Luuq climate — normals and trends
Luuq (Somalia) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 29.3 °C and it receives 316 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 (31.5 °C on average) and the coldest is July (28.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Luuq averages 0 frost days, 350 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 47 rainy days per year.
Luuq has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.2 °C (on 23 March 2016) and the coldest 17.4 °C (on 17 December 1967).
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
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- coords
- 3.80°, 42.54°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
29.3°C
Average daily high
34.4°C
Average daily low
24.4°C
Annual rainfall
316mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
52%
Average peak wind
23.5km/h
Seasonal range
3.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
350 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
47 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.2 °C
Average feels-like low
25.3 °C
Average peak gust
39.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.47 · 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
42.2 °C
23 March 2016
Coldest day
17.4 °C
17 December 1967
Wettest day
142 mm
18 November 1963
Windiest day
41.2 km/h
20 July 1995
Strongest gust
68.4 km/h
12 July 1943
Hottest feels-like
44.1 °C
27 March 1982
Coldest feels-like
15.7 °C
17 December 1967
Sunniest day
12.0 h
1 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | 38.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 38.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 19 mm | -11 mm |
| Apr | 35.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 85 mm | -15 mm |
| May | 35.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 29 mm | -12 mm |
| Jun | 34.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 4 mm | +2 mm |
| Jul | 33.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 33.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 35.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 35.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 5 mm | -57 mm |
| Nov | 36.3 °C | +3.4 °C | 1 mm | -61 mm |
| Dec | 36.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 1 mm | -8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Luuq?
Luuq has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 29.3 °C and it receives 316 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Luuq?
The hottest day measured in Luuq between 1940 and 2025 was 23 March 2016, reaching 42.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Luuq?
The coldest day measured in Luuq between 1940 and 2025 was 17 December 1967, at 17.4 °C.
Does it snow in Luuq?
Almost never: Luuq sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Luuq warmed?
Yes: Luuq warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Luuq?
The wettest day measured in Luuq between 1940 and 2025 was 18 November 1963, with 142 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Luuq?
The windiest day measured in Luuq between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 1995, with winds reaching 41.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Luuq?
The warmest month in Luuq is March (31.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (28.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Luuq?
Luuq receives on average 316 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 47 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Luuq?
Luuq gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Luuq?
Yes: Luuq has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Luuq?
In Luuq, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.1 °C on 27 March 1982, and the lowest was 15.7 °C on 17 December 1967.
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