Balanbale weather in July

In July, Balanbale sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.3 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in July, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of July to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Balanbale's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Balanbale's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
9th warmest
Overnight low
23°
7th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:53 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover
71%
12th clearest
Wind
27 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month.

A typical July day in Balanbale reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 1°C cooler than June and about 1°C cooler than August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How July really feels in Balanbale

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in July is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Balanbale weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 9th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 20°00.111.74.8
Feb34° / 21°0011.84.1
Mar35° / 22°30.7123.2
Apr34° / 24°55912.12.9
May33° / 24°458.212.33.5
Jun33° / 23°20.212.33.9
Jul33° / 23°10.312.34.3
Aug33° / 22°0012.24.0
Sep34° / 23°30.7123.6
Oct32° / 23°598.811.94.0
Nov32° / 22°376.111.74.7
Dec32° / 21°50.911.74.9

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in July, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23169
33070
42971
52872
62872
72674
82575
92575
102377
112377
122377
132377
142377
152377
162377
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202476
212575
222674
232674
242773
252773
262872
272971
283169
293169
303169
313268

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Balanbale gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.3 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 1% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
10
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40
51
61
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91
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311

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the comfortable band about 57% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1143533
2145522
3146512
4148492
5249482
6250481
7250471
8251461
9252451
10253441
11254431
12255421
13255421
14157411
15158401
16159391
17159391
18160381
19161371
20161371
21162361
22163351
23163351
24262351
25262351
26262351
27262351
28262351
29262351
30262351
31262351

Wind in July

Winds average 27 km/h in July, the windiest month of the year.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 26 km/h on the calmest days to 27 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
126breezy
226breezy
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526breezy
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726breezy
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1027breezy
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3126breezy

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of July to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:50 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:506:10
212.35:516:10
312.35:516:11
412.35:516:11
512.35:516:11
612.35:516:11
712.35:526:11
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1212.35:536:12
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.01 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.01 kWh/m² to a high of 7.05 kWh/m² in March across the year — July's 5.01 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
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35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
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245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Balanbale?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Balanbale for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Balanbale in July

From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In July, Balanbale sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection and a windbreaker.

light clothessun protectiona windbreaker

UV index in Balanbale in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Balanbale peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 22 at about 10 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 17UV 15Nov 22UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Balanbale in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Balanbale is worst in February — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (May, 8 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodModerateFeb 818 µg/m³May 129 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr10Good
May8Good
Jun13Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct10Good
Nov11Good
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Balanbale?

Balanbale sits at 5.8°N, 45.8°E, 330 m above sea level, in Somalia. The nearest listed city is Kahandhale, 13 km away.

Topography around Balanbale

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Balanbale.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Balanbale has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 14 m around an average of 355 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 59 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 321 m.

The land around Balanbale is covered by shrubs (76%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, shrubs (82%) within 16 km, and shrubs (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
14 m
16 km
59 m
80 km
321 m
shrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain
July weather nearby: Kahandhale 13 km · Lasoano 68 km · Fadhigaradle 68 km · El Bahay 72 km · Raqo 73 km · Cabudwaaq 74 km · Digih Habar Es 79 km · Golwayn 82 km

Somalia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / G
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 52% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$661
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Road deaths
27.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 399
Religion
Muslim 100%ethnic religionist 0%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Balanbale (5.769°, 45.763°, elevation 330 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).