Jamaame climate — normals and trends
Jamaame (Somalia) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.5 °C and it receives 534 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 (27.9 °C on average) and the coldest is August (25.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Jamaame averages 0 frost days, 50 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 146 rainy days per year.
Jamaame has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.0 °C (on 20 March 1941) and the coldest 21.7 °C (on 19 August 1984).
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
JamaameLower Juba
- coords
- 0.07°, 42.74°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.5°C
Average daily high
28.6°C
Average daily low
25.0°C
Annual rainfall
534mm
Sunshine / day
11.6h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
23.7km/h
Seasonal range
2.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
50 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
146 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.8 °C
Average feels-like low
27.5 °C
Average peak gust
41.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.63 · 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
33.0 °C
20 March 1941
Coldest day
21.7 °C
19 August 1984
Wettest day
116 mm
10 November 1961
Windiest day
39.1 km/h
25 July 2021
Strongest gust
67.0 km/h
25 July 2021
Hottest feels-like
40.2 °C
10 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
22.0 °C
20 July 1953
Sunniest day
12.0 h
18 September 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.6 °C | -0.6 °C | 1 mm | -7 mm |
| Feb | 28.6 °C | -0.7 °C | 2 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 29.7 °C | -0.1 °C | 7 mm | -6 mm |
| Apr | 30.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 71 mm | -9 mm |
| May | 29.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 106 mm | -15 mm |
| Jun | 28.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 67 mm | +1 mm |
| Jul | 27.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 45 mm | -9 mm |
| Aug | 27.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 28 mm | -15 mm |
| Sep | 27.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 25 mm | -9 mm |
| Oct | 28.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 10 mm | -25 mm |
| Nov | 29.0 °C | 0.0 °C | 8 mm | -41 mm |
| Dec | 29.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 4 mm | -27 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Jamaame?
Jamaame has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.5 °C and it receives 534 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Jamaame?
The hottest day measured in Jamaame between 1940 and 2025 was 20 March 1941, reaching 33.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Jamaame?
The coldest day measured in Jamaame between 1940 and 2025 was 19 August 1984, at 21.7 °C.
Does it snow in Jamaame?
Almost never: Jamaame sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Jamaame warmed?
Yes: Jamaame warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Jamaame?
The wettest day measured in Jamaame between 1940 and 2025 was 10 November 1961, with 116 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Jamaame?
The windiest day measured in Jamaame between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2021, with winds reaching 39.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Jamaame?
The warmest month in Jamaame is April (27.9 °C on average); the coldest is August (25.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Jamaame?
Jamaame receives on average 534 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 146 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Jamaame?
Jamaame gets on average 11.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,234 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Jamaame?
Yes: Jamaame has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Jamaame?
In Jamaame, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.2 °C on 10 April 2024, and the lowest was 22.0 °C on 20 July 1953.
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