Dikhil weather in February

In February, Dikhil sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.8 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in February, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of February to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Dikhil's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dikhil's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
10th warmest
Overnight low
19°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:36 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
29%
5th clearest
Wind
20 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
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 February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical February day in Dikhil reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 2°C cooler than March.

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How February really feels in Dikhil

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 11 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
11
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in February is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Dikhil weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 9th-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 February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Dikhil gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.8 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 3% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the humid band about 46% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 12% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11235468
21234467
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41334458
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Wind in February

Winds average 20 km/h in February, the windiest month of the year.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of February to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:39 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:396:10
211.56:386:10
311.56:386:10
411.56:386:11
511.56:386:11
611.66:386:11
711.66:386:12
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1911.76:356:15
2011.76:346:15
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Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.07 kWh/m².

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 — February's 6.07 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Dikhil

In seasonPeak

None of Dikhil's seasonal hazards are active in February. 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 February a good time to visit Dikhil?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

February 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 February

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

In February, Dikhil sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Dikhil in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 12 (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 February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where February 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
February 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).