
17 December 1967
Sunniest day
12.0 h
1 October 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 | 36.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | 37.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | 37.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 17 mm | -13 mm |
| Apr | 34.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 137 mm | +29 mm |
| May | 35.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 22 mm | -25 mm |
| Jun | 34.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 2 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 33.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 33.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 36.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Oct | 35.3 °C | +2.3 °C | 4 mm | -66 mm |
| Nov | 35.7 °C | +3.4 °C | 1 mm | -66 mm |
| Dec | 36.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Beled Hawo?
Beled Hawo has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 29.2 °C and it receives 345 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Beled Hawo?
The hottest day measured in Beled Hawo between 1940 and 2025 was 24 March 2016, reaching 41.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Beled Hawo?
The coldest day measured in Beled Hawo between 1940 and 2025 was 17 December 1967, at 15.4 °C.
Does it snow in Beled Hawo?
Almost never: Beled Hawo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Beled Hawo warmed?
Yes: Beled Hawo warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Beled Hawo?
The wettest day measured in Beled Hawo between 1940 and 2025 was 19 November 2023, with 166 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Beled Hawo?
The windiest day measured in Beled Hawo between 1940 and 2025 was 3 July 2022, with winds reaching 39.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Beled Hawo?
The warmest month in Beled Hawo is March (31.1 °C on average); the coldest is November (27.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Beled Hawo?
Beled Hawo receives on average 345 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 53 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Beled Hawo?
Beled Hawo gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Beled Hawo?
Yes: Beled Hawo has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Beled Hawo?
In Beled Hawo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.5 °C on 16 March 1979, and the lowest was 14.8 °C on 17 December 1967.
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