Jilib climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Jilib?

Jilib has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.2 °C and it receives 642 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Jilib?

The hottest day measured in Jilib between 1940 and 2025 was 21 March 1941, reaching 40.3 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Jilib?

The coldest day measured in Jilib between 1940 and 2025 was 2 September 1970, at 18.8 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Jilib?

Almost never: Jilib sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Jilib warmed?

Yes: Jilib warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Jilib?

The wettest day measured in Jilib between 1940 and 2025 was 19 November 2023, with 113 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Jilib?

The windiest day measured in Jilib between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 1995, with winds reaching 32.0 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Jilib?

The warmest month in Jilib is March (28.8 °C on average); the coldest is July (25.8 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Jilib?

Jilib receives on average 642 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 130 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Jilib?

Jilib gets on average 11.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,198 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Jilib (Somalia) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.2 °C and it receives 642 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 (28.8 °C on average) and the coldest is July (25.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.

Jilib averages 0 frost days, 324 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 130 rainy days per year.

Jilib has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 40.3 °C (on 21 March 1941) and the coldest 18.8 °C (on 2 September 1970).

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

JilibMiddle Juba

coords: 0.49°, 42.79°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BShHot semi-aridWarmest monthMarchColdest monthJulyWettest monthAprilDriest monthFebruary

Mean daily temperature

27.2°C

Average daily high

32.5°C

Average daily low

23.8°C

Annual rainfall

642mm

Sunshine / day

11.5h

Mean relative humidity

73%

Average peak wind

18.1km/h

Seasonal range

3.0°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

324 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

130 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

35.8 °C

Average feels-like low

27.3 °C

Average peak gust

40.2 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

365 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.7 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.5 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.69 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

40.3 °C

21 March 1941

Coldest day

18.8 °C

2 September 1970

Wettest day

113 mm

19 November 2023

Windiest day

32.0 km/h

20 July 1995

Strongest gust

65.9 km/h

14 June 1946

Hottest feels-like

44.6 °C

18 April 1987

Coldest feels-like

20.7 °C

2 September 1970

Sunniest day

12.0 h

18 September 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	36.2 °C22 March 2025	22.1 °C5 September 2025	27.8 °C	384 mm	352
2024	37.5 °C27 February 2024	22.5 °C22 July 2024	28.4 °C	560 mm	351
2023	37.9 °C21 March 2023	22.1 °C24 August 2023	28.1 °C	834 mm	361
2022	37.0 °C28 March 2022	21.7 °C1 September 2022	27.8 °C	387 mm	354
2021	37.6 °C29 March 2021	22.0 °C27 August 2021	27.7 °C	412 mm	362
2020	38.1 °C1 March 2020	21.2 °C7 August 2020	28.3 °C	595 mm	362
2019	37.7 °C6 March 2019	22.2 °C17 September 2019	28.2 °C	577 mm	358
2018	38.0 °C9 March 2018	21.6 °C19 August 2018	27.6 °C	567 mm	342
2017	37.4 °C8 March 2017	22.2 °C25 September 2017	27.9 °C	439 mm	361
2016	38.9 °C9 March 2016	21.1 °C15 September 2016	28.0 °C	364 mm	353
2015	37.5 °C1 April 2015	22.0 °C5 September 2015	28.0 °C	660 mm	357
2014	38.1 °C24 March 2014	22.4 °C15 June 2014	27.9 °C	446 mm	353
2013	38.9 °C25 March 2013	21.4 °C8 July 2013	27.6 °C	549 mm	346
2012	37.5 °C2 April 2012	21.6 °C24 September 2012	27.6 °C	565 mm	356
2011	38.8 °C7 February 2011	21.9 °C16 August 2011	27.6 °C	621 mm	356
2010	39.2 °C4 March 2010	21.6 °C14 August 2010	27.8 °C	425 mm	341
2009	37.5 °C11 January 2009	22.1 °C23 July 2009	27.7 °C	569 mm	346
2008	38.8 °C14 February 2008	21.1 °C6 July 2008	27.4 °C	486 mm	310
2007	40.3 °C24 February 2007	22.3 °C9 June 2007	27.8 °C	534 mm	358
2006	39.2 °C3 March 2006	22.1 °C13 July 2006	27.5 °C	672 mm	351
2005	37.7 °C26 March 2005	21.4 °C1 September 2005	27.6 °C	336 mm	348
2004	39.9 °C7 March 2004	21.6 °C28 June 2004	27.6 °C	547 mm	349
2003	38.7 °C5 April 2003	21.0 °C4 September 2003	27.7 °C	473 mm	350
2002	38.1 °C26 January 2002	21.3 °C19 July 2002	27.5 °C	667 mm	344
2001	38.2 °C3 March 2001	21.1 °C19 July 2001	27.5 °C	581 mm	349
2000	38.0 °C1 March 2000	20.7 °C21 September 2000	27.3 °C	447 mm	337
1999	38.7 °C19 March 1999	20.9 °C25 June 1999	27.1 °C	576 mm	334
1998	37.8 °C22 March 1998	20.0 °C23 July 1998	27.5 °C	639 mm	337
1997	38.3 °C27 March 1997	21.2 °C5 August 1997	27.0 °C	1,238 mm	302
1996	37.8 °C2 February 1996	20.2 °C24 September 1996	27.5 °C	352 mm	346
1995	37.6 °C14 February 1995	20.9 °C1 September 1995	27.4 °C	470 mm	336
1994	38.2 °C30 January 1994	21.1 °C10 September 1994	27.1 °C	800 mm	304
1993	37.8 °C6 March 1993	20.1 °C6 September 1993	27.3 °C	390 mm	339
1992	38.1 °C9 February 1992	20.6 °C25 August 1992	27.3 °C	453 mm	350
1991	37.5 °C7 April 1991	20.2 °C3 August 1991	27.3 °C	520 mm	331
1990	37.4 °C28 February 1990	21.1 °C27 August 1990	27.4 °C	677 mm	340
1989	37.5 °C1 April 1989	20.8 °C28 August 1989	27.3 °C	630 mm	335
1988	37.6 °C20 March 1988	20.6 °C4 September 1988	27.5 °C	723 mm	345
1987	38.3 °C18 April 1987	21.1 °C26 June 1987	27.8 °C	383 mm	347
1986	36.3 °C10 February 1986	21.1 °C19 August 1986	27.2 °C	593 mm	316
1985	38.3 °C10 February 1985	20.8 °C21 September 1985	27.1 °C	582 mm	327
1984	38.0 °C19 January 1984	19.0 °C5 September 1984	26.9 °C	501 mm	299
1983	37.3 °C8 April 1983	22.3 °C8 October 1983	27.6 °C	561 mm	322
1982	36.9 °C9 April 1982	20.6 °C1 August 1982	27.2 °C	849 mm	298
1981	37.1 °C3 February 1981	20.8 °C9 September 1981	27.1 °C	653 mm	290
1980	37.8 °C12 April 1980	20.1 °C12 September 1980	27.3 °C	425 mm	335
1979	37.3 °C12 February 1979	20.0 °C3 September 1979	26.9 °C	797 mm	264
1978	37.0 °C9 March 1978	20.7 °C28 August 1978	27.0 °C	826 mm	306
1977	37.3 °C1 February 1977	21.6 °C21 July 1977	27.1 °C	997 mm	327
1976	36.7 °C22 March 1976	20.9 °C27 July 1976	27.1 °C	609 mm	321
1975	36.9 °C20 March 1975	21.0 °C19 August 1975	26.9 °C	579 mm	293
1974	38.3 °C8 February 1974	21.0 °C8 September 1974	26.9 °C	563 mm	337
1973	37.0 °C2 March 1973	20.8 °C16 September 1973	27.1 °C	485 mm	314
1972	37.0 °C15 February 1972	20.6 °C15 August 1972	27.0 °C	834 mm	312
1971	38.1 °C26 January 1971	20.0 °C16 September 1971	26.6 °C	517 mm	279
1970	37.5 °C11 February 1970	18.8 °C2 September 1970	27.0 °C	512 mm	316
1969	37.3 °C20 March 1969	19.9 °C19 June 1969	27.2 °C	462 mm	327
1968	36.3 °C16 February 1968	20.3 °C14 June 1968	26.4 °C	1,038 mm	284
1967	36.5 °C20 February 1967	21.1 °C14 July 1967	26.8 °C	688 mm	329
1966	36.8 °C14 March 1966	21.2 °C18 August 1966	26.9 °C	644 mm	326
1965	37.0 °C17 February 1965	19.9 °C25 June 1965	26.6 °C	784 mm	308
1964	37.6 °C28 February 1964	20.6 °C31 July 1964	26.8 °C	615 mm	299
1963	37.1 °C20 February 1963	19.8 °C26 August 1963	26.5 °C	858 mm	281
1962	36.4 °C6 April 1962	20.6 °C29 August 1962	26.7 °C	609 mm	322
1961	36.2 °C29 April 1961	21.2 °C5 January 1961	26.8 °C	1,011 mm	286
1960	36.7 °C28 February 1960	19.9 °C22 September 1960	26.5 °C	830 mm	282
1959	38.0 °C13 March 1959	20.8 °C16 August 1959	27.3 °C	533 mm	329
1958	35.7 °C18 February 1958	20.8 °C11 October 1958	27.1 °C	475 mm	332
1957	37.3 °C13 March 1957	21.5 °C5 August 1957	26.8 °C	880 mm	298
1956	37.5 °C4 April 1956	19.7 °C9 July 1956	26.8 °C	592 mm	328
1955	37.6 °C27 February 1955	20.8 °C4 August 1955	27.0 °C	506 mm	340
1954	36.8 °C2 March 1954	20.8 °C14 December 1954	26.8 °C	571 mm	334
1953	35.6 °C16 February 1953	20.3 °C2 July 1953	25.9 °C	1,535 mm	210
1952	35.3 °C26 March 1952	19.5 °C1 September 1952	26.2 °C	939 mm	245
1951	36.8 °C21 January 1951	20.1 °C5 September 1951	26.0 °C	1,639 mm	198
1950	37.0 °C14 February 1950	20.6 °C16 October 1950	26.4 °C	847 mm	267
1949	35.8 °C3 February 1949	20.4 °C20 August 1949	26.8 °C	725 mm	336
1948	35.3 °C8 February 1948	21.1 °C20 August 1948	26.5 °C	1,061 mm	290
1947	35.8 °C5 January 1947	19.7 °C22 September 1947	26.0 °C	1,162 mm	211
1946	37.9 °C17 January 1946	20.5 °C21 July 1946	27.1 °C	527 mm	337
1945	38.7 °C21 February 1945	20.5 °C17 August 1945	26.9 °C	474 mm	336
1944	37.8 °C21 February 1944	20.0 °C12 July 1944	26.9 °C	539 mm	337
1943	37.9 °C16 February 1943	19.9 °C14 October 1943	27.1 °C	286 mm	348
1942	36.4 °C1 February 1942	19.2 °C16 August 1942	27.0 °C	423 mm	342
1941	40.3 °C21 March 1941	20.5 °C28 September 1941	27.0 °C	756 mm	348
1940	37.1 °C15 January 1940	21.3 °C18 September 1940	27.0 °C	768 mm	361

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

32.7 °C

+0.2 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

352 d/yr

+28

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

384 mm

-258 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	33.8 °C	-0.5 °C	3 mm	-12 mm
Feb	34.3 °C	-0.8 °C	4 mm	-7 mm
Mar	34.6 °C	-0.6 °C	28 mm	-12 mm
Apr	33.9 °C	+0.3 °C	148 mm	+22 mm
May	31.7 °C	+0.4 °C	94 mm	-9 mm
Jun	31.3 °C	+0.7 °C	26 mm	-4 mm
Jul	30.8 °C	+0.5 °C	12 mm	-9 mm
Aug	31.0 °C	+0.3 °C	8 mm	-12 mm
Sep	32.0 °C	+0.4 °C	11 mm	-11 mm
Oct	33.2 °C	+0.8 °C	11 mm	-58 mm
Nov	32.9 °C	+0.6 °C	27 mm	-98 mm
Dec	33.6 °C	+0.7 °C	13 mm	-50 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

36.2 °C

22 Mar 2025

Coldest day

22.1 °C

5 Sep 2025

Wettest day

21.2 mm

18 Apr 2025

Windiest day

26.5 km/h

3 Aug 2025

Strongest gust

57.6 km/h

17 Jun 2025

Hottest feels-like

42.7 °C

26 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

24.5 °C

29 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

18 Sep 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Jilib?

Jilib has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.2 °C and it receives 642 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Jilib?

The hottest day measured in Jilib between 1940 and 2025 was 21 March 1941, reaching 40.3 °C.

What is the coldest day in Jilib?

The coldest day measured in Jilib between 1940 and 2025 was 2 September 1970, at 18.8 °C.

Does it snow in Jilib?

Almost never: Jilib sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Jilib warmed?

Yes: Jilib warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Jilib?

The wettest day measured in Jilib between 1940 and 2025 was 19 November 2023, with 113 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Jilib?

The windiest day measured in Jilib between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 1995, with winds reaching 32.0 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Jilib?

The warmest month in Jilib is March (28.8 °C on average); the coldest is July (25.8 °C).

How much does it rain in Jilib?

Jilib receives on average 642 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 130 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Jilib?

Jilib gets on average 11.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,198 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Jilib?

Yes: Jilib has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Jilib?

In Jilib, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.6 °C on 18 April 1987, and the lowest was 20.7 °C on 2 September 1970.

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