Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Tadjourah features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 23 °C (74 °F) and 33 °C (91 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 19 °C (66 °F) or can rise to as high as 41 °C (107 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 336 mm (13.2 inches) and receives 70 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Tadjourah enjoys an average of 3898 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 26 minutes to 12 hours 47 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Tadjourah are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 32 to 33 °C (90 - 91 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 23 to 24 °C (74 - 75 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Tadjourah experiences 297 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 41°C (107°F) | 41°C (105°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 27°C (82°F) |
Mean maximum | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 38°C (102°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 27°C (81°F) |
Average high | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (78°F) |
Daily mean | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 24°C (75°F) |
Average low | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 22°C (73°F) |
Mean minimum | 20°C (69°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 21°C (71°F) |
Minimum | 19°C (66°F) | 20°C (67°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 20°C (69°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Tadjourah, Djibouti with other places around the world.
Tadjourah usually has the most precipitation in February, May and November, with an average of 8 rainy days and 44 mm (1.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Tadjourah are January, June and July. On average, 16 mm (0.6 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 20 (0.8) | 35 (1.4) | 29 (1.2) | 25 (1.0) | 37 (1.5) | 7 (0.3) | 20 (0.8) | 24 (0.9) | 21 (0.8) | 31 (1.2) | 59 (2.3) | 27 (1.1) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 6 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 6 |
The sunniest months in Tadjourah are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 9 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Tadjourah: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 53 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 269 | 297 | 339 | 339 | 346 | 328 | 324 | 334 | 324 | 338 | 323 | 333 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 30m | 11h 44m | 12h 3m | 12h 22m | 12h 39m | 12h 47m | 12h 43m | 12h 28m | 12h 10m | 11h 50m | 11h 34m | 11h 26m |
Tadjourah experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.June, November and December are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Tadjourah UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 |