Beled Hawo weather in August

In August, Beled Hawo sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of August to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Beled Hawo's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Beled Hawo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
7th warmest
Overnight low
24°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:13 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover
64%
10th clearest
Wind
23 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month.

A typical August day in Beled Hawo reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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How August really feels in Beled Hawo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August 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 August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Beled Hawo weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 7th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan36° / 25°20.411.82.7
Feb37° / 26°10.311.92.1
Mar37° / 27°172.5121.9
Apr34° / 26°10013.412.12.7
May34° / 25°397.312.23.4
Jun34° / 25°10.212.23.7
Jul33° / 25°10.312.24.1
Aug34° / 24°10.112.13.7
Sep35° / 25°20.5123.1
Oct33° / 25°789.311.93.4
Nov32° / 24°7410.711.83.9
Dec34° / 24°11211.83.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23367
33367
43367
53466
63466
73466
83466
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113466
123466
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203961
214060
224159
234357
244456
254456
264654
274753
284852
294852
305050
315149

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Beled Hawo gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.1 wet days in August, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 0% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 60% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
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2257383
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9259372
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28362332
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Wind in August

Winds average 23 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 23 km/h on the calmest days to 23 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of August to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:13 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 6:24 PM to 6:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:136:24
212.26:136:24
312.26:136:23
412.26:136:23
512.26:136:23
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.74 kWh/m² to a high of 7.15 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 5.47 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Beled Hawo?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Beled Hawo. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Beled Hawo in August

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

In August, Beled Hawo sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection and a windbreaker.

light clothessun protectiona windbreaker

UV index in Beled Hawo in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Beled Hawo peaks around March 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 19UV 14Jun 23UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Beled Hawo in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Beled Hawo is worst in July — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (April, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1716 µg/m³Apr 228 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb12Good
Mar10Good
Apr8Good
May8Good
Jun14Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Beled Hawo?

Beled Hawo sits at 3.9°N, 41.9°E, 218 m above sea level, in Somalia. The nearest listed city is Mandera, 3.0 km away.

DhamasLafeyEl WakBaardheereTakaba

Topography around Beled Hawo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Beled Hawo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m around an average of 217 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 106 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 828 m.

The land around Beled Hawo is covered by grassland (41%) and shrubs (37%) within 3 km, shrubs (54%) and grassland (40%) within 16 km, and shrubs (65%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
57 m
16 km
106 m
80 km
828 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Mandera 3.0 km · Ramu 73 km · Luuq 75 km · Dhamas 105 km · Lafey 116 km · El Wak 163 km · Baardheere 182 km · Takaba 195 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 Beled Hawo (3.9284°, 41.88°, elevation 218 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).