Buurhakaba weather in August

In August, Buurhakaba sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.6 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-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 13% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of August to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Buurhakaba's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Buurhakaba's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 32°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 6 mm; 1.6 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 6:05 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover: 68%; 10th clearest
Wind: 21 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 5.13 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.6; out of 10

Buurhakaba is human settlement.

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

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical August day in Buurhakaba reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C cooler than September.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33
Avg low (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	22
2	32	22
3	32	22
4	32	22
5	32	22
6	32	22
7	32	22
8	32	22
9	32	22
10	32	22
11	32	22
12	32	22
13	32	22
14	32	22
15	32	22
16	32	22
17	32	22
18	32	22
19	32	22
20	32	22
21	32	22
22	32	22
23	32	22
24	32	22
25	32	22
26	32	22
27	32	22
28	33	22
29	33	22
30	33	22
31	33	22

How August really feels in Buurhakaba

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Buurhakaba weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	35° / 23°	2	0.7	11.9	3.0
Feb	36° / 23°	1	0.2	11.9	2.3
Mar	37° / 25°	9	1.8	12	2.0
Apr	35° / 25°	78	12.7	12.1	2.4
May	33° / 24°	60	12.7	12.1	3.5
Jun	32° / 23°	9	2.5	12.2	4.5
Jul	31° / 22°	6	1.6	12.1	4.9
Aug	32° / 22°	6	1.6	12.1	4.6
Sep	33° / 23°	11	2.2	12	4.0
Oct	33° / 23°	80	11.7	11.9	3.4
Nov	32° / 23°	82	12.6	11.9	3.7
Dec	34° / 23°	16	3.1	11.8	3.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	25	27	27	27	27	28	29	29	29	29	31	31	33	33	34	35	35	35	36	37	37	39	39	39	42	42	42	43	44	44	46
Cloudier (%)	75	73	73	73	73	72	71	71	71	71	69	69	67	67	66	65	65	65	64	63	63	61	61	61	58	58	58	57	56	56	54

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	27	73
3	27	73
4	27	73
5	27	73
6	28	72
7	29	71
8	29	71
9	29	71
10	29	71
11	31	69
12	31	69
13	33	67
14	33	67
15	34	66
16	35	65
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	36	64
20	37	63
21	37	63
22	39	61
23	39	61
24	39	61
25	42	58
26	42	58
27	42	58
28	43	57
29	44	56
30	44	56
31	46	54

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Buurhakaba gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.6 wet days in August. 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 6% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6

	Rain chance (%)
1	6
2	6
3	6
4	6
5	6
6	6
7	5
8	5
9	5
10	5
11	5
12	5
13	4
14	4
15	4
16	4
17	5
18	5
19	5
20	5
21	5
22	5
23	5
24	5
25	5
26	5
27	6
28	6
29	6
30	6
31	6

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 65% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 34% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Comfortable (%)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
Humid (%)	66	66	66	66	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	66	66	66	66	65	65	65	65	65	65	63	63	63	64	64	63	63	63	62
Muggy (%)	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	37

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	2	66	32
2	2	66	32
3	2	66	32
4	2	66	32
5	1	67	32
6	1	67	32
7	1	67	32
8	1	67	32
9	1	67	32
10	1	67	32
11	1	67	32
12	1	67	32
13	1	66	33
14	1	66	33
15	1	66	33
16	1	66	33
17	1	65	34
18	1	65	34
19	1	65	34
20	1	65	34
21	1	65	34
22	1	65	34
23	2	63	35
24	2	63	35
25	2	63	35
26	1	64	35
27	1	64	35
28	1	63	36
29	1	63	36
30	1	63	36
31	1	62	37

Wind in August

Winds average 21 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 21 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
Feels	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	21	breezy
2	21	breezy
3	21	breezy
4	21	breezy
5	21	breezy
6	21	breezy
7	21	breezy
8	21	breezy
9	21	breezy
10	21	breezy
11	21	breezy
12	21	breezy
13	21	breezy
14	21	breezy
15	21	breezy
16	21	breezy
17	21	breezy
18	21	breezy
19	21	breezy
20	21	breezy
21	21	breezy
22	21	breezy
23	21	breezy
24	20	breezy
25	20	breezy
26	20	breezy
27	20	breezy
28	20	breezy
29	20	breezy
30	20	breezy
31	20	breezy

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:06 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 6:05 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:02	6:02
Sunset (PM)	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:06	6:06	6:05

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.1	6:06	6:13
2	12.1	6:06	6:13
3	12.1	6:06	6:13
4	12.1	6:06	6:13
5	12.1	6:06	6:13
6	12.1	6:06	6:13
7	12.1	6:06	6:13
8	12.1	6:06	6:12
9	12.1	6:06	6:12
10	12.1	6:06	6:12
11	12.1	6:06	6:12
12	12.1	6:05	6:12
13	12.1	6:05	6:11
14	12.1	6:05	6:11
15	12.1	6:05	6:11
16	12.1	6:05	6:11
17	12.1	6:05	6:10
18	12.1	6:05	6:10
19	12.1	6:05	6:10
20	12.1	6:04	6:09
21	12.1	6:04	6:09
22	12.1	6:04	6:09
23	12.1	6:04	6:08
24	12.1	6:04	6:08
25	12.1	6:03	6:08
26	12.1	6:03	6:07
27	12.1	6:03	6:07
28	12.1	6:03	6:07
29	12.1	6:03	6:06
30	12.1	6:02	6:06
31	12.1	6:02	6:05

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.59 kWh/m² to a high of 7.23 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 5.13 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.8	Bright
2	4.8	Bright
3	4.8	Bright
4	4.8	Bright
5	4.9	Bright
6	4.9	Bright
7	4.9	Bright
8	4.9	Bright
9	5.0	Bright
10	5.0	Bright
11	5.0	Bright
12	5.0	Bright
13	5.1	Bright
14	5.1	Bright
15	5.1	Bright
16	5.2	Bright
17	5.2	Bright
18	5.2	Bright
19	5.2	Bright
20	5.3	Bright
21	5.3	Bright
22	5.3	Bright
23	5.3	Bright
24	5.3	Bright
25	5.4	Bright
26	5.4	Bright
27	5.4	Bright
28	5.4	Bright
29	5.5	Bright
30	5.5	Bright
31	5.5	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Buurhakaba?

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

4.6

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

7.4

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Buurhakaba in August

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

In August, Buurhakaba sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection and a windbreaker.

light clothessun protectiona windbreaker

UV index in Buurhakaba in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August 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 Buurhakaba peaks around March 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 11 (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	13	11	11	13	13	13	11	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Buurhakaba?

Buurhakaba sits at 2.8°N, 44.1°E, 277 m above sea level, in Somalia. The nearest listed city is Baidoa, 59 km away.

Topography around Buurhakaba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Buurhakaba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 111 m around an average of 202 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 131 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 585 m.

The land around Buurhakaba is covered by grassland (45%) and shrubs (31%) within 3 km, shrubs (65%) within 16 km, and shrubs (92%) within 80 km.

3 km

111 m

grassland 45%

16 km

131 m

shrubs 65%

80 km

585 m

shrubs 92%

shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces

← July Buurhakaba year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Baidoa 59 km · Wanlaweyn 93 km · Qoryooley 124 km · Diinsoor 130 km · Afgooye 137 km · Marka 143 km · Jawhar 158 km · Mogadishu 164 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 Buurhakaba (2.8026°, 44.078°, elevation 277 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	22
2	32	22
3	32	22
4	32	22
5	32	22
6	32	22
7	32	22
8	32	22
9	32	22
10	32	22
11	32	22
12	32	22
13	32	22
14	32	22
15	32	22
16	32	22
17	32	22
18	32	22
19	32	22
20	32	22
21	32	22
22	32	22
23	32	22
24	32	22
25	32	22
26	32	22
27	32	22
28	33	22
29	33	22
30	33	22
31	33	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	27	73
3	27	73
4	27	73
5	27	73
6	28	72
7	29	71
8	29	71
9	29	71
10	29	71
11	31	69
12	31	69
13	33	67
14	33	67
15	34	66
16	35	65
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	36	64
20	37	63
21	37	63
22	39	61
23	39	61
24	39	61
25	42	58
26	42	58
27	42	58
28	43	57
29	44	56
30	44	56
31	46	54

	Rain chance (%)
1	6
2	6
3	6
4	6
5	6
6	6
7	5
8	5
9	5
10	5
11	5
12	5
13	4
14	4
15	4
16	4
17	5
18	5
19	5
20	5
21	5
22	5
23	5
24	5
25	5
26	5
27	6
28	6
29	6
30	6
31	6

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	2	66	32
2	2	66	32
3	2	66	32
4	2	66	32
5	1	67	32
6	1	67	32
7	1	67	32
8	1	67	32
9	1	67	32
10	1	67	32
11	1	67	32
12	1	67	32
13	1	66	33
14	1	66	33
15	1	66	33
16	1	66	33
17	1	65	34
18	1	65	34
19	1	65	34
20	1	65	34
21	1	65	34
22	1	65	34
23	2	63	35
24	2	63	35
25	2	63	35
26	1	64	35
27	1	64	35
28	1	63	36
29	1	63	36
30	1	63	36
31	1	62	37

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	22
2	32	22
3	32	22
4	32	22
5	32	22
6	32	22
7	32	22
8	32	22
9	32	22
10	32	22
11	32	22
12	32	22
13	32	22
14	32	22
15	32	22
16	32	22
17	32	22
18	32	22
19	32	22
20	32	22
21	32	22
22	32	22
23	32	22
24	32	22
25	32	22
26	32	22
27	32	22
28	33	22
29	33	22
30	33	22
31	33	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	27	73
3	27	73
4	27	73
5	27	73
6	28	72
7	29	71
8	29	71
9	29	71
10	29	71
11	31	69
12	31	69
13	33	67
14	33	67
15	34	66
16	35	65
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	36	64
20	37	63
21	37	63
22	39	61
23	39	61
24	39	61
25	42	58
26	42	58
27	42	58
28	43	57
29	44	56
30	44	56
31	46	54

	Rain chance (%)
1	6
2	6
3	6
4	6
5	6
6	6
7	5
8	5
9	5
10	5
11	5
12	5
13	4
14	4
15	4
16	4
17	5
18	5
19	5
20	5
21	5
22	5
23	5
24	5
25	5
26	5
27	6
28	6
29	6
30	6
31	6

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	2	66	32
2	2	66	32
3	2	66	32
4	2	66	32
5	1	67	32
6	1	67	32
7	1	67	32
8	1	67	32
9	1	67	32
10	1	67	32
11	1	67	32
12	1	67	32
13	1	66	33
14	1	66	33
15	1	66	33
16	1	66	33
17	1	65	34
18	1	65	34
19	1	65	34
20	1	65	34
21	1	65	34
22	1	65	34
23	2	63	35
24	2	63	35
25	2	63	35
26	1	64	35
27	1	64	35
28	1	63	36
29	1	63	36
30	1	63	36
31	1	62	37

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	22
2	32	22
3	32	22
4	32	22
5	32	22
6	32	22
7	32	22
8	32	22
9	32	22
10	32	22
11	32	22
12	32	22
13	32	22
14	32	22
15	32	22
16	32	22
17	32	22
18	32	22
19	32	22
20	32	22
21	32	22
22	32	22
23	32	22
24	32	22
25	32	22
26	32	22
27	32	22
28	33	22
29	33	22
30	33	22
31	33	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	27	73
3	27	73
4	27	73
5	27	73
6	28	72
7	29	71
8	29	71
9	29	71
10	29	71
11	31	69
12	31	69
13	33	67
14	33	67
15	34	66
16	35	65
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	36	64
20	37	63
21	37	63
22	39	61
23	39	61
24	39	61
25	42	58
26	42	58
27	42	58
28	43	57
29	44	56
30	44	56
31	46	54

	Rain chance (%)
1	6
2	6
3	6
4	6
5	6
6	6
7	5
8	5
9	5
10	5
11	5
12	5
13	4
14	4
15	4
16	4
17	5
18	5
19	5
20	5
21	5
22	5
23	5
24	5
25	5
26	5
27	6
28	6
29	6
30	6
31	6

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	2	66	32
2	2	66	32
3	2	66	32
4	2	66	32
5	1	67	32
6	1	67	32
7	1	67	32
8	1	67	32
9	1	67	32
10	1	67	32
11	1	67	32
12	1	67	32
13	1	66	33
14	1	66	33
15	1	66	33
16	1	66	33
17	1	65	34
18	1	65	34
19	1	65	34
20	1	65	34
21	1	65	34
22	1	65	34
23	2	63	35
24	2	63	35
25	2	63	35
26	1	64	35
27	1	64	35
28	1	63	36
29	1	63	36
30	1	63	36
31	1	62	37