Qoryooley weather in August

In August, Qoryooley sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 22 mm of rain across 7.8 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 8th-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 34% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of August to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Qoryooley's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Qoryooley's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
11th warmest
Overnight low
23°
1st coldest
Rainfall
22 mm
7.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:04 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover
56%
10th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Qoryooley is city in Lower Shebelle region, Somalia.

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical August day in Qoryooley reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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How August really feels in Qoryooley

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August 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

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

Qoryooley weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 24°81.611.94.8
Feb33° / 24°30.511.94.5
Mar33° / 25°154124.1
Apr32° / 26°9416.2123.3
May31° / 25°9919.912.13.8
Jun29° / 24°351112.15.1
Jul29° / 23°309.712.15.6
Aug29° / 23°227.812.15.9
Sep30° / 24°206.1125.7
Oct31° / 24°7914.5124.4
Nov31° / 24°11017.911.94.0
Dec32° / 24°376.111.94.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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

Any precipitation

Qoryooley gets around 22 mm of rain over 7.8 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 24% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
129
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 76% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
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97822
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Wind in August

Winds average 19 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
120light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

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Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of August to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:06 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:066:10
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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 5.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.25 kWh/m² to a high of 7.02 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 5.76 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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316.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Qoryooley?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Qoryooley in August

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

In August, Qoryooley sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Qoryooley in August

The nearest coast averages about 25°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 21 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 Qoryooley in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Qoryooley peaks around March 24 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 24UV 14Jun 20UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Qoryooley?

Qoryooley sits at 1.8°N, 44.5°E, 64 m above sea level, in Somalia. The nearest listed city is Marka, 28 km away.

MogadishuWanlaweynBuurhakabaJawharBaidoaDiinsoor

Topography around Qoryooley

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Qoryooley has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 9 m around an average of 66 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 182 m.

The land around Qoryooley is covered by cropland (78%) within 3 km, cropland (46%) and shrubs (43%) within 16 km, and shrubs (57%) and water (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
9 m
16 km
27 m
80 km
182 m
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August weather nearby: Marka 28 km · Afgooye 76 km · Mogadishu 95 km · Wanlaweyn 101 km · Buurhakaba 124 km · Jawhar 154 km · Baidoa 177 km · Diinsoor 186 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 Qoryooley (1.7878°, 44.53°, elevation 64 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).