Destination
Somalia
Africa · Mogadishu
Safety advisory
Do not travel
When to go
Seasonal calendar — from climate data and curated definitions.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Warm / beach
Dry season
Rainy season
Air⌀ 27 °C
27
27
28
29
28
26
25
25
26
27
27
27
Sea⌀ 28 °C
27
27
28
30
29
27
26
26
26
27
29
28
Rainfall⌀ 47 mm
6
2
12
45
55
54
89
60
42
52
130
22
Wind⌀ 7 м/с
8
8
7
5
7
8
9
8
7
5
5
7
Daylight⌀ 12 h
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
Darker cells mark peak months.· Wind: avg. daily max — handy for kite & wind sports
Public holidays
National holidays — closures and days off.
New Year's Day
January 1, 2027
Fri · in 94d
Labour Day
May 1, 2027
Sat · in 214d
Independence Day
June 26, 2027
Sat · in 270d
Republic Day
July 1, 2027
Thu · in 275d
Car rental & driving
Whether your licence is recognized, and which side traffic drives on — per the UN road-traffic conventions.
Set your passport to see whether your licence is accepted.
Trafficright-hand
Health
Yellow fevervaccination for some areasno certificate needed
Malariain some areas — see detailsrisk present
Tap waterbottled only
Vaccines (CDC)
Hepatitis AHepatitis BTyphoid
Internet
Connectivity on the road: coverage, data price, access.
Onlinelimited28%
Mobile datacheap$0.5/GB
eSIM: Supported
Prices
Food
Wheat flourSOS 15,600/kg
RiceSOS 17,000/kg
MilkSOS 58,000/L
MaizeSOS 20,000/kg
SorghumSOS 54,400/kg
About the country
- Capital
- Mogadishu
- Continent
- Africa
- Population
- 15,008,154
- Area
- 637,657 km²
- Currency
- Shilling · SOS
- Time zone
- 17:00UTC+3
- Sockets
- C
- Calling code
- +252
- Languages
- Somali, Arabic, Italian, English
220 V · 50 Hz