Kaambooni climate — normals and trends
Kaambooni (Somalia) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.5 °C and it receives 675 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 (28.0 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Kaambooni averages 0 frost days, 123 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 160 rainy days per year.
Kaambooni has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.7 °C (on 20 March 1941) and the coldest 21.5 °C (on 5 September 1943).
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
KaambooniLower Juba
- coords
- -1.64°, 41.59°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.5°C
Average daily high
28.9°C
Average daily low
24.8°C
Annual rainfall
675mm
Sunshine / day
11.5h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
21.9km/h
Seasonal range
3.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
123 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
160 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.4 °C
Average feels-like low
27.6 °C
Average peak gust
40.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.75 · 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
34.7 °C
20 March 1941
Coldest day
21.5 °C
5 September 1943
Wettest day
166 mm
10 May 2020
Windiest day
41.7 km/h
9 August 1961
Strongest gust
70.9 km/h
9 August 1961
Hottest feels-like
40.4 °C
11 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
21.1 °C
24 July 1960
Sunniest day
12.0 h
31 January 1942
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 | 30.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 0 mm | -13 mm |
| Feb | 30.2 °C | -0.4 °C | 1 mm | -6 mm |
| Mar | 31.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 20 mm | -7 mm |
| Apr | 30.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 99 mm | -10 mm |
| May | 28.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 148 mm | -12 mm |
| Jun | 28.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 78 mm | +6 mm |
| Jul | 27.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 52 mm | -4 mm |
| Aug | 27.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 31 mm | -10 mm |
| Sep | 28.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 21 mm | -14 mm |
| Oct | 29.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 15 mm | -31 mm |
| Nov | 30.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 11 mm | -53 mm |
| Dec | 31.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 6 mm | -39 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kaambooni?
Kaambooni has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.5 °C and it receives 675 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kaambooni?
The hottest day measured in Kaambooni between 1940 and 2025 was 20 March 1941, reaching 34.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kaambooni?
The coldest day measured in Kaambooni between 1940 and 2025 was 5 September 1943, at 21.5 °C.
Does it snow in Kaambooni?
Almost never: Kaambooni sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kaambooni warmed?
Yes: Kaambooni warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kaambooni?
The wettest day measured in Kaambooni between 1940 and 2025 was 10 May 2020, with 166 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kaambooni?
The windiest day measured in Kaambooni between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 1961, with winds reaching 41.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kaambooni?
The warmest month in Kaambooni is March (28.0 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Kaambooni?
Kaambooni receives on average 675 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 160 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kaambooni?
Kaambooni gets on average 11.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,198 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kaambooni?
Yes: Kaambooni has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kaambooni?
In Kaambooni, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.4 °C on 11 April 2024, and the lowest was 21.1 °C on 24 July 1960.
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