| Country | Somaliland |
|---|---|
| Region | Maroodi Jeex |
| District | Gabiley |
| Deputy Mayor | Mustafe Hamud Balayah |
| Secratory of local government | Koosaar Haji Osman |
| Unit pref | Imperial |
| Coordinates | 9°41′N 43°46′E |
| Time zone | +3 |
| Website | arabsiyo.gov.org |
Arabsiyo is a town in the Gabiley district of Somaliland. The town is located about 30 km west of Hargeisa.
Education
Primary schools and Secondary schools are available throughout the district.[5]
Primary schools
- Number of Primary Schools – 12
Secondary schools
- Number of Secondary Schools – 2
Climate
The climate here is considered to be a local steppe climate. There is consistent precipitation in Arabsiyo. According to Köppen-Geiger system, this climate is classified as (BSh). In Arabsiyo, the average annual temperature is 21.4 °C. The average annual rainfall is 489 mm. The driest month is December, with 2 mm of rain. In August, the precipitation reaches its peak, with an average of 91 mm. June is the warmest month of the year. The temperature in June averages 24.5 °C. At 17.6 °C on average, January is the coldest month of the year. There is a difference of 89 mm of precipitation between the driest and wettest months. The variation in annual temperature is around 6.9 °C.
| hideClimate data for Arabsiyo | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 24.6 (76.3) | 26.1 (79.0) | 28.1 (82.6) | 28.6 (83.5) | 29.9 (85.8) | 30.7 (87.3) | 29.2 (84.6) | 29.2 (84.6) | 29.9 (85.8) | 27.9 (82.2) | 26 (79) | 24.2 (75.6) | 27.9 (82.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 10.6 (51.1) | 12.2 (54.0) | 14.4 (57.9) | 16.2 (61.2) | 17.4 (63.3) | 18.3 (64.9) | 17.8 (64.0) | 17.6 (63.7) | 17.4 (63.3) | 14.4 (57.9) | 12.2 (54.0) | 11.2 (52.2) | 15.0 (59.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4 (0.2) | 11 (0.4) | 33 (1.3) | 74 (2.9) | 63 (2.5) | 36 (1.4) | 73 (2.9) | 91 (3.6) | 76 (3.0) | 18 (0.7) | 8 (0.3) | 2 (0.1) | 489 (19.3) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org, altitude: 1460m | |||||||||||||