Dikhil weather in December

In December, Dikhil sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.4 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in December, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of December to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Dikhil's 2nd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dikhil's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
11th warmest
Overnight low
18°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:26 AM – 5:47 PM
Cloud cover
22%
2nd clearest
Wind
19 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Dikhil is city.

Density
8,200/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical December day in Dikhil reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 2°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13119
23119
33119
43119
53119
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113119
123118
133118
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263018
273018
283018
293018
303018
313018

How December really feels in Dikhil

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

December sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Dikhil weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 18°30.711.46.5
Feb32° / 19°30.811.65.4
Mar34° / 21°102.711.93.7
Apr36° / 23°254.612.22.6
May38° / 25°162.412.51.4
Jun39° / 27°20.512.60.5
Jul38° / 27°163.712.61.3
Aug37° / 26°367.112.41.8
Sep37° / 26°123.512.11.8
Oct35° / 22°102.511.83.2
Nov32° / 20°50.911.55.2
Dec30° / 18°20.411.46.4

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 9%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1928
2928
3928
4928
5928
6928
7928
8928
9928
10937
11937
12937
13937
14928
15928
16928
17928
18928
19919
20919
219010
228911
238911
248911
258812
268812
278812
288812
298812
308713
318713

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Dikhil gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.4 wet days in December, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 1% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
12
22
32
42
51
61
71
81
91
101
111
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151
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312

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the humid band about 39% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 10% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
111284416
211294416
311294316
412304316
512304215
612314215
713314115
813324114
913334014
1013334013
1113344013
1214353912
1314363911
1414363910
1514373910
161437399
171538398
181538398
191539397
201539387
211640387
221640387
231640376
241740366
251741367
261741357
271841357
281841347
291842347
301842337
311842337

Wind in December

Winds average 19 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
319light breeze
419light breeze
519light breeze
619light breeze
719light breeze
819light breeze
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1019light breeze
1119light breeze
1219light breeze
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2719light breeze
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3019light breeze
3119light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of December to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:18 AM to 6:33 AM, and sunset from 5:42 PM to 5:54 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:185:42
211.46:195:42
311.46:195:43
411.46:205:43
511.46:205:43
611.46:215:44
711.46:215:44
811.46:225:44
911.46:235:45
1011.46:235:45
1111.46:245:45
1211.46:245:46
1311.46:255:46
1411.46:255:46
1511.46:265:47
1611.46:265:47
1711.46:275:48
1811.46:275:48
1911.46:285:49
2011.36:285:49
2111.36:295:49
2211.36:295:50
2311.36:295:50
2411.36:305:51
2511.46:305:51
2611.46:315:52
2711.46:315:52
2811.46:325:53
2911.46:325:53
3011.46:335:54
3111.46:335:54

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.53 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.53 kWh/m² to a high of 6.63 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 5.53 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
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35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
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95.6Bright
105.6Bright
115.6Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
175.5Bright
185.5Bright
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205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Dikhil

In seasonPeak

None of Dikhil's seasonal hazards are active in December. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Dikhil sees seasonal dust haze (June–September), heaviest in July.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Dikhil?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Dikhil for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Dikhil in December

From December's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In December, Dikhil sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Dikhil in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dikhil peaks around March 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highMar 21UV 14Dec 11UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Dikhil in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where December falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Dikhil is worst in July — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.0× the cleanest month (November, 19 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJul 1938 µg/m³Nov 2019 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun33Moderate
Jul38Poor
Aug35Poor
Sep31Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Dikhil?

Dikhil sits at 11.1°N, 42.4°E, 479 m above sea level, in Djibouti. The nearest listed city is Ali Sabih, 38 km away.

Ali SabihArtaTadjouraBalbalaDjiboutiSaylac

Topography around Dikhil

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Dikhil.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dikhil has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 243 m around an average of 508 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 571 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,924 m.

The land around Dikhil is covered by bare terrain (95%) within 3 km, bare terrain (97%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (86%) within 80 km.

3 km
243 m
16 km
571 m
80 km
1,924 m
shrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Ali Sabih 38 km · Arta 70 km · Tadjoura 94 km · Balbala 95 km · Djibouti 100 km · Asaita 114 km · Saylac 123 km · Ārabī 128 km

Djibouti travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 46% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,906
2025
Happiness
4.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2014
Road deaths
23.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
Religion
Sunni Muslim 94%other 6%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Dikhil (11.1045°, 42.3697°, elevation 479 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).