Climate and average weather in Mogadishu
In Mogadishu, the weather is muggy, hot, wet, and mostly clear and remarkably steady, with daytime highs holding near hot levels all year. The wettest stretch peaks around May.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Mogadishu typically varies from 23°C to 30°C, and is rarely below 23°C or above 32°C. April is the hottest month of the year, while July is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best times of year to visit Mogadishu for warm-weather activities are from early January to late March and mid July to late October.
- Hottest
- Apr
- 30°
- Coldest
- Jul
- 24°
- Wettest
- May
- 73 mm
- Driest
- Feb
- 1 mm
- Rain / yr
- 417 mm
- 106 wet days
- Daylight
- 11.9–12.1 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 12 m
- 2.0°N
- Clearest
- Feb
- 29% cloud
Mogadishu is capital and the largest city of Somalia.
- Density
- 28,431/km²
- people per km²
- Founded
- 1331
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Mogadishu weather by month, at a glance
The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.
Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around mid July to late October.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Mogadishu, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
Temperatures in Mogadishu stay fairly even through the year, without a distinct hot or cool season. The warmest month is April, with an average high of 30°C and low of 26°C; the coolest is July, with an average low of 24°C and high of 27°C.
Days typically run about 4°C warmer than nights year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
| Avg low (°C) | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30 | 24 |
| Feb | 30 | 25 |
| Mar | 30 | 26 |
| Apr | 30 | 26 |
| May | 29 | 26 |
| Jun | 28 | 25 |
| Jul | 27 | 24 |
| Aug | 27 | 23 |
| Sep | 28 | 24 |
| Oct | 29 | 25 |
| Nov | 29 | 25 |
| Dec | 30 | 25 |
How hot and cold Mogadishu really feels
The felt-temperature range through the year — heat index on the day's high (summer humidity), wind chill on the night's low (winter wind). The dashed lines are the plain thermometer; the gap is how much hotter or colder it really feels.
On the hottest afternoons, once humidity is folded in, Mogadishu feels like about 35°C (around April 23). About 210 days a year carry some heat stress, peaking in April.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feels-like high (°C) | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 33 |
| Air high (°C) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
| Feels-like low (°C) | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Air low (°C) | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Feels-like high (°C) | Air high (°C) | Feels-like low (°C) | Air low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32 | 30 | 24 | 24 |
| Feb | 33 | 30 | 25 | 25 |
| Mar | 34 | 30 | 26 | 26 |
| Apr | 35 | 30 | 26 | 26 |
| May | 33 | 29 | 26 | 26 |
| Jun | 30 | 28 | 24 | 25 |
| Jul | 27 | 27 | 24 | 24 |
| Aug | 28 | 27 | 23 | 23 |
| Sep | 30 | 28 | 24 | 24 |
| Oct | 32 | 29 | 25 | 25 |
| Nov | 32 | 29 | 25 | 25 |
| Dec | 33 | 30 | 25 | 25 |
Average hourly temperature in Mogadishu
A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on April afternoons, near 30°C, and coldest before dawn in July, near 24°C.
Mogadishu weather by month
Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30° / 24° | 6 | 1.1 | 11.9 | 6.6 |
| Feb | 30° / 25° | 1 | 0 | 11.9 | 6.6 |
| Mar | 30° / 26° | 6 | 2 | 12 | 6.1 |
| Apr | 30° / 26° | 56 | 11.3 | 12 | 4.8 |
| May | 29° / 26° | 73 | 17.1 | 12.1 | 4.7 |
| Jun | 28° / 25° | 45 | 15.5 | 12.1 | 5.4 |
| Jul | 27° / 24° | 44 | 14.4 | 12.1 | 5.8 |
| Aug | 27° / 23° | 32 | 11.1 | 12.1 | 6.5 |
| Sep | 28° / 24° | 21 | 6.3 | 12 | 7.1 |
| Oct | 29° / 25° | 42 | 8.6 | 12 | 6.1 |
| Nov | 29° / 25° | 64 | 13.1 | 11.9 | 5.3 |
| Dec | 30° / 25° | 27 | 5.4 | 11.9 | 6.1 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Mogadishu gets about 417 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is some rain, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 4.6 months, from around Apr 12 to Aug 30, peaking in May at about 61% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Feb 13.
May is the wettest month by volume, with 73 mm over about 17 wet days; February is the driest, with 1 mm.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 3 | 0 | 7 | 37 | 56 | 51 | 47 | 35 | 22 | 28 | 44 | 18 |
| Rain days | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 5 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3 | 1 |
| Feb | 0 | 0 |
| Mar | 7 | 2 |
| Apr | 37 | 11 |
| May | 56 | 17 |
| Jun | 51 | 16 |
| Jul | 47 | 14 |
| Aug | 35 | 11 |
| Sep | 22 | 6 |
| Oct | 28 | 9 |
| Nov | 44 | 13 |
| Dec | 18 | 5 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Mogadishu collects about 417 mm of rain across 106 wet days — roughly 35 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. May is the wettest month with 73 mm, while February is the driest at just 1 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 46% of the year’s total.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 6 | 1 | 6 | 56 | 73 | 45 | 44 | 32 | 21 | 42 | 64 | 27 |
| Rain days | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 5 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6 | 1 |
| Feb | 1 | 0 |
| Mar | 6 | 2 |
| Apr | 56 | 11 |
| May | 73 | 17 |
| Jun | 45 | 16 |
| Jul | 44 | 14 |
| Aug | 32 | 11 |
| Sep | 21 | 6 |
| Oct | 42 | 9 |
| Nov | 64 | 13 |
| Dec | 27 | 5 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Mogadishu, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.
The clearer part of the year begins around October 26 and lasts for 5.6 months, ending around April 13. The clearest month is February, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 85% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around April 14 and lasts for 4.8 months, ending around September 7. The cloudiest month is July, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 54% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 84 | 85 | 85 | 69 | 64 | 50 | 46 | 60 | 76 | 74 | 75 | 83 |
| Cloudier (%) | 16 | 15 | 15 | 31 | 36 | 50 | 54 | 40 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 17 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 84 | 16 |
| Feb | 85 | 15 |
| Mar | 85 | 15 |
| Apr | 69 | 31 |
| May | 64 | 36 |
| Jun | 50 | 50 |
| Jul | 46 | 54 |
| Aug | 60 | 40 |
| Sep | 76 | 24 |
| Oct | 74 | 26 |
| Nov | 75 | 25 |
| Dec | 83 | 17 |
Daylight, sunrise and sunset
Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.
The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. Close to the equator, Mogadishu barely changes through the year: days stay near 12 h 06 min of light in every season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 11.9 | 11.9 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 11.9 | 11.9 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 6:11 | 6:15 | 6:09 | 5:58 | 5:52 | 5:55 | 6:01 | 6:01 | 5:53 | 5:45 | 5:47 | 5:58 |
| Sunset (PM) | 6:05 | 6:11 | 6:08 | 6:00 | 5:58 | 6:02 | 6:07 | 6:05 | 5:53 | 5:42 | 5:41 | 5:51 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11.9 | 6:11 | 6:05 |
| Feb | 11.9 | 6:15 | 6:11 |
| Mar | 12.0 | 6:09 | 6:08 |
| Apr | 12.0 | 5:58 | 6:00 |
| May | 12.1 | 5:52 | 5:58 |
| Jun | 12.1 | 5:55 | 6:02 |
| Jul | 12.1 | 6:01 | 6:07 |
| Aug | 12.1 | 6:01 | 6:05 |
| Sep | 12.0 | 5:53 | 5:53 |
| Oct | 12.0 | 5:45 | 5:42 |
| Nov | 11.9 | 5:47 | 5:41 |
| Dec | 11.9 | 5:58 | 5:51 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Mogadishu averages about 16 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 8 and 22 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 4.8 months, from around Nov 19 to Apr 14. The sunniest month is January, with roughly 21 sunny days (bright).
The greyest month is June, down near 9 sunny days — about 58% fewer than the January peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 22 | 20 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 21 |
| Sky | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Bright | Mixed | Bright | Bright |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22 | Bright |
| Feb | 20 | Bright |
| Mar | 22 | Bright |
| Apr | 15 | Bright |
| May | 13 | Mixed |
| Jun | 9 | Mixed |
| Jul | 9 | Mixed |
| Aug | 12 | Mixed |
| Sep | 16 | Bright |
| Oct | 15 | Mixed |
| Nov | 15 | Bright |
| Dec | 21 | Bright |
Humidity comfort
Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.
Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.
Mogadishu is humid all year round — on a typical day the air feels at least humid, and there is no real dry season to wait for.
The stickiest month is January, when it feels muggy, oppressive or miserable about 100% of the time. Even in January, the mildest month, the air is dry or comfortable only 0% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muggy (%) | 43 | 37 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 44 | 51 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 18 |
| Oppressive (%) | 56 | 60 | 81 | 70 | 73 | 90 | 56 | 49 | 72 | 94 | 97 | 81 |
| Miserable (%) | 0 | 2 | 9 | 29 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | Miserable (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 43 | 56 | 0 |
| Feb | 37 | 60 | 2 |
| Mar | 10 | 81 | 9 |
| Apr | 1 | 70 | 29 |
| May | 0 | 73 | 27 |
| Jun | 10 | 90 | 1 |
| Jul | 44 | 56 | 0 |
| Aug | 51 | 49 | 0 |
| Sep | 28 | 72 | 0 |
| Oct | 6 | 94 | 0 |
| Nov | 1 | 97 | 2 |
| Dec | 18 | 81 | 2 |
Wind
Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.
This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.
Across the year, average wind speed in Mogadishu is typically breezy, near 20 km/h, and varies a lot with the seasons.
The windier part of the year lasts 4.0 months, from around May 26 to Sep 25. The windiest month is July, averaging about 25 km/h (breezy).
The calmer part of the year runs from around Sep 26 to Dec 15, with November the calmest month at about 14 km/h.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 24 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 18 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 20 |
| Feels | breezy | breezy | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | breezy | breezy | breezy | breezy | light breeze | light breeze | breezy |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24 | breezy |
| Feb | 24 | breezy |
| Mar | 20 | light breeze |
| Apr | 14 | light breeze |
| May | 18 | light breeze |
| Jun | 24 | breezy |
| Jul | 25 | breezy |
| Aug | 24 | breezy |
| Sep | 21 | breezy |
| Oct | 16 | light breeze |
| Nov | 14 | light breeze |
| Dec | 20 | breezy |
Best time to visit Mogadishu
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Mogadishu throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around late July, Mogadishu is still near the start of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds not yet at full swing.
Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.
The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Mogadishu for general outdoor tourist activities run from mid July to late October and again from early December to late March, with a peak score in the third week of September.
The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel score (0–10) | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 6.1 |
| Rating | good | good | good | fair | fair | fair | good | good | good | good | fair | good |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.6 | good |
| Feb | 6.6 | good |
| Mar | 6.1 | good |
| Apr | 4.8 | fair |
| May | 4.7 | fair |
| Jun | 5.4 | fair |
| Jul | 5.8 | good |
| Aug | 6.5 | good |
| Sep | 7.0 | good |
| Oct | 6.1 | good |
| Nov | 5.3 | fair |
| Dec | 6.1 | good |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Mogadishu for hot-weather activities run from early September to late October and again from early December to mid April, with a peak score in the first week of February.
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
What to pack for Mogadishu, by month
Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.
Mogadishu packs about the same all year — highs hold near 30°C. Across the year the things worth having are light clothes, rain gear, sun protection and a windbreaker.
In April, Mogadishu sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Mogadishu
Average ocean temperature at the nearest coast, month by month, banded into swim-comfort zones — the other half of the beach question.
The sea at the nearest coast (about 18 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 |
| Comfort | Warm | Warm | Warm | Tropical | Tropical | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27 | Warm |
| Feb | 27 | Warm |
| Mar | 28 | Warm |
| Apr | 29 | Tropical |
| May | 28 | Tropical |
| Jun | 27 | Warm |
| Jul | 26 | Warm |
| Aug | 25 | Warm |
| Sep | 26 | Warm |
| Oct | 27 | Warm |
| Nov | 28 | Warm |
| Dec | 27 | Warm |
UV index (midday) in Mogadishu by month
Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mogadishu peaks around March 24 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 10 (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 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 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 | 14 | Extreme |
| Apr | 14 | Extreme |
| May | 13 | Extreme |
| Jun | 10 | Extreme |
| Jul | 11 | Extreme |
| Aug | 12 | Extreme |
| Sep | 13 | Extreme |
| Oct | 13 | Extreme |
| Nov | 11 | Extreme |
| Dec | 11 | Extreme |
Average hourly UV index in Mogadishu
Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.
The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in March the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 8 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 6.5 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8.5 | 8 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7.5 | 7.5 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 6 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8 | 6 |
| Feb | 8 | 6.5 |
| Mar | 8 | 6.5 |
| Apr | 8.5 | 6.5 |
| May | 8 | 6 |
| Jun | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| Jul | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| Aug | 8 | 6 |
| Sep | 8 | 6 |
| Oct | 8 | 6 |
| Nov | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| Dec | 7.5 | 5.5 |
Air quality in Mogadishu by month
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see which months the air is worst, not just the yearly average.
Air quality in Mogadishu is worst in November — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (September, 9 µg/m³).
Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 15 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Moderate | Moderate |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15 | Moderate |
| Feb | 15 | Moderate |
| Mar | 12 | Moderate |
| Apr | 10 | Good |
| May | 10 | Good |
| Jun | 11 | Good |
| Jul | 11 | Good |
| Aug | 10 | Good |
| Sep | 9 | Good |
| Oct | 10 | Good |
| Nov | 16 | Moderate |
| Dec | 15 | Moderate |
Growing season
Mogadishu is frost-free year round — even the coldest nights rarely reach freezing, so there is no start or end to the growing season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost-free chance (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Frost nights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frost-free chance (%) | Frost nights | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 100 | 0 |
| Feb | 100 | 0 |
| Mar | 100 | 0 |
| Apr | 100 | 0 |
| May | 100 | 0 |
| Jun | 100 | 0 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 0 |
| Sep | 100 | 0 |
| Oct | 100 | 0 |
| Nov | 100 | 0 |
| Dec | 100 | 0 |
Growing degree days
Growing degree days tally heat above 10°C: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Mogadishu banks about 6,103 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around April.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | 529 | 483 | 556 | 547 | 536 | 483 | 471 | 470 | 474 | 513 | 507 | 533 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 529 |
| Feb | 483 |
| Mar | 556 |
| Apr | 547 |
| May | 536 |
| Jun | 483 |
| Jul | 471 |
| Aug | 470 |
| Sep | 474 |
| Oct | 513 |
| Nov | 507 |
| Dec | 533 |
Solar energy
Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.
Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.
Mogadishu receives about 6.2 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — intense — with a clear seasonal swing between 5.5 and 7.1 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 4.0 months, from around Dec 18 to Apr 19. The brightest month is February, averaging about 7.1 kWh/m² (intense).
The dimmest month is June, down near 5.5 kWh/m² — roughly 22% less than the February peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 6.6 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 6.2 |
| Level | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Bright | Bright | Bright | Intense | Intense | Intense | Bright | Intense |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.6 | Intense |
| Feb | 7.1 | Intense |
| Mar | 7.0 | Intense |
| Apr | 6.4 | Intense |
| May | 5.7 | Bright |
| Jun | 5.5 | Bright |
| Jul | 5.7 | Bright |
| Aug | 6.1 | Intense |
| Sep | 6.4 | Intense |
| Oct | 6.2 | Intense |
| Nov | 6.0 | Bright |
| Dec | 6.2 | Intense |
Where is Mogadishu?
Mogadishu sits at 2.0°N, 45.3°E, 12 m above sea level, in Somalia. The nearest listed city is Afgooye, 27 km away.
What Mogadishu looks like
Topography around Mogadishu
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Mogadishu.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Mogadishu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 74 m around an average of 22 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 179 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 249 m.
The land around Mogadishu is covered by artificial surfaces (60%) and water (37%) within 3 km, water (48%) within 16 km, and water (34%), shrubs (32%) and cropland (23%) within 80 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 Mogadishu (2.0371°, 45.3438°, 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).