Ogo Mountains · SomaliaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Shimbiris

2,460 mMajor summit

Elevation2,460 mabove sea level

Prominence1,495 mindependent height

Isolation–to a higher summit

Summit, Jul23°average high

10.74° N, 47.24° EElevation 2,460 mUTC+0 · Coordinated Universal Time

From the valley to the top

Summit2,460 m
Mid-mountain1,860 m
Valley1,260 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Shimbiris in brief

Shimbiris rises to 2,460 m in the Ogo Mountains, Somalia. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 1,495 m, a major independent summit.

At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of 23°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

Facts

Elevation: 2,460 m · 8,071 ft
Prominence: 1,495 m
Range: Ogo Mountains
Country: Somalia
Coordinates: 10.7358, 47.2450
Nearest airport: Bender Qassim International Airport (BSA) · 215 km

iiForecast

Weather at three heights

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

The top of Shimbiris by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted

Climate normals for Shimbiris by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	19°	20°	21°	21°	21°	23°	23°	23°	23°	20°	19°	19°
Average low	8°	9°	11°	12°	12°	13°	13°	13°	13°	10°	8°	8°
Precipitation	12 mm	12 mm	79 mm	156 mm	159 mm	11 mm	3 mm	12 mm	58 mm	80 mm	26 mm	15 mm
Cloud cover	11%	13%	13%	24%	27%	27%	26%	19%	19%	19%	12%	11%
Daylight	11h 34	11h 47	12h 03	12h 22	12h 37	12h 45	12h 42	12h 29	12h 12	11h 54	11h 38	11h 30
Month score	97	97	78	67	67	97	99	97	84	78	93	96

Snow and freezing level

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	4,450 m	4,650 m	4,900 m	4,950 m	5,000 m	5,200 m	5,250 m	5,300 m	5,200 m	4,750 m	4,550 m	4,450 m
Summit	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C

ivTerrain