Djibouti weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Djibouti is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 96/100), with February and November close behind. Djibouti averages about 3,064 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F and roughly 6 mm of rain in January.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,064
- Sunniest month
- January
- Peak score
- 96/100
- Rain / year
- 237 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 32°C / 90°F
- Population
- 923k
- Elevation
- 6 m
When is the best time to visit Djibouti?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Djibouti is January, then February and November. The dullest month is June (19/100, 7 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Djibouti?
Djibouti is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,064 hours of sunshine a year. 77 Sunshine Score points separate January (96) from June (19), so the month you pick matters. It is the only destination Sunshine Map tracks in Djibouti. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around April, carries about 41% of the annual 237 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 96 | 28° / 82°F | 22° / 72°F | 6 mm | 9 | 27° / 81°F |
| February | 96 | 29° / 84°F | 23° / 73°F | 6 mm | 10 | 28° / 82°F |
| March | 94 | 31° / 88°F | 24° / 75°F | 20 mm | 11 | 29° / 84°F |
| April | 79 | 33° / 91°F | 26° / 79°F | 51 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| May | 55 | 36° / 97°F | 28° / 82°F | 27 mm | 11 | 32° / 90°F |
| June | 19 | 40° / 104°F | 31° / 88°F | 7 mm | 9 | 32° / 90°F |
| July | 19 | 40° / 104°F | 31° / 88°F | 17 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| August | 28 | 39° / 102°F | 31° / 88°F | 27 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| September | 37 | 38° / 100°F | 30° / 86°F | 31 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| October | 75 | 34° / 93°F | 27° / 81°F | 21 mm | 10 | 32° / 90°F |
| November | 95 | 31° / 88°F | 25° / 77°F | 10 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| December | 95 | 29° / 84°F | 23° / 73°F | 14 mm | 8 | 28° / 82°F |
Sea temperature in Djibouti by month
The sea off Djibouti is warmest in May at around 32°C / 90°F, and coolest in January at 27°C / 81°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Aden Yemen · 248 km · best in Feb · 3,336 h sun/yr
- Addis Ababa Ethiopia · 556 km · best in Jan · 3,090 h sun/yr
- Jizan Saudi Arabia · 599 km · best in Feb · 3,288 h sun/yr
- Najran Saudi Arabia · 688 km · best in Jan · 3,871 h sun/yr
- Abha Saudi Arabia · 746 km · best in Jun · 3,555 h sun/yr
- Bisha Saudi Arabia · 940 km · best in Jan · 3,690 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Berbera Somalia · 233 km · 3,189 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Semera Ethiopia · 238 km · 3,317 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Hargeisa Somalia · 248 km · 3,807 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Jijiga Ethiopia · 248 km · 3,488 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Dire Dawa Ethiopia · 257 km · 3,466 h sun/yr · best in Jan
Head-to-head
How Djibouti compares month by month: Djibouti vs Addis Ababa · Djibouti vs Aden · Djibouti vs Jizan · all comparisons
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