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Best time to visit Berbera

January is the best time to visit Berbera for general sightseeing, with average highs of 27 °C and about 1 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly November to February.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking January comfort 80/100
A beach holiday February sea 26 °C
The least cloud September 22 % average cloud cover
The least rain July 1 mm
Warmth June 39 °C
Cooler weather January 27 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 January 80 27 °C 1 100
2 December 79 28 °C 2 99
3 February 78 28 °C 1 100
4 November 73 29 °C 3 95
5 March 70 29 °C 2 99
6 October 64 32 °C 4 80
7 April 62 31 °C 5 89
8 May 52 34 °C 2 72
9 September 42 37 °C 1 63
10 June 33 39 °C 0 57
11 July 31 38 °C 0 63
12 August 31 38 °C 1 64

For a beach holiday

February scores highest, with a sea temperature of 26 °C and air temperatures around 28 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 26 °C 27 °C 37 % 100
February 26 °C 28 °C 38 % 100
March 27 °C 29 °C 34 % 99
April 28 °C 31 °C 37 % 89
May 30 °C 34 °C 34 % 72
June 31 °C 39 °C 39 % 57
July 29 °C 38 °C 36 % 63
August 29 °C 38 °C 28 % 64
September 31 °C 37 °C 22 % 63
October 30 °C 32 °C 27 % 80
November 29 °C 29 °C 25 % 95
December 27 °C 28 °C 30 % 99

When to think twice

August scores lowest with about 1 wet days and highs near 38 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 27.1 °C 6 mm 37 %
February 27.5 °C 6 mm 38 %
March 28.9 °C 9 mm 34 %
April 30.6 °C 23 mm 37 %
May 34.4 °C 11 mm 34 %
June 38.6 °C 2 mm 39 %
July 38.5 °C 1 mm 36 %
August 38.1 °C 3 mm 28 %
September 36.8 °C 3 mm 22 %
October 31.6 °C 18 mm 27 %
November 29.1 °C 22 mm 25 %
December 27.6 °C 10 mm 30 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.