Mogadishu monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

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

Mogadishu average temperature chart (Celsius) Mogadishu average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Mogadishu (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 31.5 31.9 32.9 33 31.5 30.4 29.4 29.6 30.2 30.9 31.2 31.4
°F 88.7 89.5 91.3 91.3 88.8 86.7 84.9 85.3 86.3 87.7 88.2 88.5

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.

Mogadishu monthly rainfall chart (mm) Mogadishu monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Mogadishu (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 2 2 7 63 79 71 71 37 16 47 81 15
inches 0.1 0.1 0.3 2.5 3.1 2.8 2.8 1.5 0.6 1.9 3.2 0.6
Rainy days 0 0 1 5 7 13 13 1 5 4 4 2

Average annual rainfall in Mogadishu: 538mm (211.8 inches)

Average daily sunshine

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

Mogadishu average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Mogadishu
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 9.8 10 9.7 9 9.2 8.7 7.7 8.2 9.2 8.7 9.1 9.8

Day / night temperatures

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

Mogadishu average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Mogadishu average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Mogadishu (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 21.3 21.4 22.6 23.4 23.1 22.4 21.9 21.4 21.6 22.5 22 21.6
Max °C 31.8 32.2 33.2 33.2 31.8 30.6 29.6 29.8 30.4 31.2 31.5 31.6
Min °F 70.3 70.5 72.7 74.1 73.5 72.3 71.3 70.5 70.9 72.4 71.5 70.9
Max °F 79.7 80.2 82.2 82.9 81.3 79.7 78.3 78.1 78.8 80.2 80.1 79.9

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Mogadishu average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Mogadishu average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Mogadishu in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 26.5 26.6 27.7 29.1 28.4 26.8 25.8 25.6 26 26.8 27.7 27.2
°F 79.8 79.9 81.9 84.4 83.1 80.3 78.5 78 78.7 80.2 81.8 80.9

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Mogadishu average winspeed by month (km/h) Mogadishu average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Mogadishu (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 13 13 12 9 10 12 12 13 12 10 9 11
mph 8 8 7 5 6 7 8 8 7 6 5 7

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.

Mogadishu relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Mogadishu
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
59% 66% 67% 74% 73% 68% 66% 65% 67% 71% 72% 70%

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Mogadishu weather stats

Mogadishu weather statistics
Hottest month: April 33°C 91.4°F
Driest month: January 2mm 0.1ins
Sunniest month: February 10hrs
Coldest month: August 29.6°C 85.3°F
Wettest month: November 81mm 3.2ins
Warmest sea: April 29.1°C 84.4°F
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