Qoryooley climate — normals and trends
Qoryooley (Somalia) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.5 °C and it receives 627 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 (28.0 °C on average) and the coldest is July (25.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Qoryooley averages 0 frost days, 217 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 145 rainy days per year.
Qoryooley has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.7 °C (on 24 February 2007) and the coldest 19.8 °C (on 19 August 1984).
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
QoryooleyLower Shabeelle
- coords
- 1.79°, 44.53°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.5°C
Average daily high
30.5°C
Average daily low
24.0°C
Annual rainfall
627mm
Sunshine / day
11.6h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
20.4km/h
Seasonal range
2.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
217 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
145 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.8 °C
Average feels-like low
27.1 °C
Average peak gust
40.2 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
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.65 · 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
36.7 °C
24 February 2007
Coldest day
19.8 °C
19 August 1984
Wettest day
125 mm
30 November 1999
Windiest day
35.9 km/h
8 August 1955
Strongest gust
67.0 km/h
8 August 1955
Hottest feels-like
42.0 °C
13 April 1990
Coldest feels-like
20.9 °C
4 January 1949
Sunniest day
12.0 h
10 April 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 | 31.2 °C | -0.9 °C | 1 mm | -7 mm |
| Feb | 31.7 °C | -0.9 °C | 3 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 32.4 °C | -0.3 °C | 28 mm | +1 mm |
| Apr | 32.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 102 mm | -7 mm |
| May | 31.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 74 mm | -45 mm |
| Jun | 29.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 47 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 29.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 19 mm | -22 mm |
| Aug | 29.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 19 mm | -13 mm |
| Sep | 29.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 17 mm | -10 mm |
| Oct | 30.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 19 mm | -56 mm |
| Nov | 31.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 25 mm | -70 mm |
| Dec | 31.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 8 mm | -32 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Qoryooley?
Qoryooley has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.5 °C and it receives 627 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Qoryooley?
The hottest day measured in Qoryooley between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 2007, reaching 36.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Qoryooley?
The coldest day measured in Qoryooley between 1940 and 2025 was 19 August 1984, at 19.8 °C.
Does it snow in Qoryooley?
Almost never: Qoryooley sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Qoryooley warmed?
Yes: Qoryooley warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Qoryooley?
The wettest day measured in Qoryooley between 1940 and 2025 was 30 November 1999, with 125 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Qoryooley?
The windiest day measured in Qoryooley between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 1955, with winds reaching 35.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Qoryooley?
The warmest month in Qoryooley is April (28.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (25.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Qoryooley?
Qoryooley receives on average 627 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 145 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Qoryooley?
Qoryooley gets on average 11.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,234 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Qoryooley?
Yes: Qoryooley has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Qoryooley?
In Qoryooley, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.0 °C on 13 April 1990, and the lowest was 20.9 °C on 4 January 1949.
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