When to go · Hargeisa
Hargeisa in August
Mixed month. Second rains; storms possible.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Temperature
- 29°C (84°F)84°F (29°C) / 16°C (61°F)61°F (16°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 7
- Crowds
- Low
- Somaliland overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Somaliland overall
Verdict
Second rains; storms possible.
All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.
Is another month better than August?
August is rated mixed. These months rate higher:
Weather in August
- HargeisaHighs around 29 °C (84 °F), lows around 16 °C (61 °F), rain on about 7 daysHighs around 84 °F (29 °C), lows around 61 °F (16 °C), rain on about 7 days
- Highlands, Somaliland · Hargeisa, Borama, Sheikhfine
Mild at 1,000–1,500 m; gu rains around April–May and a second rainy spell roughly August–October; windy and dusty in summer.
Second rains season
Storms and green hills.
Watch: Slow roads.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Hargeysa International Book Fair check
Check the year · Hargeysa Cultural Centre
Readings, poetry and crowds; hotels fill.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Somaliland overall
- Low
- Prices · Somaliland overall
- Medium
Somaliland overall: Hottest on the coast; rain starts to return inland.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Hargeisa, side by side.
Verdict
Aug: Mixed
Jan: Great (better)
Daytime high
Aug: 29 °C (84 °F)84 °F (29 °C)
Jan: 26 °C (79 °F)79 °F (26 °C)
Night low
Aug: 16 °C (61 °F)61 °F (16 °C)
Jan: 12 °C (54 °F)54 °F (12 °C)
Rain days
Aug: 7
Jan: 1 (better)
Crowds
Aug: Low
Jan: Low
Prices
Aug: Medium
Jan: Medium
Festivals listed
Aug: 1
Jan: 0
August: Second rains; storms possible.
January: Dry and cool; the best time in the highlands.
Hargeisa: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.