Gaalkacyo weather in September

In September, Gaalkacyo sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 4 mm of rain across 0.7 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in September, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of September to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Gaalkacyo's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gaalkacyo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
23°
8th coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
0.7 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
5:43 AM – 5:46 PM
Cloud cover
38%
6th clearest
Wind
24 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Gaalkacyo is city in Puntland.

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 34°C through the month.

A typical September day in Gaalkacyo reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 36°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)
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How September really feels in Gaalkacyo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 30 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
30
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Gaalkacyo weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 20°00.111.75.0
Feb33° / 20°0011.84.4
Mar34° / 22°20.6123.6
Apr34° / 24°447.612.13.4
May33° / 25°458.512.33.4
Jun34° / 24°20.212.43.7
Jul33° / 24°00.112.44.1
Aug34° / 23°0012.23.8
Sep34° / 23°40.7123.6
Oct32° / 23°448.211.84.2
Nov32° / 22°274.611.74.7
Dec33° / 21°61.111.64.8

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16832
26931
37129
47228
57327
67426
77525
87525
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Gaalkacyo gets around 4 mm of rain over 0.7 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 3% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
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50
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91
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Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the humid band about 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 15% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
12445130
22425330
32415340
41395640
51385740
61365850
71355950
81336060
91326160
101306270
111296280
121286380
131276390
1412564100
1502465110
1602365120
1702265121
1802165131
1902065141
2001964161
2101764172
2201664182
2301563202
2401462213
2501361233
2601259254
2701058275
280956296
290855316
300753337

Wind in September

Winds average 24 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 28 km/h at its breeziest. Calmer and breezier days trade off through the month.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
128breezy
227breezy
327breezy
427breezy
527breezy
627breezy
726breezy
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2720light breeze
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3018light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 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 12 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:46 AM to 5:41 AM, and sunset from 5:54 PM to 5:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:465:54
212.15:465:53
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412.15:465:52
512.15:455:52
612.15:455:51
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1112.15:445:49
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Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 6.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.07 kWh/m² to a high of 7.07 kWh/m² in March across the year — September's 6.16 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
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136.2Intense
146.2Intense
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206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.0Intense
276.0Intense
286.0Bright
296.0Bright
305.9Bright
Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Gaalkacyo

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust
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Is September a good time to visit Gaalkacyo?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gaalkacyo. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Gaalkacyo in September

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

In September, Gaalkacyo sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: a windbreaker.

light clothessun protectiona windbreaker

UV index in Gaalkacyo 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 Gaalkacyo peaks around April 10 at about 14 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeApr 10UV 14Nov 22UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Gaalkacyo 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 Gaalkacyo is worst in July — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (October, 13 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJul 1831 µg/m³Apr 2213 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul32Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Gaalkacyo?

Gaalkacyo sits at 6.8°N, 47.4°E, 288 m above sea level, in Somalia. The nearest listed city is Saaxo, 70 km away.

QorofDhabadWaalCabudwaaqYamarugleyDigih Habar EsRaqo

Topography around Gaalkacyo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gaalkacyo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m around an average of 287 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 343 m.

The land around Gaalkacyo is covered by bare terrain (45%), grassland (31%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, grassland (59%) and shrubs (31%) within 16 km, and shrubs (61%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
16 m
16 km
62 m
80 km
343 m
shrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain
September weather nearby: Saaxo 70 km · Qorof 112 km · Dhabad 113 km · Waal 135 km · Cabudwaaq 145 km · Yamarugley 149 km · Digih Habar Es 164 km · Raqo 179 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 Gaalkacyo (6.7697°, 47.4308°, elevation 288 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).