Somalia
Borama travel guide
Borama is a city in Somalia, home to about 68,000 people.
- Best months
- October to March
- Nearest airport
- JIJ73 km · Gerad Wilwal International Airport
- Currency
- SOSSomali shilling
- Time zone
- Africa/Mogadishu
- Language
- Arabic, Somali
When to go
The best time to visit Borama
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Borama are October to March. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 29 °C; August is the wettest, with about 129 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Borama: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Gerad Wilwal International Airport (JIJ), about 73 km from the city centre in a straight line; Egal International Airport (HGA, 109 km) and Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (DIR, 149 km) are also within reach.
JIJ · Gerad Wilwal International Airport
HGA · Egal International Airport
DIR · Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport
Questions
Borama: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Borama?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Borama are October to March. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 29 °C; August is the wettest, with about 129 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Borama?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Gerad Wilwal International Airport (JIJ), about 73 km from the city centre in a straight line; Egal International Airport (HGA, 109 km) and Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (DIR, 149 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Borama?
Somali shilling (SOS).
Nearby
Destinations near Borama
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.