Dinsoor climate — normals and trends
Dinsoor (Somalia) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.9 °C and it receives 367 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 (29.0 °C on average) and the coldest is July (25.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Dinsoor averages 0 frost days, 311 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 76 rainy days per year.
Dinsoor has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.2 °C (on 24 February 2007) and the coldest 17.5 °C (on 16 August 1942).
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
DinsoorBay
- coords
- 2.41°, 42.98°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.9°C
Average daily high
32.7°C
Average daily low
22.2°C
Annual rainfall
367mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
63%
Average peak wind
22.9km/h
Seasonal range
3.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
311 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
76 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.7 °C
Average feels-like low
23.8 °C
Average peak gust
42.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
354 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.57 · 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
40.2 °C
24 February 2007
Coldest day
17.5 °C
16 August 1942
Wettest day
93 mm
4 September 2008
Windiest day
40.6 km/h
20 July 1995
Strongest gust
70.9 km/h
20 July 1995
Hottest feels-like
43.0 °C
16 March 1979
Coldest feels-like
15.6 °C
6 January 1968
Sunniest day
12.0 h
1 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Feb | 36.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 35.6 °C | -0.1 °C | 24 mm | +6 mm |
| Apr | 33.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 59 mm | -31 mm |
| May | 33.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 24 mm | -33 mm |
| Jun | 31.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 18 mm | +3 mm |
| Jul | 31.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 5 mm | -7 mm |
| Aug | 31.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 4 mm | -6 mm |
| Sep | 33.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 6 mm | -5 mm |
| Oct | 33.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 11 mm | -44 mm |
| Nov | 34.1 °C | +2.3 °C | 4 mm | -75 mm |
| Dec | 34.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 1 mm | -15 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Dinsoor?
Dinsoor has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.9 °C and it receives 367 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dinsoor?
The hottest day measured in Dinsoor between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 2007, reaching 40.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Dinsoor?
The coldest day measured in Dinsoor between 1940 and 2025 was 16 August 1942, at 17.5 °C.
Does it snow in Dinsoor?
Almost never: Dinsoor sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Dinsoor warmed?
Yes: Dinsoor warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Dinsoor?
The wettest day measured in Dinsoor between 1940 and 2025 was 4 September 2008, with 93 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Dinsoor?
The windiest day measured in Dinsoor between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 1995, with winds reaching 40.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Dinsoor?
The warmest month in Dinsoor is March (29.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (25.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Dinsoor?
Dinsoor receives on average 367 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 76 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Dinsoor?
Dinsoor gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Dinsoor?
Yes: Dinsoor has on average 354 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dinsoor?
In Dinsoor, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.0 °C on 16 March 1979, and the lowest was 15.6 °C on 6 January 1968.
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