Borama weather in December

In December, Borama sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 5 mm of rain across 1.3 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of December to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Borama's 1st-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Borama's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 24°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 13°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 5 mm; 1.3 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 24 min; 6:21 AM – 5:46 PM
Cloud cover: 28%; 1st clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 5.76 kWh/m²
Travel score: 9.0; out of 10

Borama is city in Somalia.

Density: 42,703/km²; people per km²

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

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Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical December day in Borama reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 2°C cooler than November and on par with January.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24
Avg low (°C)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	13
2	25	13
3	25	13
4	25	13
5	24	13
6	24	13
7	24	13
8	24	13
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25	24	12
26	24	12
27	24	12
28	24	12
29	24	12
30	24	12
31	24	12

Borama weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	24° / 13°	9	1.8	11.5	8.8
Feb	26° / 14°	6	1.4	11.7	8.3
Mar	29° / 17°	30	5.4	11.9	6.7
Apr	29° / 18°	62	10.4	12.2	5.6
May	30° / 19°	31	6.1	12.4	5.4
Jun	32° / 20°	6	1.6	12.6	5.1
Jul	31° / 19°	28	8.3	12.5	5.1
Aug	30° / 19°	40	11.1	12.3	5.1
Sep	30° / 19°	13	3.7	12.1	6.0
Oct	28° / 16°	22	4.3	11.8	7.3
Nov	26° / 14°	16	2.4	11.5	8.5
Dec	24° / 13°	5	1.3	11.4	9.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in December, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 16%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	83	83	83	83	84	84	85	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	87	87	86	85	85	85	85	83	83	82	82	82	81	81	81	80	80
Cloudier (%)	17	17	17	17	16	16	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	14	15	15	15	15	17	17	18	18	18	19	19	19	20	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	83	17
2	83	17
3	83	17
4	83	17
5	84	16
6	84	16
7	85	15
8	86	14
9	86	14
10	86	14
11	86	14
12	86	14
13	86	14
14	86	14
15	87	13
16	87	13
17	86	14
18	85	15
19	85	15
20	85	15
21	85	15
22	83	17
23	83	17
24	82	18
25	82	18
26	82	18
27	81	19
28	81	19
29	81	19
30	80	20
31	80	20

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Borama gets around 5 mm of rain over 1.3 wet days in December, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 4% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	8	8	8	7	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

	Rain chance (%)
1	8
2	8
3	8
4	7
5	7
6	7
7	6
8	6
9	6
10	5
11	5
12	5
13	4
14	4
15	3
16	3
17	3
18	3
19	3
20	3
21	3
22	3
23	3
24	3
25	3
26	3
27	3
28	3
29	3
30	3
31	3

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the dry band about 69% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	61	61	61	62	62	62	64	64	65	66	67	67	68	69	69	71	72	72	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	72	72	72	71
Comfortable (%)	25	25	25	24	24	24	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	23
Humid (%)	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	11	11	10	9	9	8	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	61	25	14
2	61	25	14
3	61	25	14
4	62	24	14
5	62	24	14
6	62	24	14
7	64	23	13
8	64	23	13
9	65	23	12
10	66	22	12
11	67	22	11
12	67	22	11
13	68	22	10
14	69	22	9
15	69	22	9
16	71	21	8
17	72	21	7
18	72	21	7
19	73	21	6
20	73	21	6
21	73	21	6
22	73	21	6
23	73	21	6
24	73	21	6
25	73	21	6
26	73	21	6
27	73	21	6
28	72	22	6
29	72	22	6
30	72	22	6
31	71	23	6

Wind in December

Winds average 10 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	10	calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of December to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:13 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 5:41 PM to 5:53 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4
Sunrise (AM)	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:17	6:17	6:18	6:18	6:19	6:19	6:20	6:20	6:21	6:21	6:22	6:22	6:23	6:23	6:24	6:24	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:26	6:26	6:27	6:27	6:28
Sunset (PM)	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.5	6:13	5:41
2	11.5	6:14	5:41
3	11.5	6:14	5:41
4	11.5	6:15	5:42
5	11.4	6:15	5:42
6	11.4	6:16	5:42
7	11.4	6:16	5:43
8	11.4	6:17	5:43
9	11.4	6:17	5:43
10	11.4	6:18	5:44
11	11.4	6:18	5:44
12	11.4	6:19	5:44
13	11.4	6:19	5:45
14	11.4	6:20	5:45
15	11.4	6:20	5:46
16	11.4	6:21	5:46
17	11.4	6:21	5:47
18	11.4	6:22	5:47
19	11.4	6:22	5:47
20	11.4	6:23	5:48
21	11.4	6:23	5:48
22	11.4	6:24	5:49
23	11.4	6:24	5:49
24	11.4	6:25	5:50
25	11.4	6:25	5:50
26	11.4	6:25	5:51
27	11.4	6:26	5:51
28	11.4	6:26	5:52
29	11.4	6:27	5:52
30	11.4	6:27	5:53
31	11.4	6:28	5:53

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.48 kWh/m² to a high of 6.49 kWh/m² in March across the year — December's 5.76 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.8	Bright
2	5.8	Bright
3	5.8	Bright
4	5.8	Bright
5	5.8	Bright
6	5.8	Bright
7	5.8	Bright
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25	5.8	Bright
26	5.8	Bright
27	5.8	Bright
28	5.8	Bright
29	5.8	Bright
30	5.8	Bright
31	5.8	Bright

Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Borama

In seasonPeak

None of Borama's seasonal hazards are active in December. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

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

Dust

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Apr

May

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Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is December a good time to visit Borama?

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

9.0

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

7.6

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

December is one of the better times to visit Borama for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Borama in December

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

In December, Borama sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Borama in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December 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 Borama peaks around March 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 10 at about 10 (extreme).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	15	16	15	13	12	11	14	13	13	10	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	14	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	10	Extreme
Dec	10	Extreme

Air quality in Borama in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Borama is worst in July — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (November, 11 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	13	15	15	13	15	20	21	16	16	14	11	11
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	13	Moderate
Feb	15	Moderate
Mar	15	Moderate
Apr	13	Moderate
May	15	Moderate
Jun	20	Moderate
Jul	21	Moderate
Aug	16	Moderate
Sep	16	Moderate
Oct	14	Moderate
Nov	11	Good
Dec	11	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Borama?

Borama sits at 9.9°N, 43.2°E, 1,468 m above sea level, in Somalia. The nearest listed city is Baki, 23 km away.

Topography around Borama

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Borama has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 173 m around an average of 1,456 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 807 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,326 m.

The land around Borama is covered by shrubs (35%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, shrubs (75%) within 16 km, and shrubs (47%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

173 m

shrubs 35%

16 km

807 m

shrubs 75%

80 km

2,326 m

shrubs 47%

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← November Borama year-round climate January →Best places to visit in December

December weather nearby: Baki 23 km · Ruqi 27 km · Gedeb 40 km · Tog Wajaale 41 km · Gebiley 55 km · Ārabī 76 km · Jijiga 78 km · Chinahsen 79 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

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 Borama (9.9361°, 43.1828°, elevation 1,468 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	13
2	25	13
3	25	13
4	25	13
5	24	13
6	24	13
7	24	13
8	24	13
9	24	13
10	24	13
11	24	13
12	24	13
13	24	13
14	24	13
15	24	13
16	24	13
17	24	13
18	24	13
19	24	12
20	24	12
21	24	12
22	24	12
23	24	12
24	24	12
25	24	12
26	24	12
27	24	12
28	24	12
29	24	12
30	24	12
31	24	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	83	17
2	83	17
3	83	17
4	83	17
5	84	16
6	84	16
7	85	15
8	86	14
9	86	14
10	86	14
11	86	14
12	86	14
13	86	14
14	86	14
15	87	13
16	87	13
17	86	14
18	85	15
19	85	15
20	85	15
21	85	15
22	83	17
23	83	17
24	82	18
25	82	18
26	82	18
27	81	19
28	81	19
29	81	19
30	80	20
31	80	20

	Rain chance (%)
1	8
2	8
3	8
4	7
5	7
6	7
7	6
8	6
9	6
10	5
11	5
12	5
13	4
14	4
15	3
16	3
17	3
18	3
19	3
20	3
21	3
22	3
23	3
24	3
25	3
26	3
27	3
28	3
29	3
30	3
31	3

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	61	25	14
2	61	25	14
3	61	25	14
4	62	24	14
5	62	24	14
6	62	24	14
7	64	23	13
8	64	23	13
9	65	23	12
10	66	22	12
11	67	22	11
12	67	22	11
13	68	22	10
14	69	22	9
15	69	22	9
16	71	21	8
17	72	21	7
18	72	21	7
19	73	21	6
20	73	21	6
21	73	21	6
22	73	21	6
23	73	21	6
24	73	21	6
25	73	21	6
26	73	21	6
27	73	21	6
28	72	22	6
29	72	22	6
30	72	22	6
31	71	23	6

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	13
2	25	13
3	25	13
4	25	13
5	24	13
6	24	13
7	24	13
8	24	13
9	24	13
10	24	13
11	24	13
12	24	13
13	24	13
14	24	13
15	24	13
16	24	13
17	24	13
18	24	13
19	24	12
20	24	12
21	24	12
22	24	12
23	24	12
24	24	12
25	24	12
26	24	12
27	24	12
28	24	12
29	24	12
30	24	12
31	24	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	83	17
2	83	17
3	83	17
4	83	17
5	84	16
6	84	16
7	85	15
8	86	14
9	86	14
10	86	14
11	86	14
12	86	14
13	86	14
14	86	14
15	87	13
16	87	13
17	86	14
18	85	15
19	85	15
20	85	15
21	85	15
22	83	17
23	83	17
24	82	18
25	82	18
26	82	18
27	81	19
28	81	19
29	81	19
30	80	20
31	80	20

	Rain chance (%)
1	8
2	8
3	8
4	7
5	7
6	7
7	6
8	6
9	6
10	5
11	5
12	5
13	4
14	4
15	3
16	3
17	3
18	3
19	3
20	3
21	3
22	3
23	3
24	3
25	3
26	3
27	3
28	3
29	3
30	3
31	3

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	61	25	14
2	61	25	14
3	61	25	14
4	62	24	14
5	62	24	14
6	62	24	14
7	64	23	13
8	64	23	13
9	65	23	12
10	66	22	12
11	67	22	11
12	67	22	11
13	68	22	10
14	69	22	9
15	69	22	9
16	71	21	8
17	72	21	7
18	72	21	7
19	73	21	6
20	73	21	6
21	73	21	6
22	73	21	6
23	73	21	6
24	73	21	6
25	73	21	6
26	73	21	6
27	73	21	6
28	72	22	6
29	72	22	6
30	72	22	6
31	71	23	6

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	13
2	25	13
3	25	13
4	25	13
5	24	13
6	24	13
7	24	13
8	24	13
9	24	13
10	24	13
11	24	13
12	24	13
13	24	13
14	24	13
15	24	13
16	24	13
17	24	13
18	24	13
19	24	12
20	24	12
21	24	12
22	24	12
23	24	12
24	24	12
25	24	12
26	24	12
27	24	12
28	24	12
29	24	12
30	24	12
31	24	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	83	17
2	83	17
3	83	17
4	83	17
5	84	16
6	84	16
7	85	15
8	86	14
9	86	14
10	86	14
11	86	14
12	86	14
13	86	14
14	86	14
15	87	13
16	87	13
17	86	14
18	85	15
19	85	15
20	85	15
21	85	15
22	83	17
23	83	17
24	82	18
25	82	18
26	82	18
27	81	19
28	81	19
29	81	19
30	80	20
31	80	20

	Rain chance (%)
1	8
2	8
3	8
4	7
5	7
6	7
7	6
8	6
9	6
10	5
11	5
12	5
13	4
14	4
15	3
16	3
17	3
18	3
19	3
20	3
21	3
22	3
23	3
24	3
25	3
26	3
27	3
28	3
29	3
30	3
31	3

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	61	25	14
2	61	25	14
3	61	25	14
4	62	24	14
5	62	24	14
6	62	24	14
7	64	23	13
8	64	23	13
9	65	23	12
10	66	22	12
11	67	22	11
12	67	22	11
13	68	22	10
14	69	22	9
15	69	22	9
16	71	21	8
17	72	21	7
18	72	21	7
19	73	21	6
20	73	21	6
21	73	21	6
22	73	21	6
23	73	21	6
24	73	21	6
25	73	21	6
26	73	21	6
27	73	21	6
28	72	22	6
29	72	22	6
30	72	22	6
31	71	23	6