Burao weather in September

In September, Burao sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.4 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-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 63% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of September to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Burao's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Burao's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
1st warmest
Overnight low
21°
12th coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:51 AM – 5:54 PM
Cloud cover
38%
6th clearest
Wind
21 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
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 September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical September 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 33°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs on par with August and about 2°C warmer than October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13121
23121
33121
43121
53121
63121
73121
83121
93121
103121
113121
123121
133121
143121
153121
163121
173121
183121
193121
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213121
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233121
243121
253121
263121
273121
283021
293021
303021

Burao weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 1st-warmest and 6th-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 September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18515
28515
38515
48515
58614
68614
78614
88614
98713
108713
118713
128614
138614
148614
158614
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198614
208515
218515
228515
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248515
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288317
298317
308317

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Burao gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.4 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 5% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
13
23
33
43
53
63
73
83
93
103
113
123
134
144
154
164
174
184
195
205
215
226
237
247
258
269
2710
2811
2912
3013

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the dry band about 60% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1683110
2683110
3693010
4693010
5683020
6683020
7683020
8683020
9673120
10663130
11663130
12663130
13653140
14643240
15633250
16633250
17613360
18613360
19603370
20583480
21573481
22553591
235435101
245235121
255036131
264836151
274636162
284437182
294137192
303937213

Wind in September

Winds average 21 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 27 km/h at its breeziest. Calmer and breezier days trade off through the month.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
127breezy
227breezy
327breezy
426breezy
526breezy
626breezy
725breezy
825breezy
924breezy
1024breezy
1124breezy
1223breezy
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1522breezy
1621breezy
1721breezy
1820breezy
1920light breeze
2019light breeze
2119light breeze
2218light breeze
2318light breeze
2417light breeze
2517light breeze
2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2815light breeze
2915light breeze
3014light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of September to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:52 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 5:45 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:526:03
212.25:526:03
312.25:526:02
412.25:526:01
512.15:526:01
612.15:526:00
712.15:525:59
812.15:515:59
912.15:515:58
1012.15:515:58
1112.15:515:57
1212.15:515:56
1312.15:515:56
1412.15:515:55
1512.15:515:54
1612.15:515:54
1712.05:515:53
1812.05:505:52
1912.05:505:52
2012.05:505:51
2112.05:505:51
2212.05:505:50
2312.05:505:49
2412.05:505:49
2512.05:505:48
2612.05:505:47
2712.05:505:47
2811.95:505:46
2911.95:495:46
3011.95:495:45

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 6.11 kWh/m².

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 — September's 6.11 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
156.2Intense
166.1Intense
176.1Intense
186.1Intense
196.1Intense
206.1Intense
216.0Intense
226.0Intense
236.0Intense
246.0Bright
256.0Bright
266.0Bright
275.9Bright
285.9Bright
295.9Bright
305.9Bright
Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Burao

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is September a good time to visit Burao?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

September 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 September

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

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

light clothessun protectiona windbreaker

UV index in Burao in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 13 (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 September

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where September 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
September 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).