Eyl climate — normals and trends
Eyl (Somalia) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.5 °C and it receives 170 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 May (28.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (24.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Eyl averages 0 frost days, 277 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 37 rainy days per year.
Eyl has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.09 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.9 °C (on 15 May 1942) and the coldest 16.8 °C (on 8 February 2000).
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
EylNugaal
- coords
- 7.98°, 49.82°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.5°C
Average daily high
32.0°C
Average daily low
23.0°C
Annual rainfall
170mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
30.0km/h
Seasonal range
4.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
277 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
37 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.9 °C
Average feels-like low
24.0 °C
Average peak gust
50.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
345 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
40.9 °C
15 May 1942
Coldest day
16.8 °C
8 February 2000
Wettest day
94 mm
28 October 1953
Windiest day
58.4 km/h
24 July 2003
Strongest gust
93.2 km/h
30 July 2004
Hottest feels-like
43.2 °C
12 May 1960
Coldest feels-like
14.3 °C
31 December 2004
Sunniest day
11.9 h
20 April 1943
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 | 29.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | 30.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 31.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 5 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 32.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 14 mm | -18 mm |
| May | 36.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 30 mm | -19 mm |
| Jun | 35.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 35.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 34.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 35.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 1 mm | -4 mm |
| Oct | 33.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 11 mm | -33 mm |
| Nov | 31.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 1 mm | -18 mm |
| Dec | 29.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 3 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Eyl?
Eyl has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.5 °C and it receives 170 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Eyl?
The hottest day measured in Eyl between 1940 and 2025 was 15 May 1942, reaching 40.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Eyl?
The coldest day measured in Eyl between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 2000, at 16.8 °C.
Does it snow in Eyl?
Almost never: Eyl sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Eyl warmed?
Yes: Eyl warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Eyl?
The wettest day measured in Eyl between 1940 and 2025 was 28 October 1953, with 94 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Eyl?
The windiest day measured in Eyl between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2003, with winds reaching 58.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Eyl?
The warmest month in Eyl is May (28.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Eyl?
Eyl receives on average 170 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 37 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Eyl?
Eyl gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Eyl?
Yes: Eyl has on average 345 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Eyl?
In Eyl, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.2 °C on 12 May 1960, and the lowest was 14.3 °C on 31 December 2004.
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