Climate Change Chart of Mogadishu, Somalia

Overview of climate changes

Temperature changes

Averaged across calendar months, monthly mean temperature shows a difference of +0.29 °C compared with the earlier reference period; this is an unweighted mean of monthly means, not a day-weighted annual average or a measure of daytime highs. The largest monthly increase was in April, with a difference of +0.68 °C. By contrast, February had the largest monthly decrease, a difference of -0.22 °C. These extrema show that the monthly differences were not uniform, and do not describe every individual month.

Changes in rainfall

Mean daily rainfall, rather than monthly totals, was lower on average across calendar months in the more recent period: the unweighted mean difference was -0.38 mm/day. This summarizes the set of monthly means and does not mean that rainfall decreased in every month. The largest monthly decrease occurred in July, with a difference of -1.12 mm/day; the largest monthly increase was in November, at +0.74 mm/day. The contrasting directions show why the overall mean should not be read as a description of each month's change.

Changes in sunshine duration

Mean daily sunshine duration had an unweighted difference of -0.12 hours/day when averaged across calendar months, indicating a lower monthly-mean level in the more recent period overall. This is an aggregate of monthly means, not a day-weighted annual average or a statement that every month had less sunshine. The largest monthly decrease was in July, with a difference of -0.34 hours/day. The largest increase, in December, was a difference of +0.03 hours/day; these monthly extremes provide context for the overall mean without implying a uniform pattern.