Hargeysa
City in Somalia: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
HargeisaDrone: Somaliland.com, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Hargeysa is a city in Somalia, in Woqooyi Galbeed. About 477,876 people live in the city proper, making it the 3rd largest city of Somalia in our atlas.
It lies at 9.56° N, 44.06° E, about 1,261 m (4,137 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Mogadishu time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Hargeysa. Green dots: other major cities of Somalia. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Hargeysa has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). The warmest month is usually Jun, with average highs near 33°C (91°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 12°C (54°F). Around 334 mm (13 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.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in SomaliaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Ruqi · 83 km
- Borama · 105 km
- Berbera · 143 km
- Baidoa · 717 km
- El Dibir · 820 km
- Mogadishu · 847 km
- Marka · 874 km
- Kismayo · 1,113 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 57289 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q168652 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- HargeisaDrone: Somaliland.com, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
- Somaliland National Museum: Somaliland News Updates, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
