Editing Mogadishu (section)

===Climate===
[[File:Mogaerial2.jpg|thumb|left|The Mogadishu beachfront]]
For a city situated so near the [[equator]], Mogadishu has a dry climate. It is classified as hot and dry-winter (winter is hotter than summer) [[semi-arid climate|semi-arid]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] (''BSh''), as with much of southeastern Somalia. Summer (Jun-Aug) is the coldest and rainiest season. By contrast, towns in northern Somalia generally have a [[Desert climate|hot arid climate]] (Köppen ''BWh'').<ref name=Peel>{{cite journal |last1=Peel |first1=M. C. |last2=Finlayson |first2=B. L. |last3=McMahon |first3=T. A. |year=2007 |title=Updated world map of the Köppen–Geiger climate classification |journal=Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. |volume=11 |issue=5 |pages=1633–1644 |doi=10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 |bibcode=2007HESS...11.1633P |issn=1027-5606|doi-access=free}} ''(direct: [http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/11/1633/2007/hess-11-1633-2007.pdf Final Revised Paper] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120203170339/http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/11/1633/2007/hess-11-1633-2007.pdf |date=3 February 2012 }})''</ref> While the city is relatively dry, due to its coastal location, relative humidity is rather high, averaging 79% for the year.

Mogadishu is located in or near the tropical thorn woodland biome of the [[Holdridge life zones|Holdridge]] global bioclimatic scheme. The mean temperature in the city year-round is {{cvt|27|C|F}}, with an average maximum of {{cvt|30|C|F}} and an average minimum of {{cvt|24|C|F}}. Mean temperature readings per month vary by 3&nbsp;°C (5.4&nbsp;°F), corresponding with a hyperoceanic and subtype truly hyperoceanic [[Humid continental climate|continentality]] type. Precipitation per year averages {{cvt|429.2|mm|in|1}}. There are 47 wet days annually, which are associated with a 12% annual daily probability of rainfall. The city has an average of 3,066 hours of sunshine per year, with 8.4 hours of sunlight per day. Mean daylight hours and minutes per day are 8 hours and 24 minutes. The percentage of possible sunshine is 70%. Average [[Solar azimuth angle|sun altitude]] at solar noon on the 21st day of the month is 75%.<ref name="Moclate">{{cite web |title=Mogadishu Climate & Temperature |url=http://www.mogadishu.climatemps.com/ |publisher=Climatemps |access-date=13 September 2014 |archive-date=13 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140913174032/http://www.mogadishu.climatemps.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
{{Weather box
|location = Mogadishu
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|Jan record high C = 39.5
|Feb record high C = 39.5
|Mar record high C = 37.3
|Apr record high C = 39.8
|May record high C = 34.9
|Jun record high C = 33.0
|Jul record high C = 34.3
|Aug record high C = 36.0
|Sep record high C = 36.0
|Oct record high C = 37.0
|Nov record high C = 39.0
|Dec record high C = 37.3
|year record high C = 39.8
|Jan high C = 30.2
|Feb high C = 30.2
|Mar high C = 30.9
|Apr high C = 32.2
|May high C = 31.2
|Jun high C = 29.6
|Jul high C = 28.6
|Aug high C = 28.6
|Sep high C = 29.4
|Oct high C = 30.2
|Nov high C = 30.6
|Dec high C = 30.8
|year high C = 30.2
|Jan mean C = 26.6
|Feb mean C = 26.9
|Mar mean C = 28.0
|Apr mean C = 28.9
|May mean C = 28.2
|Jun mean C = 26.7
|Jul mean C = 25.4
|Aug mean C = 25.9
|Sep mean C = 26.5
|Oct mean C = 27.3
|Nov mean C = 27.5
|Dec mean C = 26.9
|year mean C = 27.1
|Jan low C = 23.0
|Feb low C = 23.4
|Mar low C = 24.9
|Apr low C = 25.6
|May low C = 24.9
|Jun low C = 23.7
|Jul low C = 23.1
|Aug low C = 23.0
|Sep low C = 23.4
|Oct low C = 24.3
|Nov low C = 24.2
|Dec low C = 23.5
|year low C = 23.9
|Jan record low C = 19.0
|Feb record low C = 19.2
|Mar record low C = 19.4
|Apr record low C = 18.0
|May record low C = 18.4
|Jun record low C = 18.0
|Jul record low C = 16.8
|Aug record low C = 18.0
|Sep record low C = 18.0
|Oct record low C = 17.5
|Nov record low C = 16.2
|Dec record low C = 16.5
|year record low C = 16.2
|Jan precipitation mm = 0
|Feb precipitation mm = 0
|Mar precipitation mm = 8
|Apr precipitation mm = 61
|May precipitation mm = 61
|Jun precipitation mm = 82
|Jul precipitation mm = 64
|Aug precipitation mm = 44
|Sep precipitation mm = 25
|Oct precipitation mm = 32
|Nov precipitation mm = 43
|Dec precipitation mm = 9
|year precipitation mm = 428
|unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 0.3
|Feb precipitation days = 0.1
|Mar precipitation days = 0.6
|Apr precipitation days = 4.8
|May precipitation days = 6.7
|Jun precipitation days = 12.7
|Jul precipitation days = 13.3
|Aug precipitation days = 10.2
|Sep precipitation days = 4.9
|Oct precipitation days = 3.9
|Nov precipitation days = 4.1
|Dec precipitation days = 1.5
|year precipitation days = 63.0
|Jan humidity = 78
|Feb humidity = 78
|Mar humidity = 77
|Apr humidity = 77
|May humidity = 80
|Jun humidity = 80
|Jul humidity = 81
|Aug humidity = 81
|Sep humidity = 81
|Oct humidity = 80
|Nov humidity = 79
|Dec humidity = 79
|year humidity = 79
|Jan sun = 266.6
|Feb sun = 251.4
|Mar sun = 282.1
|Apr sun = 261.0
|May sun = 272.8
|Jun sun = 219.0
|Jul sun = 226.3
|Aug sun = 254.2
|Sep sun = 264.0
|Oct sun = 266.6
|Nov sun = 261.0
|Dec sun = 257.3
|year sun = 
|Jand sun = 8.6
|Febd sun = 8.9
|Mard sun = 9.1
|Aprd sun = 8.7
|Mayd sun = 8.8
|Jund sun = 7.3
|Juld sun = 7.3
|Augd sun = 8.2
|Sepd sun = 8.8
|Octd sun = 8.6
|Novd sun = 8.7
|Decd sun = 8.3
|yeard sun = 8.4
| Jan percentsun = 72
| Feb percentsun = 74
| Mar percentsun = 73
| Apr percentsun = 71
| May percentsun = 72
| Jun percentsun = 59
| Jul percentsun = 59
| Aug percentsun = 67
| Sep percentsun = 72
| Oct percentsun = 72
| Nov percentsun = 72
| Dec percentsun = 70
| year percentsun = 69
|source 1 = [[Deutscher Wetterdienst]]<ref name = DWD>{{cite web |url=http://www.dwd.de/DWD/klima/beratung/ak/ak_632600_kt.pdf |title=Klimatafel von Mogadischu (Mogadiscio) / Somalia |work=Baseline climate means (1961–1990) from stations all over the world |publisher=Deutscher Wetterdienst |language=de |access-date=22 October 2016 |archive-date=25 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190325172654/https://www.dwd.de/DWD/klima/beratung/ak/ak_632600_kt.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|source 2 = Food and Agriculture Organization: Somalia Water and Land Management (percent sunshine)<ref name=faosun>{{cite web |url=http://sddr.faoswalim.org/downloads/Long%20Term%20Mean_Monthly__sunshine%20fraction.xls |title=Long term mean monthly sunshine fraction in Somalia |publisher=Food and Agriculture Organization |access-date   = 4 November 2016 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20161005063105/http://sddr.faoswalim.org/downloads/Long%20Term%20Mean_Monthly__sunshine%20fraction.xls |archive-date = 5 October 2016 |url-status = dead}}</ref>
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