When to go · Hargeisa
Hargeisa in August
Mixed month. Second rains; storms possible.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Temperature
- 29°C84°F / 16°C61°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 7
- Crowds
- Low
- Somaliland overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Somaliland overall
Verdict
MixedVoykit month rating for Hargeisa
Second rains; storms possible.
Weather in August
- HargeisaHighs around 29 °C, lows around 16 °C, rain on about 7 daysHighs around 84 °F, lows around 61 °F, 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.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.