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Monthly climate in Dikhil, Djibouti

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Dikhil features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 24 °C (75 °F) and 34 °C (93 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 12 °C (54 °F) or can rise to as high as 43 °C (110 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 164 mm (6.5 inches) and receives 25 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Dikhil enjoys an average of 3919 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 28 minutes to 12 hours 45 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Dikhil, Djibouti §

The warmest months in Dikhil are June, July and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 33 to 34 °C (91 - 93 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 24 to 25 °C (75 - 77 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Dikhil experiences 329 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Dikhil, Djibouti.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 34°C
(93°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 34°C
(93°F)
Mean maximum 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 33°C
(91°F)
Average high 31°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 30°C
(87°F)
Daily mean 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Average low 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Mean minimum 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 15°C
(60°F)
Minimum 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 14°C
(57°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Dikhil, Djibouti §

Dikhil usually has the most precipitation in April, May and August, with an average of 4 rainy days and 34 mm (1.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Dikhil are January, February and June. On average, 2 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Dikhil, Djibouti.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 2 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 6 (0.2) 31 (1.2) 41 (1.6) 3 (0.1) 16 (0.6) 29 (1.1) 11 (0.4) 13 (0.5) 5 (0.2) 4 (0.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 1 3 4 0 3 7 3 4 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Dikhil, Djibouti §

The sunniest months in Dikhil are March, May and October, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 3 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Dikhil: January, February and September receive an average of 9 hours 57 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Dikhil, Djibouti.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 271 299 340 338 348 329 327 337 325 339 326 335
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 32m 11h 45m 12h 3m 12h 21m 12h 37m 12h 45m 12h 41m 12h 27m 12h 9m 11h 51m 11h 36m 11h 28m

Solar UV radiation in Dikhil, Djibouti §

Dikhil experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.June, November and December are in the Very High / Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 11. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Dikhil UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Dikhil, Djibouti.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 11 13 13 14 14 11 12 14 12 11 10 9