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Somalia at a glance

The atlas follows 4,451 places here month by month, with 12 mountains and 0 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are January, February and December.

Somalia's population

Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.

+788%2.21M in 1950 → 19.7M in 2025 → 37.2M in 2050
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Somalia · In numbers

GDP per person (PPP)$1,6002025 · 179/181 among countries · World: $25,700
Life expectancy59.02024 · 207/212 among countries · World: 73.5
Living in towns and cities55 %2025 · 143/212 among countries · World: 58 %
Using the internet28 %2024 · 166/179 among countries · World: 71 %
Children per woman6.012024 · 2/212 among countries · World: 2.19
Forest cover8 %2024 · 169/206 among countries

The latest year each series has; the line is the whole series since 1960.

When to go to Somalia

The places with the best weather in each month, scored from their climate.

Where to go, month by month

For the beach in August

Places and regions of Somalia

The most visited places with their score this month, then every region with what the atlas follows there.

18 regions

Somalia from above

Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.

OctoberMonth scores for Somalia
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Buraobest Jan–Feb · Dec72Burao
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Mogadishubest Jan–Feb · Sep62Mogadishu
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Berberabest Jan–Feb · Dec64Berbera
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Garbahaarreybest Jun–Aug33Garbahaarrey
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Wanlaweynbest Jan · Jul–Aug34Wanlaweyn
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Zeilabest Jan–Feb · Dec62Zeila
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Bandarbeylabest Jan–Feb · Dec85Bandarbeyla
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Caluulabest Jan–Feb · Dec87Caluula
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Boramabest Jan–Feb · Nov81Borama

Nature in Somalia

All nature

Wildlife in October

The birds and mammals seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.

Outdoors in Somalia

Hiking routes, ski areas and everything to do outdoors, counted.

Culture in Somalia

0 monuments and 1 museums; the best known first.

All monuments

What's on in Somalia

Event calendar

The ground and the sky in Somalia

Earthquakes since 1950 and in the last month; eclipses, meteors and the moon as seen from the capital.

Earthquakes

Getting to Somalia

3 large airports, 1 ferry ports; the ones closest to the most visited places.

Practical information

Plugs, money, phone numbers and the side of the road: the things to know before you land.

PlugsC220 V
Emergency555Calling code +252
TrafficOn the rightside of the road
CurrencySomali ShillingSOS
LanguagesSomali · Arabic
Local time16:31Mogadishu