Mogadishu weather in April

April in Mogadishu: sweltering, a little rain, with clean air — fine if you can take 38°C afternoons.

Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

Mogadishu🇸🇴 Somalia · Horn of Africa · City68
  1. 77Jan
  2. 76Feb
  3. 73Mar
  4. 68Apr
  5. 68May
  6. 71Jun
  7. 74Jul
  8. 76Aug
  9. 75Sep
  10. 74Oct
  11. 71Nov
  12. 75Dec

#11 of 12 months in Mogadishu · #1124 of 1413 destinations to visit in April · comfort 68/100 (tier C)

Days
32°C
Nights
28°C
Wet days
11
Sun
11.2 h
Humidity
75%
Daylight
12 h
Mogadishu, Somalia
Photo: Yontoy Photography · Pexels

Traveller notes on Mogadishu in April

Other months in Mogadishu

Trip reports for Mogadishu are essentially nonexistent on the forum, and the destination currently carries a formal advisory against non-essential travel - consistent with how thin, advisory-affected destinations are documented on this site: honestly, and grounded in regional climate knowledge rather than fabricated specifics. Mogadishu sits on Somalia's Indian Ocean coast in a hot, semi-arid tropical zone, and February falls within the region's drier northeast-monsoon season, with the well-established regional pattern pointing to consistently hot days, warm humid nights, and comparatively little rainfall this time of year compared to the wetter spring and autumn monsoon transitions.
Tripadvisor community · February · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
Forum coverage of Mogadishu is extremely limited, dominated by safety discussions and an active travel advisory recommending against non-essential travel, rather than granular weather detail. What little discussion exists centers on specialized tour operators (offering visa processing, airport pickup and guided visits) rather than independent trip reports. Mogadishu's coastal position on the Indian Ocean means August should bring the kind of warm, breezy conditions typical of the Somali coast at this time of year, broadly similar to the pattern posters describe for nearby Mombasa on the Kenyan coast, though the complete absence of detailed firsthand accounts makes this a regional inference rather than a confirmed local report.
Tripadvisor community · August · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗

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Mogadishu climate normals — April

Daytime high32°C / 90°F🔥 sweltering
Nighttime low28°C / 82°F
Feels like (high)38°C / 100°F
Sea temperature30°C / 86°F♨️ bath-warm
Rainfall56 mm / 2.2 in🌦 some rain
Rainy days11 days
Humidity75%💦 very humid
Dew point25°C / 77°F
Sunshine11.2 h/day
Daylight12.2 h
Wind18 km/h / 11 mph
Air quality (US AQI)27🍃 good

Monthly averages from ERA5 reanalysis. AQI is the mean US Air Quality Index for the month.

Crowds in Mogadishu in April

How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.

Quietschool holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it, one of its worst months for weather(estimated)

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Best months for Mogadishu's weather

Ranked by this destination's own climate comfort score across the year — a different thing from how busy it gets (see Crowds above).

Fair weatherMogadishu's weather doesn't swing hard through the year — comfort stays fairly steady in every month.

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What's on in Mogadishu in April

Recurring seasonal events, natural spectacles, closures and holidays — curated and sourced.

  • Season

    Gu, the main rains

    1 Apr – 15 Jun · usuallyMonsoonRisk

    The longer of the two wet seasons, and the one the whole country's farming year turns on. In the city it means short heavy storms and standing water rather than days of grey. Source ↗

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Mogadishu in April — FAQ

Is April a good time to visit Mogadishu?
April in Mogadishu: sweltering, a little rain, with clean air — fine if you can take 38°C afternoons. It ranks #11 of 12 months for Mogadishu on SeasonMap's comfort score (68/100).
What is the weather like in Mogadishu in April?
In April, Mogadishu averages a daily high of 32°C and a low of 27.6°C, with about 55.5 mm of rain over roughly 11.2 rainy days.
What is the air quality in Mogadishu in April?
Mogadishu has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 27 in April.