Soma monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Soma

Soma average temperature chart (Celsius) Soma average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Soma (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 33.6 36.4 37.9 38.9 38.5 35.7 32.8 31.7 32.1 33.9 34.8 33.1
°F 92.5 97.5 100.2 102.1 101.3 96.3 91.1 89.1 89.7 93.1 94.7 91.6

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Soma monthly rainfall chart (mm) Soma monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Soma (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 0 0 0 0 8 90 219 326 248 88 4 1
inches 0 0 0 0 0.3 3.5 8.6 12.8 9.8 3.5 0.2 0
Rainy days 0 0 0 0 1 6 13 17 15 6 0 0

Average annual rainfall in Soma: 982.534mm (386.8 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Soma

Soma average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Soma
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 8.9 9.5 9.8 10 9.8 8.7 7.5 7 7.6 8.6 9 8.3

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Soma average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Soma average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Soma (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 15 16.8 18.9 20.4 22.3 23.6 23.6 23.3 22.9 22.6 19.2 15.5
Max °C 34.1 36.9 38.4 39.4 38.9 36 33.1 32 32.3 34.2 35.2 33.6
Min °F 58.9 62.2 65.9 68.7 72.1 74.5 74.4 73.9 73.2 72.7 66.6 59.8
Max °F 76.1 80.2 83.5 85.8 87.1 85.6 82.9 81.7 81.7 83.1 81 76.1

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Soma average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Soma average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Soma in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 22.8 21.8 21.8 22.4 24.2 27.1 28.1 27.9 28.1 28.5 27.8 25.5
°F 73.1 71.2 71.2 72.4 75.6 80.7 82.6 82.3 82.5 83.3 82 77.9

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Soma average winspeed by month (km/h) Soma average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Soma (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 6 6 7 7 7 7 5 5 4 4 4 5
mph 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 3

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Soma relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Soma
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
39% 38% 38% 41% 49% 62% 74% 79% 80% 73% 58% 45%

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Soma weather stats

Soma weather statistics
Hottest month: May 38.5°C 101.3°F
Driest month: March 0mm 0ins
Sunniest month: March 9.8hrs
Coldest month: January 33.6°C 92.5°F
Wettest month: August 326mm 12.8ins
Warmest sea: October 28.5°C 83.3°F
Map showing location of Soma (13.43333, -15.53333) Soma map pin © Google

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