Berbera
City in Somalia: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Berbera, Somaliland: Siirski, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Berbera is a city in Somalia, in Woqooyi Galbeed. About 242,344 people live in the city proper, making it the 4th largest city of Somalia in our atlas.
It lies at 10.44° N, 45.01° E, about 11 m (36 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Mogadishu time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Berbera. Green dots: other major cities of Somalia. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Berbera has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). The warmest month is usually Jun, with average highs near 36°C (97°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 22°C (71°F). Around 164 mm (6 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Apr.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
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- Hargeysa · 142 km
- Ruqi · 181 km
- Borama · 208 km
- El Dibir · 693 km
- Baidoa · 827 km
- Mogadishu · 933 km
- Marka · 969 km
- Kismayo · 1,228 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 64435 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q191718 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Berbera, Somaliland: Siirski, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)