Climate averages 1991–2020
Djibouti weather
in February.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 10th warmest and the 5th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a warm month in Djibouti: daytime highs average 27.9°C and nights cool to about 22.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 16 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes February a fairly dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 45 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ruqi (182 km away). In February its highs average 26.8°C, 1.1°C cooler than Djibouti, with 11 mm of rain.
From February to March, average highs rise by 1.6°C to 29.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 16 mm to 18 mm.
The annual picture
February in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Djibouti climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.1°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 24 | 7.3 | 11.512 h |
| February, selected | 27.9°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 16 | 4.0 | 11.812 h |
| March | 29.5°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 18 | 5.4 | 12.112 h |
| April | 31.4°C25.4°C | 25.4°C | 28 | 5.2 | 12.412 h |
| May | 34.5°C27.4°C | 27.4°C | 20 | 3.7 | 12.713 h |
| June | 38.4°C29.5°C | 29.5°C | 1.7 | 0.2 | 12.813 h |
| July | 39.6°C30.6°C | 30.6°C | 4.1 | 1.1 | 12.713 h |
| August | 38.7°C30.0°C | 30.0°C | 14 | 3.0 | 12.513 h |
| September | 36.6°C29.0°C | 29.0°C | 9.6 | 2.0 | 12.212 h |
| October | 32.2°C25.7°C | 25.7°C | 32 | 7.6 | 11.912 h |
| November | 29.4°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 32 | 7.5 | 11.612 h |
| December | 27.8°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 24 | 6.5 | 11.511 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
February in nearby cities
- Ruqi in FebruarySomalia · 182 kmHigh 26.8°C · Low 15.1°C · 11 mm rain
- Borama in FebruarySomalia · 184 kmHigh 26.6°C · Low 13.1°C · 6.2 mm rain
- Ārabī in FebruaryEthiopia · 194 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 16.5°C · 8.2 mm rain
- Gebiley in FebruarySomalia · 216 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 13.2°C · 6.7 mm rain
- Berbera in FebruarySomalia · 241 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 21.4°C · 9.3 mm rain
- Taiz in FebruaryYemen · 241 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 16.1°C · 14 mm rain
- Aden in FebruaryYemen · 245 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 21.7°C · 4.2 mm rain
- Hargeysa in FebruarySomalia · 247 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 14.5°C · 3.5 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Djibouti) is explained once on the Djibouti year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.