Zeila climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Zeila?

Zeila has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.5 °C and it receives 327 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Zeila between 1940 and 2025 was 28 June 2024, reaching 40.1 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Zeila?

The coldest day measured in Zeila between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1941, at 19.7 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Zeila?

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

Q: Has the climate of Zeila warmed?

Yes: Zeila warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Zeila?

The wettest day measured in Zeila between 1940 and 2025 was 8 April 1989, with 365 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Zeila?

The windiest day measured in Zeila between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 1945, with winds reaching 51.5 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Zeila?

The warmest month in Zeila is July (32.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.5 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Zeila?

Zeila receives on average 327 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 76 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Zeila?

Zeila gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Zeila (Somalia) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.5 °C and it receives 327 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 (32.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (24.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.

Zeila averages 0 frost days, 170 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 76 rainy days per year.

Zeila 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 40.1 °C (on 28 June 2024) and the coldest 19.7 °C (on 19 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

ZeilaAwdal

coords: 11.35°, 43.47°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BWhHot desertWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthOctoberDriest monthJune

Mean daily temperature

28.5°C

Average daily high

30.3°C

Average daily low

26.9°C

Annual rainfall

327mm

Sunshine / day

11.0h

Mean relative humidity

72%

Average peak wind

22.5km/h

Seasonal range

8.3°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

170 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

76 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

34.3 °C

Average feels-like low

30.2 °C

Average peak gust

32.6 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

365 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.6 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.3 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.60 · 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

40.1 °C

28 June 2024

Coldest day

19.7 °C

19 January 1941

Wettest day

365 mm

8 April 1989

Windiest day

51.5 km/h

23 July 1945

Strongest gust

70.6 km/h

23 July 1945

Hottest feels-like

45.3 °C

19 September 2023

Coldest feels-like

20.1 °C

19 January 1941

Sunniest day

12.0 h

8 April 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	39.0 °C26 July 2025	22.6 °C18 January 2025	29.3 °C	124 mm	204
2024	40.1 °C28 June 2024	23.4 °C26 February 2024	30.0 °C	199 mm	206
2023	39.0 °C21 July 2023	22.3 °C18 January 2023	29.6 °C	336 mm	187
2022	38.6 °C21 June 2022	21.1 °C5 February 2022	29.1 °C	159 mm	190
2021	38.6 °C12 September 2021	21.9 °C17 January 2021	29.0 °C	152 mm	182
2020	39.1 °C28 June 2020	22.5 °C19 January 2020	29.1 °C	315 mm	186
2019	38.4 °C14 June 2019	22.0 °C6 January 2019	29.0 °C	438 mm	167
2018	37.6 °C3 July 2018	20.6 °C14 January 2018	28.7 °C	410 mm	179
2017	38.7 °C18 July 2017	21.6 °C5 January 2017	29.1 °C	123 mm	187
2016	38.3 °C20 June 2016	22.1 °C31 December 2016	29.3 °C	184 mm	186
2015	38.2 °C16 July 2015	21.1 °C1 January 2015	28.9 °C	213 mm	181
2014	37.8 °C22 June 2014	21.6 °C23 December 2014	28.7 °C	140 mm	173
2013	38.6 °C5 July 2013	21.7 °C10 December 2013	28.8 °C	291 mm	182
2012	38.1 °C26 July 2012	21.0 °C14 February 2012	28.6 °C	112 mm	153
2011	37.5 °C21 August 2011	21.2 °C10 February 2011	28.6 °C	159 mm	170
2010	37.4 °C21 August 2010	21.0 °C11 January 2010	28.9 °C	163 mm	190
2009	38.6 °C14 July 2009	21.1 °C4 January 2009	28.7 °C	137 mm	163
2008	38.1 °C29 June 2008	20.8 °C29 February 2008	28.4 °C	130 mm	178
2007	39.1 °C1 September 2007	22.1 °C7 January 2007	29.0 °C	149 mm	181
2006	37.7 °C29 June 2006	21.4 °C4 March 2006	28.9 °C	357 mm	172
2005	38.3 °C29 July 2005	20.0 °C2 January 2005	29.0 °C	222 mm	180
2004	38.3 °C29 July 2004	21.9 °C20 February 2004	28.9 °C	267 mm	179
2003	38.0 °C8 July 2003	21.5 °C9 January 2003	29.0 °C	179 mm	185
2002	39.1 °C12 July 2002	22.3 °C22 January 2002	28.8 °C	247 mm	173
2001	38.1 °C24 June 2001	20.2 °C4 February 2001	28.7 °C	133 mm	182
2000	38.4 °C10 July 2000	21.4 °C25 January 2000	28.7 °C	222 mm	184
1999	37.5 °C9 July 1999	22.3 °C2 February 1999	29.0 °C	154 mm	175
1998	39.2 °C28 June 1998	21.7 °C18 December 1998	29.2 °C	180 mm	195
1997	38.1 °C27 June 1997	22.1 °C5 February 1997	28.7 °C	482 mm	163
1996	37.9 °C10 June 1996	22.0 °C19 December 1996	28.8 °C	285 mm	173
1995	37.8 °C5 July 1995	21.2 °C23 January 1995	28.6 °C	234 mm	178
1994	37.9 °C10 June 1994	20.8 °C4 February 1994	28.5 °C	228 mm	160
1993	37.9 °C3 August 1993	21.3 °C2 March 1993	28.7 °C	443 mm	168
1992	37.7 °C10 July 1992	22.2 °C2 January 1992	28.6 °C	286 mm	161
1991	38.1 °C27 June 1991	21.9 °C26 December 1991	28.8 °C	195 mm	178
1990	38.0 °C2 July 1990	21.8 °C18 December 1990	29.1 °C	198 mm	177
1989	37.4 °C1 July 1989	21.9 °C11 January 1989	28.4 °C	781 mm	163
1988	38.1 °C9 July 1988	22.0 °C23 December 1988	28.7 °C	186 mm	173
1987	37.3 °C20 August 1987	21.1 °C18 January 1987	28.6 °C	169 mm	173
1986	37.3 °C20 June 1986	20.5 °C20 January 1986	28.3 °C	241 mm	161
1985	37.6 °C27 August 1985	20.4 °C27 December 1985	28.6 °C	229 mm	175
1984	37.8 °C27 June 1984	20.9 °C18 February 1984	28.1 °C	274 mm	162
1983	37.8 °C20 July 1983	21.9 °C15 January 1983	28.8 °C	342 mm	183
1982	38.0 °C21 July 1982	22.1 °C31 December 1982	28.4 °C	617 mm	155
1981	37.5 °C26 July 1981	22.0 °C31 January 1981	28.6 °C	267 mm	171
1980	38.1 °C21 June 1980	22.3 °C29 December 1980	28.8 °C	183 mm	175
1979	38.1 °C19 June 1979	22.6 °C4 December 1979	28.5 °C	374 mm	168
1978	37.9 °C14 June 1978	20.7 °C23 January 1978	28.5 °C	395 mm	170
1977	37.6 °C19 June 1977	21.1 °C22 February 1977	28.4 °C	731 mm	163
1976	37.5 °C28 June 1976	21.0 °C12 January 1976	28.2 °C	346 mm	153
1975	37.3 °C18 June 1975	20.6 °C14 January 1975	28.3 °C	248 mm	181
1974	37.4 °C7 July 1974	22.0 °C11 January 1974	28.3 °C	320 mm	180
1973	38.1 °C4 July 1973	21.5 °C10 December 1973	28.6 °C	187 mm	179
1972	37.6 °C16 July 1972	21.6 °C2 January 1972	28.4 °C	493 mm	163
1971	36.9 °C2 July 1971	21.3 °C10 February 1971	28.1 °C	236 mm	174
1970	38.1 °C4 July 1970	22.0 °C20 December 1970	28.7 °C	207 mm	179
1969	38.0 °C14 July 1969	22.0 °C28 December 1969	28.7 °C	271 mm	171
1968	38.1 °C4 July 1968	20.5 °C6 January 1968	28.2 °C	495 mm	165
1967	37.9 °C15 July 1967	21.2 °C26 January 1967	28.4 °C	527 mm	156
1966	38.8 °C16 July 1966	21.5 °C28 December 1966	28.5 °C	199 mm	162
1965	38.5 °C27 July 1965	20.8 °C5 January 1965	27.9 °C	419 mm	145
1964	38.2 °C27 June 1964	20.9 °C26 December 1964	28.7 °C	264 mm	185
1963	38.3 °C17 July 1963	21.6 °C9 March 1963	28.7 °C	317 mm	175
1962	38.2 °C11 July 1962	21.0 °C30 January 1962	28.4 °C	295 mm	154
1961	37.6 °C25 June 1961	22.0 °C20 February 1961	28.6 °C	429 mm	178
1960	38.0 °C21 July 1960	20.7 °C20 January 1960	28.4 °C	418 mm	163
1959	38.1 °C28 June 1959	21.4 °C3 February 1959	28.4 °C	255 mm	168
1958	37.9 °C25 August 1958	21.8 °C21 February 1958	28.5 °C	233 mm	178
1957	37.6 °C10 July 1957	20.8 °C1 February 1957	28.0 °C	383 mm	152
1956	37.6 °C27 June 1956	21.3 °C26 January 1956	28.1 °C	259 mm	172
1955	37.7 °C26 July 1955	20.4 °C24 February 1955	28.0 °C	273 mm	157
1954	38.0 °C9 June 1954	20.9 °C5 January 1954	28.0 °C	409 mm	155
1953	36.6 °C30 June 1953	20.9 °C27 January 1953	27.4 °C	775 mm	128
1952	36.6 °C11 July 1952	20.2 °C5 January 1952	27.7 °C	648 mm	134
1951	37.2 °C10 June 1951	20.1 °C26 January 1951	27.6 °C	629 mm	154
1950	35.2 °C16 June 1950	20.3 °C4 January 1950	26.8 °C	1,043 mm	124
1949	36.9 °C14 July 1949	21.8 °C30 December 1949	27.9 °C	803 mm	157
1948	37.4 °C8 July 1948	20.6 °C24 January 1948	28.1 °C	466 mm	164
1947	37.1 °C15 July 1947	21.9 °C26 December 1947	27.9 °C	760 mm	158
1946	37.1 °C4 July 1946	21.1 °C5 February 1946	28.1 °C	260 mm	157
1945	37.2 °C28 June 1945	21.6 °C7 January 1945	28.3 °C	273 mm	159
1944	37.2 °C15 June 1944	20.0 °C6 January 1944	28.3 °C	304 mm	180
1943	36.7 °C9 June 1943	20.2 °C22 December 1943	27.4 °C	585 mm	147
1942	38.1 °C24 June 1942	21.1 °C25 January 1942	28.2 °C	279 mm	178
1941	37.0 °C3 July 1941	19.7 °C19 January 1941	28.4 °C	165 mm	171
1940	37.4 °C21 June 1940	21.1 °C5 January 1940	28.3 °C	616 mm	154

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

31.1 °C

+0.8 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

204 d/yr

+34

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

124 mm

-203 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	26.3 °C	+0.6 °C	16 mm	-12 mm
Feb	26.5 °C	+0.3 °C	12 mm	-14 mm
Mar	28.0 °C	+0.6 °C	12 mm	-15 mm
Apr	29.8 °C	+0.7 °C	3 mm	-38 mm
May	33.3 °C	+1.6 °C	4 mm	-29 mm
Jun	35.2 °C	+0.4 °C	0 mm	-5 mm
Jul	37.5 °C	+1.8 °C	1 mm	-10 mm
Aug	34.5 °C	-0.4 °C	34 mm	+14 mm
Sep	34.7 °C	+1.3 °C	10 mm	-15 mm
Oct	31.4 °C	+1.3 °C	3 mm	-39 mm
Nov	28.6 °C	+0.8 °C	4 mm	-32 mm
Dec	26.7 °C	+0.4 °C	26 mm	-9 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

39.0 °C

26 Jul 2025

Coldest day

22.6 °C

18 Jan 2025

Wettest day

12.3 mm

21 Dec 2025

Windiest day

42.5 km/h

5 Aug 2025

Strongest gust

55.4 km/h

11 Aug 2025

Hottest feels-like

43.1 °C

25 Sep 2025

Coldest feels-like

23.1 °C

5 Feb 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

7 Apr 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Zeila?

Zeila has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.5 °C and it receives 327 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zeila?

The hottest day measured in Zeila between 1940 and 2025 was 28 June 2024, reaching 40.1 °C.

What is the coldest day in Zeila?

The coldest day measured in Zeila between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1941, at 19.7 °C.

Does it snow in Zeila?

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

Has the climate of Zeila warmed?

Yes: Zeila warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Zeila?

The wettest day measured in Zeila between 1940 and 2025 was 8 April 1989, with 365 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Zeila?

The windiest day measured in Zeila between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 1945, with winds reaching 51.5 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Zeila?

The warmest month in Zeila is July (32.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.5 °C).

How much does it rain in Zeila?

Zeila receives on average 327 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 76 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Zeila?

Zeila gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Zeila?

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

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zeila?

In Zeila, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.3 °C on 19 September 2023, and the lowest was 20.1 °C on 19 January 1941.

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