Marka weather in July

In July, Marka sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 43 mm of rain across 13.3 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of July to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Marka's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Marka's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
12th warmest
Overnight low
24°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
43 mm
13.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:04 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover
64%
12th clearest
Wind
24 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Marka is port city in the southern Lower Shebelle province of Somalia.

Founded
~1000 BCE

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 27°C through the month.

A typical July day in Marka reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 1°C cooler than June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Marka

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

July sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Marka weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 24°61.211.96.4
Feb30° / 25°1011.96.4
Mar31° / 26°72125.9
Apr31° / 26°6111124.6
May30° / 26°7717.712.14.4
Jun28° / 24°4415.512.15.2
Jul27° / 24°4313.312.15.9
Aug28° / 23°3111.312.16.4
Sep28° / 24°217126.6
Oct29° / 25°438.7125.9
Nov29° / 25°6913.311.95.1
Dec30° / 25°285.811.95.9

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in July, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34654
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54456
64456
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94357
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Marka gets around 43 mm of rain over 13.3 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 44% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the muggy band about 53% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
13466
23664
33862
44159
54357
64456
74654
84852
94951
105149
115248
125347
135446
145545
155545
165644
175743
185842
195842
205941
216040
226040
236040
246139
256139
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276139
286139
296238
306238
316238

Wind in July

Winds average 24 km/h in July, the windiest month of the year.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 23 km/h on the calmest days to 24 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of July 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 July. Sunrise moves from 6:01 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 6:09 PM.

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112.16:016:07
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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 5.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.46 kWh/m² to a high of 7.07 kWh/m² in February across the year — July's 5.59 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Marka?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Marka in July

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

In July, Marka sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear, sun protection and a windbreaker. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Marka in July

The nearest coast averages about 26°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 15 km away) is warmest in April at about 29°C and coldest in August near 25°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr29Tropical
May28Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Marka 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 Marka peaks around April 9 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeApr 9UV 14Jun 20UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Marka 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 Marka is worst in January — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (April, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateJan 1916 µg/m³Apr 207 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar12Good
Apr6Good
May8Good
Jun11Good
Jul12Good
Aug9Good
Sep8Good
Oct7Good
Nov10Good
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Marka?

Marka sits at 1.7°N, 44.8°E, 12 m above sea level, in Somalia. The nearest listed city is Qoryooley, 28 km away.

WanlaweynBuurhakabaJawharBaidoaDiinsoor

Topography around Marka

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Marka has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 126 m around an average of 34 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 182 m.

The land around Marka is covered by water (44%) and shrubs (35%) within 3 km, water (48%) and shrubs (25%) within 16 km, and shrubs (43%) and water (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
126 m
16 km
148 m
80 km
182 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Qoryooley 28 km · Afgooye 61 km · Mogadishu 73 km · Wanlaweyn 101 km · Buurhakaba 143 km · Jawhar 143 km · Baidoa 199 km · Diinsoor 214 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 Marka (1.7159°, 44.7717°, elevation 12 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).