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Somalia travel guide: visa, weather and holidays
Entry rules for every passport, live weather, public holidays for Somalia. Capital: Mogadishu.
Do you need a visa for Somalia?
It depends on your passport. Of the 198 other passports in our data, 0 passports can enter Somalia without a visa and 57 more get a visa on arrival or an eTA.
All 198 passports for Somalia · Visa checker · Passport validity checker for Somalia
Somalia at a glance
- Capital
- Mogadishu
- Region
- Eastern Africa, Africa
- Currency
- Somali shilling (Sh, SOS)
- Languages
- Arabic, Somali
- Calling code
- +252
- Drives on the
- right
Weather in Mogadishu
Month by month last year
- Daily high and low (°C), monthly average
- Rain (mm in the month)
Next public holidays in Somalia
Nationwide holidays only, from Nager.Date. Check dates locally before you book: they can move.
More before you go
- Passport validity. Many countries want 3 to 6 months of validity left. Check your dates for Somalia or read the six-month rule explained.
- Other places you can go. Where can I go? lists the places your passport reaches that are also in season, and the passport ranking shows how yours compares.
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Questions
Do I need a visa for Somalia?
It depends on your passport. Of the 198 other passports in our data, 0 passports can enter Somalia without a visa, 57 passports can get a visa on arrival and 141 passports can apply for an e-Visa. Pick your passport on this page, or see the full list on the all-passports page for Somalia.
Which side of the road do they drive on in Somalia?
Traffic keeps to the right in Somalia.
What currency does Somalia use?
Somali shilling (Sh, SOS).
What is the calling code for Somalia?
+252.
What is the capital of Somalia?
Mogadishu.
How up to date is this information?
Entry rules come from the open Passport Index dataset, last updated 18 February 2026. Governments change rules often, so check with the embassy or the official immigration site before you book. Weather and public holidays on this page are fetched live from Open-Meteo and Nager.Date.
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Get ExploEntry rules come from the open Passport Index dataset by Ilya Ilyankou (MIT), last updated 18 February 2026. Governments change rules often, so treat this as a guide and check with the embassy or the official immigration site before you book.