How many sunny days does Mogadishu have per year?

Mogadishu averages approximately 354 sunny days per year, based on historical climate data.

What is the air quality in Mogadishu?

Mogadishu has an annual PM2.5 concentration of 10.5 µg/m³, classified as "Fair" by WHO standards. Slightly above WHO targets. Sensitive individuals may notice effects.

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Mogadishu · Somalia

Name: Mogadishu, Somalia
Address: Mogadishu, SO

The capital and largest city of Somalia.

Large city

4.8M

186 km²

12m

02:59 UTC+3

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Mogadishu, Somalia is a 4.8M-resident city with 354 sunny days and 0 frost days annually and an annual PM2.5 of 10.5 µg/m³. The capital and largest city of Somalia.

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Climate

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Climate Lab · Mogadishu

Monthly climate metrics across temperature, precipitation, wind, and UV.

Metric	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Temperature
Daily high°C	29	29	30	31	30	29	27	27	28	28	29	29	29
Daily mean°C	27	27	28	29	28	27	26	26	26	27	28	27	27
Daily low°C	25	25	26	28	27	26	25	24	25	25	26	26	26
Thermal comfort
High feelsDaily high feels-like°C	38	39	39	39	36	33	31	32	33	36	37	38	36
Mean feelsDaily mean feels-like°C	31	32	33	34	31	28	27	27	29	30	32	31	30
Low feelsDaily low feels-like°C	21	21	24	26	24	22	20	20	21	22	25	22	22
Humidity
HumidityRelative humidity%	71	73	72	73	77	77	78	77	78	76	77	75	75
Dewpoint°C	21.5	21.7	23.4	24.1	23.9	22.7	21.8	21.4	22.3	22.8	22.9	22.3	22.6
Precipitation
Rainfallmm	1	1	11	75	70	54	73	50	31	30	50	10	455
Rain days≥1mm	0	0	4	19	18	16	24	16	11	11	14	2	135
Wind
Wind avgm/s	6.7	6.7	5.6	3.8	6.0	7.0	7.5	6.8	6.3	4.8	3.9	5.9	5.9
Wind gustsm/s	8.4	8.1	7.6	5.5	7.8	8.6	9.0	8.2	7.8	6.6	5.5	7.1	7.5
Sun & UV
Sunshinehrs/day	10.8	10.7	10.7	10.0	9.8	10.0	10.0	10.1	9.6	9.3	9.6	10.2	10.1
Clear skyindex	65%	68%	74%	56%	55%	46%	44%	44%	57%	52%	56%	66%	57%
UV indexmax avg	11.6	12.4	13.1	11.1	9.9	9.0	8.8	10.3	11.2	10.8	9.6	10.5	10.7

Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025

Confidence: High

Lifestyle Calendar · Mogadishu

Outdoor living in Mogadishu is seasonal. 4 months of the year are the toughest stretch. Dinner outside is comfortable 8/12 months — impressive, while even walking manages 2/12 months.

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Annual

8/12

Dinner Outside

40Jan: 40% viability

47Feb: 47% viability

79Mar: 79% viability

93Apr: 93% viability

86May: 86% viability

57Jun: 57% viability

37Jul: 37% viability

72Aug: 72% viability

87Sep: 87% viability

97Oct: 97% viability

91Nov: 91% viability

78Dec: 78% viability

8/12

Dinner Outside

40Jan: 40% viability

47Feb: 47% viability

79Mar: 79% viability

93Apr: 93% viability

86May: 86% viability

57Jun: 57% viability

37Jul: 37% viability

72Aug: 72% viability

87Sep: 87% viability

97Oct: 97% viability

91Nov: 91% viability

78Dec: 78% viability

72%

Wind

0/12

Lunch Outside

17Jan: 17% viability

13Feb: 13% viability

13Mar: 13% viability

20Apr: 20% viability

33May: 33% viability

21Jun: 21% viability

13Jul: 13% viability

37Aug: 37% viability

48Sep: 48% viability

52Oct: 52% viability

32Nov: 32% viability

28Dec: 28% viability

0/12

Lunch Outside

17Jan: 17% viability

13Feb: 13% viability

13Mar: 13% viability

20Apr: 20% viability

33May: 33% viability

21Jun: 21% viability

13Jul: 13% viability

37Aug: 37% viability

48Sep: 48% viability

52Oct: 52% viability

32Nov: 32% viability

28Dec: 28% viability

27%

Humid

2/12

Walking

17Jan: 17% viability

12Feb: 12% viability

11Mar: 11% viability

17Apr: 17% viability

48May: 48% viability

64Jun: 64% viability

52Jul: 52% viability

78Aug: 78% viability

79Sep: 79% viability

50Oct: 50% viability

32Nov: 32% viability

23Dec: 23% viability

2/12

Walking

17Jan: 17% viability

12Feb: 12% viability

11Mar: 11% viability

17Apr: 17% viability

48May: 48% viability

64Jun: 64% viability

52Jul: 52% viability

78Aug: 78% viability

79Sep: 79% viability

50Oct: 50% viability

32Nov: 32% viability

23Dec: 23% viability

40%

Humid

0/12

Running

0Jan: 0% viability

0Feb: 0% viability

0Mar: 0% viability

0Apr: 0% viability

5May: 5% viability

12Jun: 12% viability

20Jul: 20% viability

21Aug: 21% viability

14Sep: 14% viability

8Oct: 8% viability

4Nov: 4% viability

1Dec: 1% viability

0/12

Running

0Jan: 0% viability

0Feb: 0% viability

0Mar: 0% viability

0Apr: 0% viability

5May: 5% viability

12Jun: 12% viability

20Jul: 20% viability

21Aug: 21% viability

14Sep: 14% viability

8Oct: 8% viability

4Nov: 4% viability

1Dec: 1% viability

Heat

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ComfortableModerateUncomfortable

Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025

Confidence: High

Climate

Feels-like °C

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Climate Lab · Mogadishu

Monthly climate metrics across temperature, precipitation, wind, and UV.

Metric	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Temperature
Daily high°C	29	29	30	31	30	29	27	27	28	28	29	29	29
Daily mean°C	27	27	28	29	28	27	26	26	26	27	28	27	27
Daily low°C	25	25	26	28	27	26	25	24	25	25	26	26	26
Thermal comfort
High feelsDaily high feels-like°C	38	39	39	39	36	33	31	32	33	36	37	38	36
Mean feelsDaily mean feels-like°C	31	32	33	34	31	28	27	27	29	30	32	31	30
Low feelsDaily low feels-like°C	21	21	24	26	24	22	20	20	21	22	25	22	22
Humidity
HumidityRelative humidity%	71	73	72	73	77	77	78	77	78	76	77	75	75
Dewpoint°C	21.5	21.7	23.4	24.1	23.9	22.7	21.8	21.4	22.3	22.8	22.9	22.3	22.6
Precipitation
Rainfallmm	1	1	11	75	70	54	73	50	31	30	50	10	455
Rain days≥1mm	0	0	4	19	18	16	24	16	11	11	14	2	135
Wind
Wind avgm/s	6.7	6.7	5.6	3.8	6.0	7.0	7.5	6.8	6.3	4.8	3.9	5.9	5.9
Wind gustsm/s	8.4	8.1	7.6	5.5	7.8	8.6	9.0	8.2	7.8	6.6	5.5	7.1	7.5
Sun & UV
Sunshinehrs/day	10.8	10.7	10.7	10.0	9.8	10.0	10.0	10.1	9.6	9.3	9.6	10.2	10.1
Clear skyindex	65%	68%	74%	56%	55%	46%	44%	44%	57%	52%	56%	66%	57%
UV indexmax avg	11.6	12.4	13.1	11.1	9.9	9.0	8.8	10.3	11.2	10.8	9.6	10.5	10.7

Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025

Confidence: High

Lifestyle Calendar · Mogadishu

Outdoor living in Mogadishu is seasonal. 4 months of the year are the toughest stretch. Dinner outside is comfortable 8/12 months — impressive, while even walking manages 2/12 months.

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Annual

8/12

Dinner Outside

40Jan: 40% viability

47Feb: 47% viability

79Mar: 79% viability

93Apr: 93% viability

86May: 86% viability

57Jun: 57% viability

37Jul: 37% viability

72Aug: 72% viability

87Sep: 87% viability

97Oct: 97% viability

91Nov: 91% viability

78Dec: 78% viability

8/12

Dinner Outside

40Jan: 40% viability

47Feb: 47% viability

79Mar: 79% viability

93Apr: 93% viability

86May: 86% viability

57Jun: 57% viability

37Jul: 37% viability

72Aug: 72% viability

87Sep: 87% viability

97Oct: 97% viability

91Nov: 91% viability

78Dec: 78% viability

72%

Wind

0/12

Lunch Outside

17Jan: 17% viability

13Feb: 13% viability

13Mar: 13% viability

20Apr: 20% viability

33May: 33% viability

21Jun: 21% viability

13Jul: 13% viability

37Aug: 37% viability

48Sep: 48% viability

52Oct: 52% viability

32Nov: 32% viability

28Dec: 28% viability

0/12

Lunch Outside

17Jan: 17% viability

13Feb: 13% viability

13Mar: 13% viability

20Apr: 20% viability

33May: 33% viability

21Jun: 21% viability

13Jul: 13% viability

37Aug: 37% viability

48Sep: 48% viability

52Oct: 52% viability

32Nov: 32% viability

28Dec: 28% viability

27%

Humid

2/12

Walking

17Jan: 17% viability

12Feb: 12% viability

11Mar: 11% viability

17Apr: 17% viability

48May: 48% viability

64Jun: 64% viability

52Jul: 52% viability

78Aug: 78% viability

79Sep: 79% viability

50Oct: 50% viability

32Nov: 32% viability

23Dec: 23% viability

2/12

Walking

17Jan: 17% viability

12Feb: 12% viability

11Mar: 11% viability

17Apr: 17% viability

48May: 48% viability

64Jun: 64% viability

52Jul: 52% viability

78Aug: 78% viability

79Sep: 79% viability

50Oct: 50% viability

32Nov: 32% viability

23Dec: 23% viability

40%

Humid

0/12

Running

0Jan: 0% viability

0Feb: 0% viability

0Mar: 0% viability

0Apr: 0% viability

5May: 5% viability

12Jun: 12% viability

20Jul: 20% viability

21Aug: 21% viability

14Sep: 14% viability

8Oct: 8% viability

4Nov: 4% viability

1Dec: 1% viability

0/12

Running

0Jan: 0% viability

0Feb: 0% viability

0Mar: 0% viability

0Apr: 0% viability

5May: 5% viability

12Jun: 12% viability

20Jul: 20% viability

21Aug: 21% viability

14Sep: 14% viability

8Oct: 8% viability

4Nov: 4% viability

1Dec: 1% viability

Heat

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ComfortableModerateUncomfortable

Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025

Confidence: High

Mogadishu · Somalia

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