Berbera climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Berbera?

Berbera has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.2 °C and it receives 187 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Berbera between 1940 and 2025 was 23 June 1997, reaching 38.0 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Berbera?

The coldest day measured in Berbera between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1943, at 20.1 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Berbera?

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

Q: Has the climate of Berbera warmed?

Yes: Berbera warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Berbera?

The wettest day measured in Berbera between 1940 and 2025 was 22 March 1951, with 167 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Berbera?

The windiest day measured in Berbera between 1940 and 2025 was 7 July 2003, with winds reaching 60.1 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Berbera?

The warmest month in Berbera is June (32.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.1 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Berbera?

Berbera receives on average 187 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 36 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Berbera?

Berbera gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Berbera (Somalia) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.2 °C and it receives 187 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 June (32.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (24.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.

Berbera averages 0 frost days, 162 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 36 rainy days per year.

Berbera 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 38.0 °C (on 23 June 1997) and the coldest 20.1 °C (on 24 January 1943).

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

BerberaWoqooyi Galbeed

coords: 10.44°, 45.01°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BWhHot desertWarmest monthJuneColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthOctoberDriest monthJune

Mean daily temperature

28.2°C

Average daily high

29.8°C

Average daily low

26.8°C

Annual rainfall

187mm

Sunshine / day

11.0h

Mean relative humidity

69%

Average peak wind

27.2km/h

Seasonal range

8.1°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

162 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

36 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

33.6 °C

Average feels-like low

28.6 °C

Average peak gust

37.9 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

365 d/yr

Solar radiation

21.0 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.2 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.66 · 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

38.0 °C

23 June 1997

Coldest day

20.1 °C

24 January 1943

Wettest day

167 mm

22 March 1951

Windiest day

60.1 km/h

7 July 2003

Strongest gust

87.5 km/h

7 July 2003

Hottest feels-like

43.2 °C

4 June 2024

Coldest feels-like

19.7 °C

12 January 2018

Sunniest day

12.0 h

1 April 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	37.4 °C26 May 2025	22.0 °C31 January 2025	28.7 °C	46 mm	193
2024	37.5 °C10 June 2024	22.7 °C12 January 2024	29.4 °C	77 mm	204
2023	37.4 °C19 July 2023	22.1 °C18 January 2023	29.1 °C	206 mm	187
2022	36.7 °C21 June 2022	22.3 °C28 January 2022	28.6 °C	58 mm	173
2021	38.0 °C1 June 2021	21.6 °C4 February 2021	28.5 °C	68 mm	167
2020	36.9 °C1 July 2020	22.0 °C17 January 2020	28.7 °C	232 mm	182
2019	37.1 °C13 July 2019	22.0 °C23 January 2019	28.7 °C	291 mm	157
2018	37.3 °C1 September 2018	21.1 °C14 January 2018	28.2 °C	147 mm	169
2017	37.1 °C11 June 2017	21.6 °C20 February 2017	28.7 °C	57 mm	186
2016	37.4 °C28 August 2016	22.0 °C30 December 2016	28.8 °C	89 mm	182
2015	37.1 °C21 June 2015	21.5 °C24 January 2015	28.6 °C	138 mm	174
2014	36.5 °C20 June 2014	21.4 °C26 January 2014	28.4 °C	77 mm	168
2013	36.6 °C9 September 2013	22.1 °C21 January 2013	28.6 °C	236 mm	180
2012	37.1 °C16 July 2012	21.7 °C28 January 2012	28.3 °C	159 mm	156
2011	36.6 °C13 July 2011	21.5 °C6 January 2011	28.4 °C	52 mm	170
2010	36.9 °C6 June 2010	21.9 °C1 February 2010	28.7 °C	195 mm	180
2009	36.8 °C8 June 2009	21.1 °C3 January 2009	28.5 °C	63 mm	165
2008	36.4 °C15 June 2008	21.1 °C27 February 2008	28.2 °C	97 mm	163
2007	37.4 °C1 September 2007	22.2 °C7 January 2007	28.7 °C	134 mm	169
2006	36.9 °C31 May 2006	21.8 °C29 January 2006	28.7 °C	248 mm	178
2005	36.5 °C19 June 2005	21.3 °C2 January 2005	28.7 °C	121 mm	176
2004	37.0 °C23 July 2004	22.1 °C16 February 2004	28.6 °C	203 mm	166
2003	36.7 °C24 June 2003	22.3 °C11 January 2003	28.7 °C	156 mm	173
2002	36.6 °C2 July 2002	21.5 °C22 January 2002	28.7 °C	234 mm	162
2001	36.9 °C25 June 2001	21.2 °C2 February 2001	28.4 °C	103 mm	179
2000	37.4 °C16 June 2000	20.4 °C8 January 2000	28.4 °C	93 mm	178
1999	36.6 °C18 June 1999	22.1 °C22 January 1999	28.7 °C	117 mm	180
1998	37.2 °C14 June 1998	22.4 °C22 January 1998	29.0 °C	92 mm	190
1997	38.0 °C23 June 1997	22.0 °C3 January 1997	28.5 °C	376 mm	153
1996	36.3 °C6 August 1996	21.9 °C3 February 1996	28.4 °C	104 mm	171
1995	36.2 °C25 June 1995	21.5 °C1 January 1995	28.3 °C	118 mm	169
1994	36.7 °C2 June 1994	21.6 °C4 February 1994	28.0 °C	188 mm	149
1993	36.8 °C18 August 1993	21.5 °C18 January 1993	28.3 °C	209 mm	158
1992	36.0 °C17 June 1992	22.5 °C5 March 1992	28.1 °C	158 mm	159
1991	37.0 °C12 June 1991	21.0 °C26 December 1991	28.3 °C	155 mm	169
1990	36.8 °C1 June 1990	22.1 °C9 January 1990	28.7 °C	80 mm	173
1989	35.9 °C2 August 1989	21.3 °C1 January 1989	28.1 °C	187 mm	157
1988	36.3 °C8 July 1988	21.6 °C11 December 1988	28.4 °C	83 mm	164
1987	37.6 °C3 August 1987	20.9 °C29 January 1987	28.4 °C	142 mm	161
1986	36.6 °C26 August 1986	20.5 °C10 January 1986	28.0 °C	121 mm	157
1985	36.3 °C24 August 1985	21.1 °C22 February 1985	28.1 °C	123 mm	164
1984	36.6 °C26 July 1984	20.4 °C17 January 1984	27.6 °C	254 mm	141
1983	36.4 °C13 July 1983	21.4 °C31 December 1983	28.4 °C	230 mm	173
1982	37.3 °C28 June 1982	21.8 °C2 February 1982	28.2 °C	294 mm	157
1981	35.9 °C13 June 1981	21.7 °C13 January 1981	28.3 °C	144 mm	168
1980	37.2 °C15 June 1980	21.2 °C29 December 1980	28.5 °C	125 mm	174
1979	36.2 °C19 June 1979	21.5 °C29 December 1979	28.2 °C	134 mm	163
1978	36.9 °C19 June 1978	21.0 °C23 January 1978	28.2 °C	163 mm	163
1977	36.0 °C16 June 1977	21.4 °C11 February 1977	27.9 °C	517 mm	154
1976	36.0 °C28 June 1976	21.0 °C8 January 1976	27.8 °C	256 mm	148
1975	35.5 °C17 June 1975	21.0 °C14 January 1975	27.8 °C	109 mm	162
1974	35.7 °C17 June 1974	21.5 °C2 February 1974	27.9 °C	115 mm	159
1973	36.4 °C3 July 1973	21.4 °C7 February 1973	28.2 °C	83 mm	161
1972	35.5 °C22 June 1972	21.4 °C15 February 1972	28.0 °C	259 mm	155
1971	36.1 °C25 June 1971	20.8 °C18 January 1971	27.7 °C	157 mm	167
1970	36.7 °C11 June 1970	22.0 °C20 December 1970	28.3 °C	91 mm	170
1969	36.6 °C8 July 1969	21.2 °C4 February 1969	28.4 °C	137 mm	157
1968	36.0 °C23 June 1968	20.8 °C6 January 1968	27.7 °C	280 mm	151
1967	35.5 °C5 July 1967	20.7 °C27 January 1967	27.7 °C	407 mm	148
1966	36.3 °C15 July 1966	21.5 °C9 January 1966	28.0 °C	152 mm	145
1965	36.1 °C28 July 1965	20.8 °C3 February 1965	27.6 °C	173 mm	137
1964	36.6 °C18 August 1964	20.7 °C27 December 1964	28.2 °C	88 mm	164
1963	36.6 °C19 June 1963	21.4 °C15 January 1963	28.2 °C	184 mm	155
1962	37.1 °C11 August 1962	20.8 °C8 February 1962	28.0 °C	231 mm	148
1961	35.9 °C15 June 1961	21.5 °C4 January 1961	28.1 °C	254 mm	170
1960	36.5 °C29 June 1960	20.6 °C22 January 1960	28.0 °C	306 mm	162
1959	36.0 °C24 June 1959	21.1 °C2 February 1959	27.9 °C	142 mm	163
1958	37.4 °C28 August 1958	22.0 °C15 January 1958	28.2 °C	77 mm	161
1957	36.9 °C15 July 1957	20.7 °C12 February 1957	27.7 °C	234 mm	147
1956	36.0 °C18 June 1956	21.1 °C23 December 1956	27.7 °C	105 mm	155
1955	36.5 °C16 June 1955	21.2 °C16 February 1955	27.7 °C	138 mm	152
1954	36.0 °C2 June 1954	21.1 °C20 December 1954	27.6 °C	236 mm	140
1953	35.2 °C19 June 1953	21.3 °C9 January 1953	27.4 °C	466 mm	130
1952	34.9 °C23 June 1952	21.4 °C4 January 1952	27.5 °C	312 mm	145
1951	35.5 °C14 June 1951	20.9 °C18 January 1951	27.4 °C	685 mm	147
1950	34.5 °C1 June 1950	20.8 °C1 January 1950	27.0 °C	480 mm	124
1949	35.5 °C29 June 1949	20.9 °C4 January 1949	27.7 °C	329 mm	160
1948	36.0 °C9 July 1948	20.8 °C23 January 1948	27.9 °C	199 mm	153
1947	35.4 °C7 July 1947	21.5 °C2 February 1947	27.6 °C	355 mm	146
1946	35.9 °C8 June 1946	20.8 °C4 February 1946	27.7 °C	127 mm	150
1945	35.8 °C24 June 1945	21.4 °C19 January 1945	28.0 °C	128 mm	144
1944	36.0 °C15 June 1944	20.8 °C18 January 1944	27.9 °C	145 mm	152
1943	35.0 °C5 June 1943	20.1 °C24 January 1943	27.4 °C	197 mm	138
1942	36.3 °C24 June 1942	21.2 °C25 January 1942	27.7 °C	156 mm	158
1941	36.5 °C5 June 1941	20.6 °C9 January 1941	28.1 °C	86 mm	159
1940	36.1 °C20 June 1940	21.3 °C4 January 1940	27.8 °C	472 mm	142

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

30.6 °C

+0.8 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

193 d/yr

+31

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

46 mm

-141 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	25.8 °C	+0.4 °C	3 mm	-6 mm
Feb	25.9 °C	+0.2 °C	11 mm	-3 mm
Mar	27.3 °C	+0.5 °C	10 mm	-12 mm
Apr	29.2 °C	+0.6 °C	5 mm	-27 mm
May	33.3 °C	+1.7 °C	2 mm	-20 mm
Jun	36.1 °C	+1.1 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Jul	35.7 °C	+1.3 °C	0 mm	-6 mm
Aug	34.1 °C	+0.3 °C	3 mm	-4 mm
Sep	34.3 °C	+1.0 °C	0 mm	-6 mm
Oct	31.0 °C	+1.3 °C	7 mm	-26 mm
Nov	28.1 °C	+0.6 °C	1 mm	-22 mm
Dec	26.2 °C	+0.1 °C	7 mm	-7 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

37.4 °C

26 May 2025

Coldest day

22.0 °C

31 Jan 2025

Wettest day

2.1 mm

2 Apr 2025

Windiest day

56.0 km/h

26 Jul 2025

Strongest gust

81.4 km/h

26 Jul 2025

Hottest feels-like

41.2 °C

13 Jun 2025

Coldest feels-like

22.6 °C

5 Feb 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

28 Mar 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Berbera?

Berbera has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.2 °C and it receives 187 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Berbera?

The hottest day measured in Berbera between 1940 and 2025 was 23 June 1997, reaching 38.0 °C.

What is the coldest day in Berbera?

The coldest day measured in Berbera between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1943, at 20.1 °C.

Does it snow in Berbera?

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

Has the climate of Berbera warmed?

Yes: Berbera warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Berbera?

The wettest day measured in Berbera between 1940 and 2025 was 22 March 1951, with 167 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Berbera?

The windiest day measured in Berbera between 1940 and 2025 was 7 July 2003, with winds reaching 60.1 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Berbera?

The warmest month in Berbera is June (32.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.1 °C).

How much does it rain in Berbera?

Berbera receives on average 187 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 36 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Berbera?

Berbera gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Berbera?

Yes: Berbera has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Berbera?

In Berbera, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.2 °C on 4 June 2024, and the lowest was 19.7 °C on 12 January 2018.

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