Kismayo climate — normals and trends
Kismayo (Somalia) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.0 °C and it receives 508 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 (28.4 °C on average) and the coldest is July (25.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Kismayo averages 0 frost days, 251 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 125 rainy days per year.
Kismayo has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.0 °C (on 2 May 2019) and the coldest 21.0 °C (on 21 September 1942).
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
KismayoLower Juba
- coords
- -0.36°, 42.55°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.0°C
Average daily high
30.8°C
Average daily low
24.6°C
Annual rainfall
508mm
Sunshine / day
11.6h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
21.9km/h
Seasonal range
2.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
251 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
125 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.7 °C
Average feels-like low
27.5 °C
Average peak gust
43.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.73 · 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
36.0 °C
2 May 2019
Coldest day
21.0 °C
21 September 1942
Wettest day
130 mm
7 January 1993
Windiest day
38.9 km/h
25 July 2021
Strongest gust
73.1 km/h
25 July 2021
Hottest feels-like
42.5 °C
31 March 2020
Coldest feels-like
21.7 °C
4 August 1996
Sunniest day
12.0 h
20 September 1940
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 | 30.6 °C | -0.7 °C | 2 mm | -9 mm |
| Feb | 30.8 °C | -0.9 °C | 1 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | 32.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 9 mm | -11 mm |
| Apr | 32.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 95 mm | +1 mm |
| May | 31.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 85 mm | -19 mm |
| Jun | 30.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 40 mm | +0 mm |
| Jul | 29.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 22 mm | -8 mm |
| Aug | 29.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 11 mm | -14 mm |
| Sep | 30.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 15 mm | -8 mm |
| Oct | 31.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 10 mm | -32 mm |
| Nov | 31.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 12 mm | -62 mm |
| Dec | 31.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 7 mm | -36 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kismayo?
Kismayo has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.0 °C and it receives 508 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kismayo?
The hottest day measured in Kismayo between 1940 and 2025 was 2 May 2019, reaching 36.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kismayo?
The coldest day measured in Kismayo between 1940 and 2025 was 21 September 1942, at 21.0 °C.
Does it snow in Kismayo?
Almost never: Kismayo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kismayo warmed?
Yes: Kismayo warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kismayo?
The wettest day measured in Kismayo between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1993, with 130 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kismayo?
The windiest day measured in Kismayo between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2021, with winds reaching 38.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kismayo?
The warmest month in Kismayo is April (28.4 °C on average); the coldest is July (25.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Kismayo?
Kismayo receives on average 508 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 125 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kismayo?
Kismayo gets on average 11.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,234 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kismayo?
Yes: Kismayo has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kismayo?
In Kismayo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.5 °C on 31 March 2020, and the lowest was 21.7 °C on 4 August 1996.
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