Burao weather in June

In June, Burao sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.5 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in June, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of June to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Burao's 11th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Burao's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
21°
10th coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:42 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover
45%
11th clearest
Wind
29 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Burao is city in Somaliland.

Density
3,545/km²
people per km²
Founded
1750

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

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical June day in Burao reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs on par with May and about 1°C warmer than July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Burao weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 15°00.111.58.7
Feb29° / 16°10.211.77.5
Mar30° / 18°81.811.96.2
Apr30° / 20°358.112.25.4
May30° / 21°337.712.45.1
Jun31° / 21°30.512.55.7
Jul30° / 20°40.912.56.2
Aug31° / 21°30.912.35.9
Sep31° / 21°61.412.15.6
Oct29° / 19°245.811.86.3
Nov28° / 17°11211.68.0
Dec27° / 15°20.611.58.8

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 32%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
26832
36832
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56733
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307327

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Burao gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.5 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 3% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, June lands in the comfortable band about 67% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11550297
21552276
31655245
41658224
51759204
61762183
71765162
81767142
91869121
101871101
11187291
12187480
13197470
14207460
15217450
16217540
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21267220
22277210
23287110
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25316810
26336700
27346600
28366400
29386200
30406000

Wind in June

Winds average 29 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 23 km/h on the calmest days to 32 km/h at its breeziest. Calmer and breezier days trade off through the month.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
123breezy
224breezy
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827breezy
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1229breezy
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1429windy
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 6 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 5:40 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:406:11
212.55:406:11
312.55:406:11
412.55:406:12
512.55:406:12
612.55:406:12
712.55:406:12
812.55:406:13
912.55:416:13
1012.55:416:13
1112.55:416:13
1212.55:416:14
1312.55:416:14
1412.55:416:14
1512.65:416:14
1612.65:426:15
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2012.65:426:16
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Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 5.35 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.35 kWh/m² to a high of 7.1 kWh/m² in March across the year — June's 5.35 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
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95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
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Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Burao

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is June a good time to visit Burao?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
8.3
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Burao for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Burao in June

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

In June, Burao sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and a windbreaker. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothesa windbreakersun protection

UV index in Burao in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Burao peaks around March 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 22 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 22UV 15Nov 22UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Burao in June

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Burao is worst in July — around 44 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.1× the cleanest month (November, 11 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateGoodJul 1642 µg/m³Nov 1611 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun34Moderate
Jul44Poor
Aug32Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Burao?

Burao sits at 9.5°N, 45.5°E, 1,041 m above sea level, in Somalia. The nearest listed city is Berbera, 117 km away.

BerberaHargeysaGebileyLaascaanoodCeerigaaboRuqiBakiTog Wajaale

Topography around Burao

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Burao has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m around an average of 1,041 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 150 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,659 m.

The land around Burao is covered by artificial surfaces (36%), bare terrain (32%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, grassland (67%) and bare terrain (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (49%), shrubs (31%) and bare terrain (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
33 m
16 km
150 m
80 km
1,659 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
June weather nearby: Berbera 117 km · Hargeysa 161 km · Gebiley 210 km · Laascaanood 232 km · Ceerigaabo 235 km · Ruqi 236 km · Baki 239 km · Tog Wajaale 241 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 Burao (9.5221°, 45.5336°, elevation 1,041 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).