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Travel guide > Africa > Climate and weather of Djibouti
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Djibouti has an arid climate with a very hot season and a milder season.
Temperatures vary between 30° in January and 40 to 45° in July (they are milder in the mountains). Rainfall is very low (150 mm per year on the coast and 350 mm per year in the mountains). Sunshine is high all year round (eight to nine hours a day).
Hot season (May to September)
Temperatures range between 35 and 40° (45° sometimes). Humidity is very high.
Mild season (October to April)
Temperatures do not exceed 30° during the daytime (they lose about 10° at night). The rains, often torrential, are higher in the mountains (350 mm) than on the coast (150 mm). Humidity is low.
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The climate of Djibouti is pleasant during the following months :
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Average temperatures and rainfall
 Djibouti City (Capital of Djibouti)
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
29° |
29° |
30° |
32° |
35° |
39° |
min |
21° |
22° |
24° |
25° |
27° |
29° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
42° |
41° |
37° |
33° |
31° |
29° |
min |
31° |
30° |
29° |
25° |
27° |
21° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
10 |
20 |
20 |
30 |
20 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
10 |
10 |
... |
20 |
20 |
10 |
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Weather data (temperatures and precipitation) for Djibouti are derived from monthly averages established over the last twenty years.
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Djibouti, a country located in Eastern Africa, is bordered by the Red Sea to the east, by Somalia to the southeast, by Ethiopia to the east and by Eritrea to the north.
Capital: Djibouti City
Area: 23 000 km²
Population: 800 000 inhabitants
Language: Arabic, French
Currency: Djiboutian franc
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