Qandala climate — normals and trends
Qandala (Somalia) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.2 °C and it receives 183 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 July (30.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (21.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Qandala averages 0 frost days, 156 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 35 rainy days per year.
Qandala 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 37.2 °C (on 31 May 2006) and the coldest 15.7 °C (on 3 January 1949).
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
QandalaBari
- coords
- 11.47°, 49.87°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.2°C
Average daily high
29.2°C
Average daily low
23.9°C
Annual rainfall
183mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
63%
Average peak wind
15.8km/h
Seasonal range
9.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
156 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
35 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.4 °C
Average feels-like low
25.6 °C
Average peak gust
34.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
308 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.64 · 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
37.2 °C
31 May 2006
Coldest day
15.7 °C
3 January 1949
Wettest day
96 mm
6 December 2019
Windiest day
33.4 km/h
16 June 1996
Strongest gust
75.6 km/h
1 August 1951
Hottest feels-like
39.5 °C
4 June 2010
Coldest feels-like
13.7 °C
28 February 1955
Sunniest day
12.0 h
30 April 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24.0 °C | -0.4 °C | 1 mm | -6 mm |
| Feb | 26.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 1 mm | -5 mm |
| Mar | 28.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 3 mm | -10 mm |
| Apr | 30.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 23 mm | -10 mm |
| May | 33.3 °C | +2.5 °C | 7 mm | -35 mm |
| Jun | 34.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 35.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 34.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 34.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 2 mm | -10 mm |
| Oct | 30.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 8 mm | -18 mm |
| Nov | 26.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 3 mm | -17 mm |
| Dec | 25.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 7 mm | -13 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Qandala?
Qandala has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.2 °C and it receives 183 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Qandala?
The hottest day measured in Qandala between 1940 and 2025 was 31 May 2006, reaching 37.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Qandala?
The coldest day measured in Qandala between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1949, at 15.7 °C.
Does it snow in Qandala?
Almost never: Qandala sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Qandala warmed?
Yes: Qandala warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Qandala?
The wettest day measured in Qandala between 1940 and 2025 was 6 December 2019, with 96 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Qandala?
The windiest day measured in Qandala between 1940 and 2025 was 16 June 1996, with winds reaching 33.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Qandala?
The warmest month in Qandala is July (30.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Qandala?
Qandala receives on average 183 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 35 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Qandala?
Qandala gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Qandala?
Yes: Qandala has on average 308 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Qandala?
In Qandala, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.5 °C on 4 June 2010, and the lowest was 13.7 °C on 28 February 1955.
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