Bu’aale in Summer
In summer (June, July and August), Bu’aale sees average daytime highs around 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 31 mm of rain over about 9 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 32°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels muggy.
Summer is Bu’aale's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Bu’aale's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 32°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 24°C
- Rainfall
- 31 mm
- 9 wet days
- Avg wind
- 17 km/h
- Travel score
- 4.2
- best season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Bu’aale in Summer
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 32°C.
A typical summer day in Bu’aale reaches about 32°C and drops to 24°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is August, the coolest August.
How summer really feels in Bu’aale
Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 92 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
The story in summer is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.
Bu’aale weather by month
How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37° / 25° | 7 | 1.5 | 11.9 | 2.0 |
| Feb | 38° / 25° | 2 | 0.5 | 12 | 1.5 |
| Mar | 38° / 26° | 13 | 2.8 | 12 | 1.4 |
| Apr | 35° / 26° | 78 | 14.3 | 12 | 2.1 |
| May | 33° / 25° | 66 | 14.7 | 12 | 3.2 |
| Jun | 32° / 24° | 15 | 4.4 | 12.1 | 4.1 |
| Jul | 32° / 23° | 8 | 2.5 | 12.1 | 4.4 |
| Aug | 33° / 23° | 8 | 2.2 | 12 | 4.1 |
| Sep | 34° / 24° | 12 | 3 | 12 | 3.6 |
| Oct | 34° / 24° | 59 | 10.5 | 12 | 2.9 |
| Nov | 33° / 25° | 100 | 16.6 | 12 | 2.9 |
| Dec | 35° / 25° | 31 | 6.1 | 11.9 | 2.7 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Bu’aale gets around 31 mm of rain over 9 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Summer
Most of summer feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Summer
Winds average 17 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min in early June to 12 hours by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Summer
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 5.0 kWh/m².
Is summer a good time to visit Bu’aale?
Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
summer 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 Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Bu’aale sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 9 days see rain.
UV index in Bu’aale in Summer
Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13 | Extreme |
| Feb | 14 | Extreme |
| Mar | 15 | Extreme |
| Apr | 15 | Extreme |
| May | 12 | Extreme |
| Jun | 10 | Very high |
| Jul | 11 | Extreme |
| Aug | 12 | Extreme |
| Sep | 13 | Extreme |
| Oct | 13 | Extreme |
| Nov | 11 | Extreme |
| Dec | 11 | Extreme |
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.
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.
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 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.