Saaxo climate — normals and trends
Saaxo (Somalia) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.4 °C and it receives 188 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 (28.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (25.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Saaxo averages 0 frost days, 341 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 36 rainy days per year.
Saaxo has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.4 °C (on 21 April 2010) and the coldest 15.5 °C (on 23 January 1978).
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
SaaxoMudug
- coords
- 6.77°, 46.80°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.4°C
Average daily high
32.9°C
Average daily low
22.2°C
Annual rainfall
188mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
55%
Average peak wind
27.4km/h
Seasonal range
2.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
341 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
36 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.5 °C
Average feels-like low
22.7 °C
Average peak gust
44.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
311 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.51 · 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
38.4 °C
21 April 2010
Coldest day
15.5 °C
23 January 1978
Wettest day
97 mm
22 October 2011
Windiest day
51.0 km/h
12 August 1983
Strongest gust
78.1 km/h
22 July 1960
Hottest feels-like
41.0 °C
17 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
12.2 °C
19 January 1941
Sunniest day
12.0 h
17 March 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 33.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 35.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 1 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 33.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 43 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 35.2 °C | +2.5 °C | 24 mm | -28 mm |
| Jun | 34.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 33.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 33.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 35.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Oct | 33.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 10 mm | -39 mm |
| Nov | 33.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -20 mm |
| Dec | 32.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Saaxo?
Saaxo has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.4 °C and it receives 188 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Saaxo?
The hottest day measured in Saaxo between 1940 and 2025 was 21 April 2010, reaching 38.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Saaxo?
The coldest day measured in Saaxo between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1978, at 15.5 °C.
Does it snow in Saaxo?
Almost never: Saaxo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Saaxo warmed?
Yes: Saaxo warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Saaxo?
The wettest day measured in Saaxo between 1940 and 2025 was 22 October 2011, with 97 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Saaxo?
The windiest day measured in Saaxo between 1940 and 2025 was 12 August 1983, with winds reaching 51.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Saaxo?
The warmest month in Saaxo is June (28.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Saaxo?
Saaxo receives on average 188 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 36 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Saaxo?
Saaxo gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Saaxo?
Yes: Saaxo has on average 311 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Saaxo?
In Saaxo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.0 °C on 17 April 2024, and the lowest was 12.2 °C on 19 January 1941.
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