Bu’aale weather in July

In July, Bu’aale sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 8 mm of rain across 2.5 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of July to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Bu’aale's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bu’aale's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
12th warmest
Overnight low
23°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
2.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:14 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover
71%
12th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Bu’aale is city in Somalia.

Density
582/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 32°C through the month.

A typical July day in Bu’aale reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 9°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 on par with June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Bu’aale

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.

Bu’aale weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan37° / 25°71.511.92.0
Feb38° / 25°20.5121.5
Mar38° / 26°132.8121.4
Apr35° / 26°7814.3122.1
May33° / 25°6614.7123.2
Jun32° / 24°154.412.14.1
Jul32° / 23°82.512.14.4
Aug33° / 23°82.2124.1
Sep34° / 24°123123.6
Oct34° / 24°5910.5122.9
Nov33° / 25°10016.6122.9
Dec35° / 25°316.111.92.7

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in July, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Bu’aale gets around 8 mm of rain over 2.5 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 8% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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 72% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 74% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
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Wind in July

Winds average 18 km/h in July, the windiest month of the year.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

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

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:11 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:116:15
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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 4.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.83 kWh/m² to a high of 6.93 kWh/m² in February across the year — July's 4.84 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Bu’aale?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Bu’aale in July

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

In July, Bu’aale sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Bu’aale in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bu’aale peaks around March 24 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 24UV 15Jun 19UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Bu’aale?

Bu’aale sits at 1.1°N, 42.6°E, 44 m above sea level, in Somalia. The nearest listed city is Jilib, 70 km away.

JamaameBaardheereDiinsoorKismayoQoryooleyMarkaBuurhakaba

Topography around Bu’aale

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bu’aale has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 13 m around an average of 45 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 142 m.

The land around Bu’aale is covered by shrubs (60%) within 3 km, shrubs (90%) within 16 km, and shrubs (96%) within 80 km.

3 km
13 m
16 km
24 m
80 km
142 m
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July weather nearby: Jilib 70 km · Jamaame 114 km · Baardheere 144 km · Diinsoor 154 km · Kismayo 160 km · Qoryooley 230 km · Marka 253 km · Buurhakaba 253 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 Bu’aale (1.0833°, 42.5833°, elevation 44 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).