Marka
City in Somalia: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Marka is a city in Somalia, in Lower Shabeelle. About 230,100 people live in the city proper, making it the 6th largest city of Somalia in our atlas.
It lies at 1.72° N, 44.77° E, about 12 m (39 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Mogadishu time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Marka. Green dots: other major cities of Somalia. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Marka has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). The warmest month is usually Apr, with average highs near 29°C (84°F); the coolest nights come in Aug at about 25°C (77°F). Around 358 mm (14 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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- Mogadishu · 73 km
- Baidoa · 199 km
- Kismayo · 338 km
- Hargeysa · 874 km
- Ruqi · 929 km
- Borama · 929 km
- Berbera · 969 km
- El Dibir · 1,325 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 54225 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q657428 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.