Berbera weather in July

In July, Berbera sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 30°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.3 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of July to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Berbera's 7th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Berbera's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
30°
10th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:49 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
33%
7th clearest
Wind
32 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Berbera is city in the northwestern Berbera District of Somalia.

Density
48,469/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month.

A typical July day in Berbera reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 30°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Berbera

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.

Berbera weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 23°92.211.58.4
Feb26° / 23°92.411.78.3
Mar27° / 25°152.111.98.2
Apr29° / 27°305.112.26.6
May32° / 29°132.612.54.9
Jun35° / 31°10.212.63.0
Jul35° / 30°10.312.53.3
Aug34° / 31°20.612.33.7
Sep34° / 30°40.712.14.2
Oct30° / 27°295.811.86.0
Nov28° / 25°283.911.57.6
Dec26° / 24°143.411.48.3

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Berbera gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.3 wet days in July, the driest month. 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 3% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in July

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

By dew point, July lands in the muggy band about 79% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Wind in July

Winds average 32 km/h in July, the windiest month of the year.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 31 km/h on the calmest days to 33 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in July

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Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of July to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:45 AM to 5:52 AM, and sunset from 6:21 PM to 6:20 PM.

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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 5.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.27 kWh/m² to a high of 6.35 kWh/m² in April across the year — July's 5.62 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Berbera

In seasonPeak

In July, Berbera sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Berbera sees seasonal dust haze (June–August), heaviest in July.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Berbera?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Berbera. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Berbera in July

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

In July, Berbera sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 30°C. Pack light clothes and a windbreaker. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothesa windbreakersun protection

Sea temperature near Berbera in July

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 24 km away) is warmest in June at about 31°C and coldest in February near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr28Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun31Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep31Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Berbera in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Berbera peaks around March 22 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 at about 9 (very high).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
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Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Berbera 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 Berbera is worst in July — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (October, 12 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateJul 1433 µg/m³Oct 2112 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun29Moderate
Jul34Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov12Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Berbera?

Berbera sits at 10.4°N, 45.0°E, 11 m above sea level, in Somalia. The nearest listed city is Burao, 117 km away.

BuraoHargeysaGebileyRuqiBakiSaylacTog WajaaleBorama

Topography around Berbera

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Berbera has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m around an average of 13 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 783 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,996 m.

The land around Berbera is covered by bare terrain (63%) and water (24%) within 3 km, bare terrain (54%) and water (43%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (46%) and water (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
51 m
16 km
783 m
80 km
1,996 m
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July weather nearby: Burao 117 km · Hargeysa 143 km · Gebiley 173 km · Ruqi 181 km · Baki 188 km · Saylac 197 km · Tog Wajaale 206 km · Borama 208 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 Berbera (10.4396°, 45.0143°, elevation 11 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).