Hargeysa weather in July

In July, Hargeysa sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 16 mm of rain across 3.9 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of July to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Hargeysa's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hargeysa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
7th warmest
Overnight low
19°
8th coldest
Rainfall
16 mm
3.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:54 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover
41%
8th clearest
Wind
30 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Hargeysa is capital city of Somaliland.

Density
14,481/km²
people per km²

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical July day in Hargeysa reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 1°C cooler than June and on par with August.

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Hargeysa weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 13°20.511.58.9
Feb27° / 14°40.711.78.3
Mar29° / 17°173.111.96.6
Apr29° / 19°498.712.25.6
May30° / 19°377.712.45.4
Jun30° / 19°61.212.56.2
Jul29° / 19°163.912.56.5
Aug29° / 19°205.512.36.1
Sep30° / 20°143.612.16.0
Oct28° / 17°275.811.87.0
Nov26° / 15°142.711.68.3
Dec25° / 13°40.811.59.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Hargeysa gets around 16 mm of rain over 3.9 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 12% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July 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 (%)
154460
255450
356440
458420
559410
660400
761390
862380
963370
1063370
1164360
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1961390
2060400
2159410
2258420
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2456440
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2854460
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Wind in July

Winds average 30 km/h in July, the windiest month of the year.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 29 km/h on the calmest days to 30 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of July to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:51 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 6:24 PM to 6:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:516:24
212.55:516:24
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.56 kWh/m² to a high of 6.9 kWh/m² in March across the year — July's 5.71 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Hargeysa

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust
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Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
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Dec

Is July a good time to visit Hargeysa?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
8.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Hargeysa in July

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

In July, Hargeysa sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and a windbreaker. Worth having: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothesa windbreakersun protection

UV index in Hargeysa in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Hargeysa peaks around March 19 at about 15 (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 15Nov 23UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Hargeysa in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Hargeysa is worst in July — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.3× the cleanest month (November, 12 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateModerateJul 1438 µg/m³Nov 1712 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun33Moderate
Jul38Poor
Aug28Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Hargeysa?

Hargeysa sits at 9.6°N, 44.1°E, 1,261 m above sea level, in Somalia. The nearest listed city is Gebiley, 51 km away.

HartīshēkGedebBoramaJijiga

Topography around Hargeysa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hargeysa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 147 m around an average of 1,288 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 369 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,540 m.

The land around Hargeysa is covered by artificial surfaces (83%) within 3 km, grassland (66%) within 16 km, and grassland (57%) and shrubs (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
147 m
16 km
369 m
80 km
1,540 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
July weather nearby: Gebiley 51 km · Tog Wajaale 80 km · Baki 83 km · Ruqi 84 km · Hartīshēk 90 km · Gedeb 97 km · Borama 105 km · Jijiga 141 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 Hargeysa (9.56°, 44.065°, elevation 1,261 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).