Erigavo climate — normals and trends
Erigavo (Somalia) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.4 °C and it receives 483 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 April (20.6 °C on average) and the coldest is December (17.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Erigavo averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 57 rainy days per year.
Erigavo has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.9 °C (on 23 May 2022) and the coldest 5.6 °C (on 4 January 1949).
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
ErigavoSanaag
- coords
- 10.62°, 47.37°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
19.4°C
Average daily high
24.5°C
Average daily low
14.8°C
Annual rainfall
483mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
56%
Average peak wind
14.7km/h
Seasonal range
3.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
57 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
24.0 °C
Average feels-like low
13.7 °C
Average peak gust
33.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.66 · 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
30.9 °C
23 May 2022
Coldest day
5.6 °C
4 January 1949
Wettest day
318 mm
20 April 1982
Windiest day
40.0 km/h
1 August 2001
Strongest gust
77.4 km/h
1 August 2001
Hottest feels-like
31.3 °C
15 May 1979
Coldest feels-like
1.4 °C
4 January 1949
Sunniest day
12.0 h
18 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 | 24.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Feb | 26.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 27.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 2 mm | -30 mm |
| Apr | 26.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 42 mm | -52 mm |
| May | 28.1 °C | +3.7 °C | 35 mm | -94 mm |
| Jun | 27.5 °C | +2.4 °C | 1 mm | -10 mm |
| Jul | 27.1 °C | +2.2 °C | 2 mm | -10 mm |
| Aug | 26.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 4 mm | -8 mm |
| Sep | 27.7 °C | +2.5 °C | 6 mm | -64 mm |
| Oct | 25.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 79 mm | -19 mm |
| Nov | 24.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -11 mm |
| Dec | 24.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 3 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Erigavo?
Erigavo has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.4 °C and it receives 483 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Erigavo?
The hottest day measured in Erigavo between 1940 and 2025 was 23 May 2022, reaching 30.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Erigavo?
The coldest day measured in Erigavo between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1949, at 5.6 °C.
Does it snow in Erigavo?
Almost never: Erigavo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Erigavo warmed?
Yes: Erigavo warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Erigavo?
The wettest day measured in Erigavo between 1940 and 2025 was 20 April 1982, with 318 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Erigavo?
The windiest day measured in Erigavo between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 2001, with winds reaching 40.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Erigavo?
The warmest month in Erigavo is April (20.6 °C on average); the coldest is December (17.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Erigavo?
Erigavo receives on average 483 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 57 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Erigavo?
Erigavo gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Erigavo?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Erigavo.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Erigavo?
In Erigavo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 31.3 °C on 15 May 1979, and the lowest was 1.4 °C on 4 January 1949.
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