Cabudwaaq climate — normals and trends
Cabudwaaq (Somalia) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.3 °C and it receives 190 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 September (28.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (25.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Cabudwaaq averages 0 frost days, 348 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 36 rainy days per year.
Cabudwaaq 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 38.2 °C (on 19 April 2010) and the coldest 15.8 °C (on 17 January 1941).
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
CabudwaaqGalguduud
- coords
- 6.25°, 46.22°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.3°C
Average daily high
32.9°C
Average daily low
22.2°C
Annual rainfall
190mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
55%
Average peak wind
23.9km/h
Seasonal range
2.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
348 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
36 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.0 °C
Average feels-like low
22.9 °C
Average peak gust
43.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
318 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.53 · 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
38.2 °C
19 April 2010
Coldest day
15.8 °C
17 January 1941
Wettest day
78 mm
20 October 1966
Windiest day
46.3 km/h
11 August 1983
Strongest gust
78.8 km/h
11 August 1983
Hottest feels-like
42.1 °C
17 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
13.6 °C
17 January 1941
Sunniest day
12.0 h
19 March 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 | 32.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 33.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 35.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 2 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 34.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 43 mm | -6 mm |
| May | 35.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 30 mm | -19 mm |
| Jun | 34.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 33.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 33.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 35.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Oct | 33.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 11 mm | -38 mm |
| Nov | 33.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 1 mm | -22 mm |
| Dec | 32.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Cabudwaaq?
Cabudwaaq has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.3 °C and it receives 190 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cabudwaaq?
The hottest day measured in Cabudwaaq between 1940 and 2025 was 19 April 2010, reaching 38.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Cabudwaaq?
The coldest day measured in Cabudwaaq between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1941, at 15.8 °C.
Does it snow in Cabudwaaq?
Almost never: Cabudwaaq sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Cabudwaaq warmed?
Yes: Cabudwaaq warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Cabudwaaq?
The wettest day measured in Cabudwaaq between 1940 and 2025 was 20 October 1966, with 78 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Cabudwaaq?
The windiest day measured in Cabudwaaq between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 1983, with winds reaching 46.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Cabudwaaq?
The warmest month in Cabudwaaq is September (28.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Cabudwaaq?
Cabudwaaq receives on average 190 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 36 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Cabudwaaq?
Cabudwaaq gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Cabudwaaq?
Yes: Cabudwaaq has on average 318 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cabudwaaq?
In Cabudwaaq, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.1 °C on 17 April 2024, and the lowest was 13.6 °C on 17 January 1941.
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