Wanlaweyn climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Wanlaweyn?

Wanlaweyn has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.3 °C and it receives 449 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Wanlaweyn?

The hottest day measured in Wanlaweyn between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 2007, reaching 39.9 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Wanlaweyn?

The coldest day measured in Wanlaweyn between 1940 and 2025 was 16 August 1942, at 19.0 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Wanlaweyn?

Almost never: Wanlaweyn sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Wanlaweyn warmed?

Yes: Wanlaweyn warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Wanlaweyn?

The wettest day measured in Wanlaweyn between 1940 and 2025 was 21 October 1967, with 161 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Wanlaweyn?

The windiest day measured in Wanlaweyn between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 1955, with winds reaching 41.1 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Wanlaweyn?

The warmest month in Wanlaweyn is March (28.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (25.9 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Wanlaweyn?

Wanlaweyn receives on average 449 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 91 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Wanlaweyn?

Wanlaweyn gets on average 11.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,161 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Wanlaweyn (Somalia) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.3 °C and it receives 449 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 (28.9 °C on average) and the coldest is July (25.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.

Wanlaweyn averages 0 frost days, 339 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 91 rainy days per year.

Wanlaweyn has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 39.9 °C (on 24 February 2007) and the coldest 19.0 °C (on 16 August 1942).

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

WanlaweynLower Shabeelle

coords: 2.62°, 44.89°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BShHot semi-aridWarmest monthMarchColdest monthJulyWettest monthAprilDriest monthFebruary

Mean daily temperature

27.3°C

Average daily high

33.1°C

Average daily low

23.5°C

Annual rainfall

449mm

Sunshine / day

11.4h

Mean relative humidity

69%

Average peak wind

22.9km/h

Seasonal range

3.0°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

339 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

91 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

35.0 °C

Average feels-like low

26.3 °C

Average peak gust

42.1 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

365 d/yr

Solar radiation

21.0 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.2 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.59 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

39.9 °C

24 February 2007

Coldest day

19.0 °C

16 August 1942

Wettest day

161 mm

21 October 1967

Windiest day

41.1 km/h

8 August 1955

Strongest gust

71.3 km/h

8 August 1955

Hottest feels-like

44.0 °C

7 March 2016

Coldest feels-like

19.0 °C

17 January 1941

Sunniest day

12.0 h

4 April 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	38.2 °C14 March 2025	21.4 °C6 January 2025	28.0 °C	239 mm	360
2024	38.5 °C25 February 2024	22.3 °C2 December 2024	28.4 °C	316 mm	361
2023	37.3 °C11 March 2023	21.9 °C28 January 2023	28.0 °C	491 mm	361
2022	38.2 °C15 March 2022	21.6 °C28 July 2022	27.9 °C	229 mm	355
2021	38.4 °C27 March 2021	21.5 °C9 January 2021	27.9 °C	220 mm	356
2020	38.7 °C6 March 2020	21.7 °C7 August 2020	28.2 °C	409 mm	360
2019	38.5 °C20 March 2019	22.1 °C27 November 2019	28.2 °C	367 mm	362
2018	38.4 °C16 March 2018	21.2 °C8 February 2018	27.6 °C	367 mm	359
2017	38.8 °C6 March 2017	21.6 °C14 January 2017	27.9 °C	362 mm	361
2016	39.6 °C23 March 2016	21.0 °C29 August 2016	27.9 °C	263 mm	352
2015	38.4 °C25 February 2015	21.2 °C25 January 2015	27.8 °C	512 mm	361
2014	39.3 °C29 March 2014	21.4 °C23 January 2014	27.7 °C	283 mm	353
2013	38.4 °C3 February 2013	20.8 °C19 January 2013	27.3 °C	478 mm	340
2012	38.2 °C3 April 2012	21.4 °C2 January 2012	27.5 °C	571 mm	357
2011	38.2 °C26 March 2011	20.7 °C10 February 2011	27.6 °C	397 mm	357
2010	39.2 °C14 March 2010	21.9 °C15 December 2010	27.9 °C	197 mm	360
2009	38.3 °C4 March 2009	21.7 °C3 January 2009	27.6 °C	528 mm	358
2008	37.8 °C18 March 2008	21.1 °C7 July 2008	27.3 °C	304 mm	322
2007	39.9 °C24 February 2007	21.0 °C6 January 2007	27.8 °C	294 mm	360
2006	38.6 °C3 March 2006	21.5 °C2 December 2006	27.5 °C	463 mm	350
2005	38.9 °C28 March 2005	20.8 °C6 January 2005	27.4 °C	280 mm	350
2004	38.5 °C10 March 2004	21.3 °C8 September 2004	27.3 °C	504 mm	349
2003	38.8 °C22 March 2003	21.1 °C13 December 2003	27.5 °C	382 mm	345
2002	39.3 °C11 March 2002	21.5 °C23 August 2002	27.3 °C	456 mm	359
2001	38.5 °C4 March 2001	21.5 °C19 July 2001	27.4 °C	400 mm	348
2000	38.4 °C22 February 2000	20.4 °C22 February 2000	27.2 °C	321 mm	348
1999	38.4 °C19 March 1999	21.2 °C21 September 1999	27.1 °C	329 mm	334
1998	39.4 °C28 March 1998	20.9 °C6 September 1998	27.4 °C	354 mm	339
1997	38.4 °C27 March 1997	20.7 °C9 December 1997	27.0 °C	962 mm	320
1996	37.8 °C31 March 1996	20.6 °C5 September 1996	27.3 °C	286 mm	341
1995	37.5 °C17 February 1995	21.2 °C20 January 1995	27.3 °C	450 mm	333
1994	38.5 °C15 February 1994	21.4 °C29 December 1994	27.0 °C	689 mm	314
1993	38.2 °C6 March 1993	20.9 °C22 August 1993	27.3 °C	337 mm	331
1992	38.3 °C4 February 1992	21.4 °C26 July 1992	27.5 °C	277 mm	352
1991	38.1 °C19 March 1991	21.0 °C28 December 1991	27.3 °C	391 mm	339
1990	38.0 °C26 February 1990	20.4 °C19 December 1990	27.4 °C	454 mm	346
1989	37.8 °C2 April 1989	21.4 °C26 January 1989	27.3 °C	529 mm	344
1988	38.4 °C13 March 1988	21.5 °C27 August 1988	27.6 °C	406 mm	350
1987	38.5 °C16 March 1987	21.1 °C14 December 1987	27.7 °C	378 mm	342
1986	38.7 °C13 March 1986	20.6 °C15 January 1986	27.5 °C	316 mm	332
1985	38.7 °C16 February 1985	20.8 °C21 February 1985	27.1 °C	478 mm	334
1984	39.7 °C9 April 1984	19.1 °C19 August 1984	27.2 °C	309 mm	326
1983	39.2 °C15 April 1983	20.7 °C8 January 1983	28.0 °C	312 mm	358
1982	38.3 °C31 March 1982	20.8 °C2 August 1982	27.5 °C	580 mm	342
1981	37.7 °C24 February 1981	20.9 °C10 December 1981	27.2 °C	466 mm	331
1980	38.3 °C11 March 1980	21.0 °C31 August 1980	27.4 °C	343 mm	344
1979	37.8 °C5 March 1979	20.1 °C3 September 1979	27.1 °C	538 mm	307
1978	38.5 °C19 March 1978	20.2 °C11 January 1978	27.2 °C	458 mm	356
1977	38.9 °C8 March 1977	20.5 °C21 February 1977	27.2 °C	613 mm	346
1976	38.2 °C11 March 1976	20.7 °C19 January 1976	27.2 °C	412 mm	340
1975	37.8 °C14 March 1975	20.8 °C13 September 1975	27.1 °C	366 mm	338
1974	37.4 °C27 February 1974	20.9 °C2 February 1974	27.2 °C	313 mm	349
1973	38.6 °C2 March 1973	20.1 °C16 September 1973	27.4 °C	286 mm	345
1972	37.5 °C11 February 1972	20.7 °C6 August 1972	27.3 °C	574 mm	345
1971	37.5 °C1 March 1971	19.9 °C15 September 1971	26.9 °C	351 mm	322
1970	38.1 °C29 March 1970	20.3 °C27 August 1970	27.4 °C	377 mm	350
1969	38.2 °C22 March 1969	20.9 °C3 September 1969	27.4 °C	305 mm	344
1968	36.8 °C16 February 1968	19.8 °C23 January 1968	26.4 °C	723 mm	313
1967	37.8 °C10 March 1967	19.1 °C17 December 1967	26.8 °C	821 mm	334
1966	37.8 °C24 March 1966	20.7 °C12 January 1966	27.2 °C	457 mm	341
1965	37.4 °C26 March 1965	19.7 °C7 January 1965	26.7 °C	460 mm	339
1964	39.1 °C28 February 1964	21.0 °C7 June 1964	26.8 °C	482 mm	317
1963	37.6 °C9 March 1963	19.9 °C24 October 1963	26.7 °C	732 mm	318
1962	37.5 °C23 February 1962	20.2 °C31 January 1962	26.8 °C	447 mm	334
1961	36.8 °C7 March 1961	19.9 °C5 January 1961	27.1 °C	603 mm	335
1960	37.1 °C3 March 1960	20.0 °C19 January 1960	26.6 °C	620 mm	311
1959	38.0 °C22 March 1959	21.0 °C11 February 1959	27.4 °C	324 mm	351
1958	38.1 °C25 February 1958	21.0 °C17 October 1958	27.4 °C	354 mm	348
1957	37.7 °C15 March 1957	20.2 °C18 February 1957	26.9 °C	708 mm	328
1956	38.0 °C2 March 1956	20.0 °C18 September 1956	26.8 °C	496 mm	345
1955	37.4 °C20 February 1955	21.2 °C28 February 1955	26.9 °C	360 mm	330
1954	37.8 °C20 March 1954	20.5 °C29 January 1954	26.7 °C	485 mm	329
1953	35.8 °C28 January 1953	20.5 °C2 July 1953	26.1 °C	970 mm	249
1952	36.5 °C19 February 1952	20.8 °C11 August 1952	26.6 °C	568 mm	316
1951	37.1 °C22 February 1951	20.7 °C3 December 1951	26.0 °C	1,089 mm	248
1950	37.6 °C17 January 1950	20.3 °C25 August 1950	26.5 °C	612 mm	295
1949	36.9 °C9 February 1949	20.2 °C4 January 1949	26.9 °C	482 mm	350
1948	36.0 °C27 January 1948	20.0 °C20 February 1948	26.6 °C	646 mm	327
1947	37.0 °C3 February 1947	19.8 °C22 September 1947	26.2 °C	848 mm	262
1946	38.2 °C3 March 1946	20.5 °C20 February 1946	27.3 °C	314 mm	354
1945	37.7 °C16 February 1945	20.4 °C25 January 1945	26.9 °C	317 mm	338
1944	37.9 °C23 March 1944	20.4 °C11 July 1944	27.0 °C	371 mm	341
1943	37.7 °C15 April 1943	20.4 °C20 March 1943	27.1 °C	164 mm	339
1942	38.6 °C1 April 1942	19.0 °C16 August 1942	27.0 °C	297 mm	349
1941	39.5 °C13 March 1941	20.2 °C17 January 1941	27.2 °C	418 mm	362
1940	37.6 °C15 February 1940	20.7 °C9 January 1940	27.0 °C	592 mm	361

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

33.6 °C

+0.5 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

360 d/yr

+21

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

239 mm

-210 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	34.6 °C	-0.3 °C	0 mm	-6 mm
Feb	35.4 °C	-0.6 °C	2 mm	-3 mm
Mar	35.8 °C	-0.2 °C	31 mm	+7 mm
Apr	34.1 °C	-0.2 °C	96 mm	+7 mm
May	33.0 °C	+1.0 °C	45 mm	-38 mm
Jun	32.1 °C	+0.9 °C	14 mm	-5 mm
Jul	31.6 °C	+1.0 °C	4 mm	-11 mm
Aug	31.4 °C	+0.4 °C	7 mm	-6 mm
Sep	32.6 °C	+0.5 °C	7 mm	-8 mm
Oct	33.1 °C	+0.7 °C	21 mm	-56 mm
Nov	34.5 °C	+2.1 °C	11 mm	-66 mm
Dec	34.8 °C	+1.1 °C	3 mm	-26 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

38.2 °C

14 Mar 2025

Coldest day

21.4 °C

6 Jan 2025

Wettest day

17.0 mm

18 Apr 2025

Windiest day

34.5 km/h

21 Jul 2025

Strongest gust

61.6 km/h

20 Jul 2025

Hottest feels-like

41.8 °C

2 Apr 2025

Coldest feels-like

21.1 °C

1 Feb 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

3 Apr 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Wanlaweyn?

Wanlaweyn has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.3 °C and it receives 449 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Wanlaweyn?

The hottest day measured in Wanlaweyn between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 2007, reaching 39.9 °C.

What is the coldest day in Wanlaweyn?

The coldest day measured in Wanlaweyn between 1940 and 2025 was 16 August 1942, at 19.0 °C.

Does it snow in Wanlaweyn?

Almost never: Wanlaweyn sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Wanlaweyn warmed?

Yes: Wanlaweyn warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Wanlaweyn?

The wettest day measured in Wanlaweyn between 1940 and 2025 was 21 October 1967, with 161 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Wanlaweyn?

The windiest day measured in Wanlaweyn between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 1955, with winds reaching 41.1 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Wanlaweyn?

The warmest month in Wanlaweyn is March (28.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (25.9 °C).

How much does it rain in Wanlaweyn?

Wanlaweyn receives on average 449 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 91 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Wanlaweyn?

Wanlaweyn gets on average 11.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,161 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Wanlaweyn?

Yes: Wanlaweyn has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Wanlaweyn?

In Wanlaweyn, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.0 °C on 7 March 2016, and the lowest was 19.0 °C on 17 January 1941.

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