Beledweyne climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Beledweyne?

Beledweyne has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.0 °C and it receives 230 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Beledweyne?

The hottest day measured in Beledweyne between 1940 and 2025 was 23 March 2016, reaching 39.5 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Beledweyne?

The coldest day measured in Beledweyne between 1940 and 2025 was 17 December 1967, at 17.2 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Beledweyne?

Almost never: Beledweyne sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Beledweyne warmed?

Yes: Beledweyne warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Beledweyne?

The wettest day measured in Beledweyne between 1940 and 2025 was 6 May 1983, with 159 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Beledweyne?

The windiest day measured in Beledweyne between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 1983, with winds reaching 40.6 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Beledweyne?

The warmest month in Beledweyne is March (29.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (27.3 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Beledweyne?

Beledweyne receives on average 230 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 42 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Beledweyne?

Beledweyne gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Beledweyne (Somalia) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.0 °C and it receives 230 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 (29.5 °C on average) and the coldest is July (27.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.

Beledweyne averages 0 frost days, 353 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 42 rainy days per year.

Beledweyne 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 39.5 °C (on 23 March 2016) and the coldest 17.2 °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

BeledweyneHiiraan

coords: 4.74°, 45.20°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BWhHot desertWarmest monthMarchColdest monthJulyWettest monthAprilDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

28.0°C

Average daily high

33.8°C

Average daily low

22.9°C

Annual rainfall

230mm

Sunshine / day

11.1h

Mean relative humidity

56%

Average peak wind

24.7km/h

Seasonal range

2.2°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

353 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

42 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

34.3 °C

Average feels-like low

24.0 °C

Average peak gust

42.3 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

360 d/yr

Solar radiation

21.8 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.1 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.50 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

39.5 °C

23 March 2016

Coldest day

17.2 °C

17 December 1967

Wettest day

159 mm

6 May 1983

Windiest day

40.6 km/h

11 August 1983

Strongest gust

67.7 km/h

11 August 1983

Hottest feels-like

43.8 °C

16 April 1980

Coldest feels-like

15.7 °C

30 January 1967

Sunniest day

12.0 h

29 March 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	38.4 °C15 March 2025	19.9 °C6 January 2025	28.9 °C	134 mm	363
2024	39.2 °C17 April 2024	20.7 °C5 January 2024	29.3 °C	164 mm	365
2023	38.4 °C20 May 2023	20.6 °C28 January 2023	28.7 °C	368 mm	344
2022	39.1 °C4 April 2022	20.3 °C11 February 2022	28.7 °C	80 mm	365
2021	38.7 °C29 March 2021	19.8 °C9 January 2021	28.8 °C	84 mm	362
2020	38.5 °C14 March 2020	20.0 °C17 January 2020	28.9 °C	284 mm	363
2019	38.5 °C13 April 2019	20.3 °C29 November 2019	28.6 °C	361 mm	350
2018	37.6 °C19 March 2018	19.4 °C8 February 2018	28.1 °C	331 mm	356
2017	38.5 °C14 April 2017	19.5 °C4 January 2017	28.6 °C	220 mm	354
2016	39.5 °C23 March 2016	20.0 °C15 December 2016	28.7 °C	156 mm	362
2015	37.5 °C7 April 2015	19.1 °C17 January 2015	28.3 °C	308 mm	357
2014	38.1 °C28 March 2014	19.5 °C23 January 2014	28.6 °C	156 mm	362
2013	37.5 °C10 March 2013	19.6 °C10 December 2013	27.9 °C	316 mm	350
2012	38.2 °C3 April 2012	19.7 °C2 January 2012	28.2 °C	207 mm	357
2011	38.0 °C30 April 2011	18.1 °C10 February 2011	28.2 °C	232 mm	348
2010	38.2 °C7 April 2010	19.9 °C9 January 2010	28.8 °C	106 mm	364
2009	38.3 °C5 April 2009	20.0 °C3 January 2009	28.5 °C	176 mm	362
2008	38.1 °C7 May 2008	19.1 °C10 December 2008	28.0 °C	120 mm	360
2007	38.8 °C9 April 2007	19.3 °C29 January 2007	28.7 °C	126 mm	362
2006	37.9 °C8 March 2006	20.4 °C28 January 2006	27.9 °C	406 mm	331
2005	38.4 °C1 April 2005	18.4 °C3 January 2005	28.0 °C	202 mm	354
2004	38.1 °C22 March 2004	19.9 °C31 December 2004	27.9 °C	246 mm	336
2003	39.2 °C6 April 2003	19.7 °C12 December 2003	28.2 °C	237 mm	357
2002	38.4 °C27 March 2002	20.1 °C21 January 2002	28.0 °C	259 mm	352
2001	38.2 °C25 March 2001	19.6 °C2 February 2001	28.0 °C	217 mm	355
2000	37.7 °C2 October 2000	19.7 °C10 February 2000	27.8 °C	238 mm	350
1999	37.8 °C21 April 1999	20.0 °C2 February 1999	28.0 °C	120 mm	361
1998	39.0 °C14 April 1998	20.0 °C2 December 1998	28.5 °C	175 mm	360
1997	37.4 °C17 March 1997	19.7 °C9 December 1997	27.6 °C	563 mm	317
1996	37.6 °C30 March 1996	19.8 °C17 December 1996	27.9 °C	194 mm	354
1995	38.6 °C26 March 1995	19.7 °C20 January 1995	28.2 °C	268 mm	354
1994	38.6 °C28 March 1994	19.9 °C20 November 1994	27.7 °C	302 mm	348
1993	37.7 °C11 March 1993	20.2 °C19 January 1993	28.1 °C	158 mm	359
1992	38.0 °C27 March 1992	20.5 °C3 January 1992	28.4 °C	104 mm	365
1991	38.0 °C14 April 1991	19.5 °C2 January 1991	28.2 °C	176 mm	356
1990	38.0 °C19 February 1990	20.5 °C1 January 1990	28.3 °C	227 mm	360
1989	37.0 °C16 March 1989	19.8 °C26 January 1989	27.9 °C	232 mm	357
1988	37.9 °C13 March 1988	20.3 °C23 January 1988	28.4 °C	213 mm	362
1987	38.3 °C14 March 1987	19.3 °C14 December 1987	28.2 °C	243 mm	355
1986	38.1 °C9 April 1986	18.9 °C15 January 1986	28.1 °C	170 mm	358
1985	37.6 °C16 March 1985	18.5 °C21 February 1985	27.8 °C	216 mm	359
1984	38.4 °C8 April 1984	18.7 °C4 February 1984	28.0 °C	123 mm	366
1983	38.5 °C14 April 1983	19.9 °C8 January 1983	28.6 °C	286 mm	361
1982	38.0 °C29 March 1982	19.9 °C29 December 1982	28.1 °C	347 mm	354
1981	37.1 °C28 February 1981	20.1 °C9 December 1981	27.9 °C	241 mm	356
1980	38.4 °C16 April 1980	19.9 °C28 December 1980	28.2 °C	187 mm	364
1979	38.5 °C20 April 1979	20.6 °C19 February 1979	28.1 °C	234 mm	352
1978	38.1 °C21 April 1978	18.7 °C10 January 1978	28.1 °C	207 mm	347
1977	37.3 °C24 March 1977	19.0 °C21 February 1977	27.9 °C	350 mm	345
1976	37.2 °C11 March 1976	19.5 °C14 January 1976	28.1 °C	201 mm	356
1975	37.7 °C18 March 1975	19.3 °C12 January 1975	28.1 °C	132 mm	360
1974	37.2 °C2 April 1974	19.6 °C2 February 1974	28.1 °C	88 mm	362
1973	39.4 °C16 April 1973	19.2 °C16 December 1973	28.2 °C	132 mm	364
1972	37.6 °C3 April 1972	20.0 °C12 January 1972	28.0 °C	280 mm	356
1971	38.6 °C23 April 1971	19.0 °C4 February 1971	27.7 °C	140 mm	356
1970	38.0 °C26 February 1970	20.3 °C21 October 1970	28.1 °C	230 mm	357
1969	38.5 °C9 April 1969	19.4 °C4 February 1969	28.2 °C	147 mm	357
1968	36.8 °C4 October 1968	18.3 °C25 January 1968	27.2 °C	317 mm	346
1967	38.2 °C28 March 1967	17.2 °C17 December 1967	27.4 °C	407 mm	334
1966	37.5 °C10 March 1966	19.0 °C11 January 1966	27.8 °C	279 mm	356
1965	37.4 °C26 March 1965	18.3 °C7 January 1965	27.5 °C	227 mm	355
1964	37.9 °C31 March 1964	20.0 °C26 December 1964	27.7 °C	194 mm	358
1963	37.1 °C30 March 1963	19.6 °C3 November 1963	27.4 °C	354 mm	340
1962	38.1 °C3 April 1962	19.1 °C31 January 1962	27.7 °C	173 mm	352
1961	38.0 °C1 April 1961	18.4 °C4 January 1961	28.0 °C	248 mm	352
1960	37.4 °C12 March 1960	18.8 °C19 January 1960	27.3 °C	332 mm	351
1959	37.8 °C24 March 1959	19.5 °C4 November 1959	27.9 °C	205 mm	364
1958	37.8 °C8 April 1958	21.0 °C15 December 1958	28.4 °C	127 mm	365
1957	37.6 °C26 March 1957	19.0 °C19 February 1957	27.4 °C	361 mm	340
1956	38.1 °C6 April 1956	18.8 °C13 January 1956	27.7 °C	143 mm	361
1955	37.3 °C12 March 1955	19.2 °C28 February 1955	27.7 °C	151 mm	353
1954	36.9 °C20 March 1954	19.2 °C10 January 1954	27.3 °C	240 mm	343
1953	37.4 °C1 April 1953	19.8 °C9 January 1953	27.1 °C	414 mm	298
1952	38.0 °C20 March 1952	20.2 °C11 January 1952	27.5 °C	310 mm	346
1951	36.6 °C4 March 1951	19.1 °C20 January 1951	26.7 °C	607 mm	288
1950	37.0 °C17 January 1950	19.3 °C8 October 1950	27.2 °C	427 mm	334
1949	37.2 °C23 March 1949	18.4 °C4 January 1949	27.7 °C	230 mm	354
1948	37.2 °C3 April 1948	19.3 °C13 January 1948	27.9 °C	212 mm	355
1947	35.7 °C20 January 1947	19.2 °C31 December 1947	27.2 °C	357 mm	337
1946	37.8 °C19 March 1946	18.7 °C18 January 1946	28.0 °C	123 mm	361
1945	36.8 °C30 April 1945	19.0 °C23 January 1945	27.6 °C	145 mm	351
1944	37.5 °C5 April 1944	18.7 °C25 January 1944	27.8 °C	157 mm	354
1943	37.2 °C9 April 1943	19.2 °C22 December 1943	27.8 °C	35 mm	360
1942	38.2 °C12 May 1942	19.1 °C28 January 1942	27.8 °C	144 mm	343
1941	38.1 °C22 March 1941	18.1 °C20 January 1941	28.1 °C	129 mm	361
1940	36.7 °C25 April 1940	18.6 °C9 January 1940	27.6 °C	360 mm	337

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

34.8 °C

+1.0 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

363 d/yr

+10

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

134 mm

-96 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	33.8 °C	0.0 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Feb	35.4 °C	+0.4 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Mar	36.9 °C	+0.9 °C	11 mm	+2 mm
Apr	34.9 °C	+0.4 °C	58 mm	-5 mm
May	34.6 °C	+1.5 °C	48 mm	-5 mm
Jun	34.7 °C	+1.1 °C	5 mm	+2 mm
Jul	33.8 °C	+1.1 °C	0 mm	-3 mm
Aug	33.4 °C	-0.1 °C	1 mm	-1 mm
Sep	35.6 °C	+1.0 °C	2 mm	-2 mm
Oct	34.4 °C	+1.8 °C	10 mm	-45 mm
Nov	35.1 °C	+2.5 °C	0 mm	-34 mm
Dec	34.6 °C	+1.1 °C	0 mm	-5 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

38.4 °C

15 Mar 2025

Coldest day

19.9 °C

6 Jan 2025

Wettest day

18.5 mm

16 Apr 2025

Windiest day

39.6 km/h

19 Jul 2025

Strongest gust

66.2 km/h

19 Jul 2025

Hottest feels-like

41.2 °C

24 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

17.9 °C

4 Feb 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

29 Mar 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Beledweyne?

Beledweyne has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.0 °C and it receives 230 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Beledweyne?

The hottest day measured in Beledweyne between 1940 and 2025 was 23 March 2016, reaching 39.5 °C.

What is the coldest day in Beledweyne?

The coldest day measured in Beledweyne between 1940 and 2025 was 17 December 1967, at 17.2 °C.

Does it snow in Beledweyne?

Almost never: Beledweyne sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Beledweyne warmed?

Yes: Beledweyne warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Beledweyne?

The wettest day measured in Beledweyne between 1940 and 2025 was 6 May 1983, with 159 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Beledweyne?

The windiest day measured in Beledweyne between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 1983, with winds reaching 40.6 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Beledweyne?

The warmest month in Beledweyne is March (29.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (27.3 °C).

How much does it rain in Beledweyne?

Beledweyne receives on average 230 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 42 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Beledweyne?

Beledweyne gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Beledweyne?

Yes: Beledweyne has on average 360 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Beledweyne?

In Beledweyne, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.8 °C on 16 April 1980, and the lowest was 15.7 °C on 30 January 1967.

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