Borama
City in Somalia: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Rays Hotel in Borama: licensed from World66, CC BY-SA 1.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Borama is a city in Somalia, in Awdal. About 597,842 people live in the city proper, making it the 2nd largest city of Somalia in our atlas.
It lies at 9.94° N, 43.18° E, about 1,468 m (4,816 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Mogadishu time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Borama. Green dots: other major cities of Somalia. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Borama has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). The warmest month is usually Jun, with average highs near 33°C (91°F); the coolest nights come in Dec at about 11°C (52°F). Around 435 mm (17 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Aug.
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.
What to eat in SomaliaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Ruqi · 27 km
- Hargeysa · 105 km
- Berbera · 208 km
- Baidoa · 759 km
- El Dibir · 902 km
- Mogadishu · 908 km
- Marka · 929 km
- Kismayo · 1,145 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 64021 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q893092 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Rays Hotel in Borama: licensed from World66, CC BY-SA 1.0 (Wikimedia Commons)