Gebiley weather in August

In August, Gebiley sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 43 mm of rain across 10.6 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of August to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Gebiley's 8th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gebiley's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
6th warmest
Overnight low
18°
10th coldest
Rainfall
43 mm
10.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:00 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover
45%
8th clearest
Wind
21 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical August day in Gebiley reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 12°61.411.58.9
Feb26° / 13°71.311.78.5
Mar28° / 16°305.311.97.2
Apr28° / 17°7310.512.26.2
May29° / 18°518.412.46.1
Jun29° / 18°71.812.66.6
Jul28° / 18°306.812.56.7
Aug28° / 18°4310.612.36.3
Sep28° / 18°234.812.16.9
Oct27° / 15°345.911.87.6
Nov25° / 13°17311.68.6
Dec23° / 12°51.411.48.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 31% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27327
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57327
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318515

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Gebiley gets around 43 mm of rain over 10.6 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 34% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 59% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
158411
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Wind in August

Winds average 21 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 22 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
122breezy
222breezy
322breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of August to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:59 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 6:24 PM to 6:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:596:24
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412.45:596:24
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.09 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.56 kWh/m² to a high of 6.64 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 6.09 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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96.0Bright
106.0Intense
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Gebiley

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is August a good time to visit Gebiley?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Gebiley in August

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

In August, Gebiley sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear and a windbreaker. About 11 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain geara windbreaker

UV index in Gebiley in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gebiley peaks around March 19 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 19UV 16Nov 23UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Gebiley in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Gebiley is worst in July — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (November, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJul 1021 µg/m³Nov 2311 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Gebiley?

Gebiley sits at 9.7°N, 43.6°E, 1,474 m above sea level, in Somalia. The nearest listed city is Tog Wajaale, 34 km away.

Jijiga

Topography around Gebiley

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gebiley has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 106 m around an average of 1,470 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 359 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,797 m.

The land around Gebiley is covered by grassland (50%) and shrubs (23%) within 3 km, grassland (48%) and shrubs (34%) within 16 km, and grassland (43%) and shrubs (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
106 m
16 km
359 m
80 km
1,797 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Tog Wajaale 34 km · Baki 34 km · Ruqi 37 km · Gedeb 51 km · Hargeysa 51 km · Borama 55 km · Hartīshēk 67 km · Jijiga 98 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 Gebiley (9.7003°, 43.6244°, elevation 1,474 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).