Climate averages 1991–2020
Djibouti weather
in October.
A hot, fairly dry month: the 6th warmest and one of the wettest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Djibouti: daytime highs average 32.2°C and nights cool to about 25.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 32 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes October a fairly dry month (one of the wettest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 53 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ruqi (182 km away). In October its highs average 29.2°C, 3.0°C cooler than Djibouti, with 34 mm of rain.
From October to November, average highs fall by 2.8°C to 29.4°C, and monthly rainfall stays at 32 mm.
The annual picture
October 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 | 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Ruqi in OctoberSomalia · 182 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 17.4°C · 34 mm rain
- Borama in OctoberSomalia · 184 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 14.7°C · 22 mm rain
- Ārabī in OctoberEthiopia · 194 kmHigh 31.6°C · Low 18.7°C · 13 mm rain
- Gebiley in OctoberSomalia · 216 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 15.4°C · 34 mm rain
- Berbera in OctoberSomalia · 241 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 24.8°C · 29 mm rain
- Taiz in OctoberYemen · 241 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 17.9°C · 63 mm rain
- Aden in OctoberYemen · 245 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 25.1°C · 16 mm rain
- Hargeysa in OctoberSomalia · 247 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 17.0°C · 27 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.