Garoowe climate — normals and trends
Garoowe (Somalia) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 134 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 (28.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (23.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Garoowe averages 0 frost days, 312 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 27 rainy days per year.
Garoowe 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 38.3 °C (on 21 May 1998) and the coldest 11.4 °C (on 5 January 1944).
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
GarooweNugaal
- coords
- 8.40°, 48.48°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.3°C
Average daily high
32.0°C
Average daily low
21.0°C
Annual rainfall
134mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
55%
Average peak wind
28.8km/h
Seasonal range
5.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
312 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
27 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.1 °C
Average feels-like low
21.3 °C
Average peak gust
45.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
237 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.52 · 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
38.3 °C
21 May 1998
Coldest day
11.4 °C
5 January 1944
Wettest day
82 mm
5 October 1973
Windiest day
57.0 km/h
25 July 1996
Strongest gust
86.0 km/h
14 July 2003
Hottest feels-like
40.4 °C
17 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
8.7 °C
12 January 2018
Sunniest day
11.9 h
5 March 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 31.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 33.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 32.7 °C | -0.3 °C | 37 mm | +12 mm |
| May | 35.6 °C | +2.8 °C | 10 mm | -34 mm |
| Jun | 34.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 33.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 33.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 35.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
| Oct | 33.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 3 mm | -32 mm |
| Nov | 31.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -8 mm |
| Dec | 30.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Garoowe?
Garoowe has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 134 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Garoowe?
The hottest day measured in Garoowe between 1940 and 2025 was 21 May 1998, reaching 38.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Garoowe?
The coldest day measured in Garoowe between 1940 and 2025 was 5 January 1944, at 11.4 °C.
Does it snow in Garoowe?
Almost never: Garoowe sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Garoowe warmed?
Yes: Garoowe warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Garoowe?
The wettest day measured in Garoowe between 1940 and 2025 was 5 October 1973, with 82 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Garoowe?
The windiest day measured in Garoowe between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 1996, with winds reaching 57.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Garoowe?
The warmest month in Garoowe is June (28.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (23.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Garoowe?
Garoowe receives on average 134 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 27 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Garoowe?
Garoowe gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Garoowe?
Yes: Garoowe has on average 237 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Garoowe?
In Garoowe, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.4 °C on 17 April 2024, and the lowest was 8.7 °C on 12 January 2018.
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