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Best time to visit Mogadishu

September is the best time to visit Mogadishu for general sightseeing, with average highs of 28 °C and about 6 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly December to March.

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 September comfort 67/100
A beach holiday January sea 27 °C
The least cloud January 35 % average cloud cover
The least rain February 1 mm
Warmth March 31 °C
Cooler weather July 27 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 September 67 28 °C 6 93
2 October 63 29 °C 9 87
3 December 63 30 °C 5 90
4 January 62 31 °C 1 95
5 August 61 27 °C 12 81
6 February 61 31 °C 0 94
7 March 60 31 °C 2 91
8 July 57 27 °C 15 75
9 November 57 29 °C 13 75
10 April 54 31 °C 11 73
11 June 53 28 °C 15 74
12 May 48 30 °C 17 70

For a beach holiday

January scores highest, with a sea temperature of 27 °C and air temperatures around 31 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 27 °C 31 °C 35 % 95
February 27 °C 31 °C 36 % 94
March 28 °C 31 °C 39 % 91
April 29 °C 31 °C 51 % 73
May 28 °C 30 °C 54 % 70
June 27 °C 28 °C 64 % 74
July 26 °C 27 °C 67 % 75
August 25 °C 27 °C 59 % 81
September 26 °C 28 °C 47 % 93
October 27 °C 29 °C 48 % 87
November 28 °C 29 °C 45 % 75
December 27 °C 30 °C 36 % 90

When to think twice

May scores lowest with about 17 wet days and highs near 30 °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 30.5 °C 7 mm 35 %
February 30.8 °C 1 mm 36 %
March 31.1 °C 7 mm 39 %
April 31.0 °C 57 mm 51 %
May 29.5 °C 72 mm 54 %
June 28.1 °C 47 mm 64 %
July 27.2 °C 48 mm 67 %
August 27.3 °C 37 mm 59 %
September 28.2 °C 24 mm 47 %
October 29.0 °C 43 mm 48 %
November 29.4 °C 65 mm 45 %
December 30.2 °C 28 mm 36 %

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.