Wanlaweyn weather in August

In August, Wanlaweyn sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 8 mm of rain across 2.2 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Wanlaweyn's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wanlaweyn's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
11th warmest
Overnight low
23°
1st coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
2.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:02 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
58%
10th clearest
Wind
21 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Wanlaweyn is human settlement.

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 31°C through the month.

A typical August day in Wanlaweyn reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 33°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 Wanlaweyn

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Wanlaweyn weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 23°61.211.93.0
Feb36° / 24°10.311.92.4
Mar37° / 25°122.2122.1
Apr35° / 25°7812.712.12.5
May32° / 25°6713.612.13.5
Jun32° / 24°123.312.14.7
Jul31° / 23°112.312.15.2
Aug31° / 23°82.212.15.0
Sep32° / 23°133.1124.5
Oct33° / 24°8411.711.93.6
Nov32° / 24°8913.911.93.6
Dec34° / 23°264.611.93.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24852
34753
44753
54852
64951
74951
84951
95050
105149
115248
125347
135347
145446
155545
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195842
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226040
236139
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266238
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286337
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306337
316337

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Wanlaweyn gets around 8 mm of rain over 2.2 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 7% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
17
27
37
47
57
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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 87% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 90% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
114851
214851
314851
413861
513861
612871
712871
811881
911872
1010882
1110882
129892
139892
148902
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209883
219883
229883
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2610864
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2910864
3010864
3110855

Wind in August

Winds average 21 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 21 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
121breezy
221breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of August 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 August. Sunrise moves from 6:03 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:036:10
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312.16:036:10
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512.16:036:09
612.16:036:09
712.16:036:09
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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 5.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.03 kWh/m² to a high of 7.09 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 5.53 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
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115.4Bright
125.5Bright
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285.8Bright
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315.8Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Wanlaweyn?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Wanlaweyn in August

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

In August, Wanlaweyn sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection and a windbreaker.

light clothessun protectiona windbreaker

UV index in Wanlaweyn in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Wanlaweyn peaks around March 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 22UV 15Jun 22UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Wanlaweyn 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 Wanlaweyn 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).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateNov 2215 µg/m³Sep 169 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar12Moderate
Apr10Good
May10Good
Jun11Good
Jul11Good
Aug10Good
Sep9Good
Oct10Good
Nov16Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Wanlaweyn?

Wanlaweyn sits at 2.6°N, 44.9°E, 93 m above sea level, in Somalia. The nearest listed city is Afgooye, 59 km away.

BuurhakabaQoryooleyMarkaBaidoaBuulobarde

Topography around Wanlaweyn

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wanlaweyn has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6 m around an average of 89 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 12 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 542 m.

The land around Wanlaweyn is covered by cropland (66%) within 3 km, cropland (55%) and shrubs (35%) within 16 km, and shrubs (67%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
6 m
16 km
12 m
80 km
542 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland
August weather nearby: Afgooye 59 km · Jawhar 70 km · Mogadishu 82 km · Buurhakaba 93 km · Qoryooley 101 km · Marka 101 km · Baidoa 149 km · Buulobarde 156 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 Wanlaweyn (2.6185°, 44.8938°, elevation 93 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).