Weather in Mogadishu in August 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Mogadishu in August
Going from a maximum of +29°C during the day to a minimum of +23°C during the night, the temperature in August averages around +28°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 0% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +28°C to +28°C.
Is Mogadishu warm or cold in August?
Mogadishu is typically warm in August.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +27°C to +27°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +23°C to +23°C.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
August is one of the coolest months in Mogadishu, here is the comparison with other months:
Water temperature in Mogadishu in August
Water in Mogadishu in August is Warm. It varies from +25°C to +27°C, with an average of +26°C. This is almost similar to the air temperature, which averages +27°C.
The water temperature in August is one of the coldest of the entire year:
Can you swim in Mogadishu in August?
Climate in Mogadishu in August
| July | August | September | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +27°C | +27°C | +28°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +22°C | +20°C | +22°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +29°C | +30°C | +31°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 44 mm | 32 mm | 21 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 6 m/s | 6 m/s | 5 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +26°C | +26°C | +26°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 81% | 81% | 80% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1013 HPa | 1013 HPa | 1012 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 5 | 7 | 10 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 26 | 24 | 18 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
August weather is still as good as in July. The temperature levels stay the same in the area of +27°C for average maximum temperature during the day. As August arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 44 mm to 32 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 81%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during August, staying around 6 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 0 sunny days during the month.
September brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 6 m/s getting up to 7 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Mogadishu is gradually increasing during August, going from 6 m/s to 6 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last August in Mogadishu?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Mogadishu in August has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1984 (+29°C) and the highest in 2019 (+30°C). The driest year was 1996 with only 261 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1997 with 899 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Mogadishu, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.