Ruqi
City in Somalia: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Ruqi is a city in Somalia, in Awdal. About 148,702 people live in the city proper, making it the 8th largest city of Somalia in our atlas.
It lies at 9.97° N, 43.43° E, about 1,113 m (3,652 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Mogadishu time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Ruqi. Green dots: other major cities of Somalia. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Ruqi 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.
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- Borama · 27 km
- Hargeysa · 83 km
- Berbera · 181 km
- Baidoa · 762 km
- El Dibir · 874 km
- Mogadishu · 905 km
- Marka · 928 km
- Kismayo · 1,151 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 52407 (CC BY 4.0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.