Mogadishu weather in May

May in Mogadishu: sweltering, a little rain, with clean air — fine if you can take 35°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

#12 of 12 months in Mogadishu · #1058 of 1413 destinations to visit in May · comfort 68/100 (tier C)

Days
31°C
Nights
27°C
Wet days
16
Sun
11.1 h
Humidity
80%
Daylight
12 h
Mogadishu, Somalia
Photo: Yontoy Photography · Pexels

Traveller notes on Mogadishu in May

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 — May

Daytime high31°C / 88°F🔥 sweltering
Nighttime low27°C / 81°F
Feels like (high)35°C / 95°F
Sea temperature29°C / 83°F♨️ bath-warm
Rainfall69 mm / 2.7 in🌦 some rain
Rainy days16 days
Humidity80%💦 very humid
Dew point25°C / 76°F
Sunshine11.1 h/day
Daylight12.2 h
Wind24 km/h / 15 mph
Air quality (US AQI)36🍃 good

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

Crowds in Mogadishu in May

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 3 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 May

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 May — FAQ

Is May a good time to visit Mogadishu?
May in Mogadishu: sweltering, a little rain, with clean air — fine if you can take 35°C afternoons. It ranks #12 of 12 months for Mogadishu on SeasonMap's comfort score (68/100).
What is the weather like in Mogadishu in May?
In May, Mogadishu averages a daily high of 31.1°C and a low of 27°C, with about 69.1 mm of rain over roughly 16.3 rainy days.
What is the air quality in Mogadishu in May?
Mogadishu has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 36 in May.