Salahley (Somali: Sallaxley), (Arabic: سلحلي), is a city in the Maroodi Jeex region of Somaliland and is the seat of the Salahlay District. It is south of Hargeisa, the capital of the country.[1]

Salahley
Sallaxley
City
Salahlay
Official logo of Salahley
Salahley is located in Marodi Jeh
Salahley
Salahley
Location in Somaliland
Salahley is located in Somaliland
Salahley
Salahley
Salahley (Somaliland)
Coordinates: 9°01′36″N 44°12′26.9″E / 9.02667°N 44.207472°E / 9.02667; 44.207472
Country Somaliland
RegionMarodi Jeh
DistrictSalahlay District
Government
 • TypeCouncil Government
 • MayorEng Maxamed Cabdi Haariye bulaale
Elevation
1,215 m (3,986 ft)
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
Area code+252

Location

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The City located around 56 km southeast of Hargeisa and 15 km from the border with the Somali Region of Ethiopia.

Climate

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The climate in Salahley is called a desert climate. There is virtually no rainfall during the year. The climate here is classified as BWh by the Köppen-Geiger system. In Salaxley, the average annual temperature is 22.7 °C. About 367 mm of precipitation falls annually. The driest month is December. There is 1 mm of precipitation in December. In April, the precipitation reaches its peak, with an average of 72 mm. With an average of 24.7 °C, May is the warmest month. At 19.5 °C on average, January is the coldest month of the year. The precipitation varies 71 mm between the driest month and the wettest month. The variation in annual temperature is around 5.2 °C

Climate data for Salaxley
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 27.4
(81.3)
29
(84)
30.8
(87.4)
30.1
(86.2)
31.4
(88.5)
31.2
(88.2)
29.2
(84.6)
29.9
(85.8)
31.6
(88.9)
30.1
(86.2)
28.3
(82.9)
27.1
(80.8)
29.7
(85.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 11.6
(52.9)
13.3
(55.9)
15.6
(60.1)
16.9
(62.4)
18
(64)
18
(64)
17.7
(63.9)
17.8
(64.0)
17.9
(64.2)
15.5
(59.9)
13.6
(56.5)
12.6
(54.7)
15.7
(60.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 3
(0.1)
4
(0.2)
26
(1.0)
72
(2.8)
65
(2.6)
29
(1.1)
29
(1.1)
41
(1.6)
54
(2.1)
34
(1.3)
9
(0.4)
1
(0.0)
367
(14.3)
Source: Climate-Data.org,[2]


See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Countries That Aren't Really Countries".
  2. ^ "Climate: Salaxley- Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Retrieved 17 November 2019.

https://en.climate-data.org/africa/somalia/woqooyi-galbeed/salaxley-643964