Ruqi climate — normals and trends
Ruqi (Somalia) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.8 °C and it receives 444 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 June (25.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (17.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Ruqi averages 0 frost days, 124 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 86 rainy days per year.
Ruqi has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.4 °C (on 29 May 2025) and the coldest 5.9 °C (on 10 January 1941).
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
- 9.97°, 43.43°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
21.8°C
Average daily high
27.9°C
Average daily low
17.3°C
Annual rainfall
444mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
64%
Average peak wind
20.7km/h
Seasonal range
7.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
124 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
86 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
28.1 °C
Average feels-like low
16.7 °C
Average peak gust
42.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
84 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.62 · 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
36.4 °C
29 May 2025
Coldest day
5.9 °C
10 January 1941
Wettest day
129 mm
16 March 1940
Windiest day
46.0 km/h
16 July 1978
Strongest gust
85.7 km/h
16 July 1978
Hottest feels-like
36.9 °C
22 August 1969
Coldest feels-like
3.6 °C
11 January 1941
Sunniest day
12.0 h
9 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 | 24.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -15 mm |
| Feb | 27.6 °C | +2.2 °C | 1 mm | -20 mm |
| Mar | 29.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 16 mm | -37 mm |
| Apr | 31.4 °C | +2.9 °C | 11 mm | -79 mm |
| May | 32.8 °C | +2.7 °C | 49 mm | -4 mm |
| Jun | 34.3 °C | +2.3 °C | 1 mm | -9 mm |
| Jul | 32.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 13 mm | -30 mm |
| Aug | 30.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 44 mm | -11 mm |
| Sep | 31.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 12 mm | -16 mm |
| Oct | 29.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 17 mm | -25 mm |
| Nov | 26.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -22 mm |
| Dec | 24.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 8 mm | -6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ruqi?
Ruqi has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.8 °C and it receives 444 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ruqi?
The hottest day measured in Ruqi between 1940 and 2025 was 29 May 2025, reaching 36.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ruqi?
The coldest day measured in Ruqi between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1941, at 5.9 °C.
Does it snow in Ruqi?
Almost never: Ruqi sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ruqi warmed?
Yes: Ruqi warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ruqi?
The wettest day measured in Ruqi between 1940 and 2025 was 16 March 1940, with 129 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ruqi?
The windiest day measured in Ruqi between 1940 and 2025 was 16 July 1978, with winds reaching 46.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ruqi?
The warmest month in Ruqi is June (25.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (17.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Ruqi?
Ruqi receives on average 444 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 86 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ruqi?
Ruqi gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Ruqi?
Yes: Ruqi has on average 84 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ruqi?
In Ruqi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.9 °C on 22 August 1969, and the lowest was 3.6 °C on 11 January 1941.
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