DEMO2 – Xingalool (Somalia)

The climate in Somalia is influenced by the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone, monsoonal winds and ocean currents, jet-streams including the Somali Jetstream or Somalia Current, easterly waves, tropical cyclones, and the neighboring Indian Ocean and Red Sea conditions. Somalia is generally arid and semi-arid with two seasonal rainfall seasons. Annual mean temperature is close to 30°С throughout the country. The Horn of Africa is also experiencing the worst drought in a decade, resulting in a huge loss of livestock forcing many nomadic pastoralists to settle in built-up areas.