Bosaso weather in July

In July, Bosaso sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 30°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 37°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in July, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of July to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Bosaso's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bosaso's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
1st warmest
Overnight low
30°
11th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:31 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
39%
11th clearest
Wind
22 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.2
out of 10

Bosaso is city in Puntland, Somalia.

Density
6,191/km²
people per km²
Founded
1400

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 37°C through the month.

A typical July day in Bosaso reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 30°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 35°C and 38°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 Bosaso

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.

Bosaso weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 20°10.311.48.8
Feb27° / 21°20.211.68.6
Mar30° / 23°20.511.96.8
Apr32° / 25°71.512.25.1
May34° / 28°71.812.53.9
Jun36° / 30°20.112.62.4
Jul37° / 30°0012.62.2
Aug36° / 30°0012.42.4
Sep35° / 29°0012.13.2
Oct31° / 24°81.811.76.0
Nov28° / 22°132.211.57.8
Dec27° / 21°101.411.48.6

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16832
26832
36832
46832
56832
66832
76832
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106931
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127030
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307822
317822

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Bosaso gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 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 0% and peaks near 0% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the humid band about 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13889
24888
34888
44897
54897
65896
75905
85905
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106904
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267885
277876
287876
297867
307867
317867

Wind in July

Winds average 22 km/h in July, the windiest month of the year.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 21 km/h on the calmest days to 22 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
121breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 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 12 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:27 AM to 5:34 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 6:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:276:06
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312.65:276:06
412.65:286:07
512.65:286:07
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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 5.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.15 kWh/m² to a high of 7.12 kWh/m² in April across the year — July's 5.37 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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

Hazard calendar for Bosaso

In seasonPeak

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

Bosaso 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 Bosaso?

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

2.2
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bosaso.

What to pack for Bosaso in July

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

In July, Bosaso sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 30°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection and a windbreaker.

light clothessun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Bosaso in July

The nearest coast averages about 30°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in June at about 31°C and coldest in January near 25°C.

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

24°26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan25Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr28Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun31Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep31Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov27Warm
Dec26Warm

UV index in Bosaso 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 Bosaso peaks around April 12 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeVery highApr 12UV 14Dec 13UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Bosaso 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 Bosaso is worst in July — around 41 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.2× the cleanest month (April, 13 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJul 1540 µg/m³Apr 1713 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun33Moderate
Jul41Poor
Aug30Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bosaso?

Bosaso sits at 11.3°N, 49.2°E, 12 m above sea level, in Somalia. The nearest listed city is Qandala, 78 km away.

CeerigaaboEl DibirGarooweLaascaanoodEyl

Topography around Bosaso

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bosaso has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 43 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 514 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,101 m.

The land around Bosaso is covered by water (39%), bare terrain (36%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, bare terrain (52%) and water (46%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (50%) and water (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
43 m
16 km
514 m
80 km
2,101 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Qandala 78 km · Ceerigaabo 211 km · El Dibir 228 km · Garoowe 329 km · Mukalla 362 km · Laascaanood 370 km · Eyl 374 km · Ghayl Bā Wazīr 389 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 Bosaso (11.2842°, 49.1816°, elevation 12 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).