Dikhil weather in July

In July, Dikhil sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 16 mm of rain across 3.7 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 39°C in the first days to 37°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in July, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of July to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Dikhil's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dikhil's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
27°
12th coldest
Rainfall
16 mm
3.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:58 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover
40%
12th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.3
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 July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 39°C in the first days to 37°C by the end.

A typical July day in Dikhil reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 35°C and 40°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 1°C cooler than June and about 1°C warmer than August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How July really feels in Dikhil

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 31 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
31
1 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Dikhil weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-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 July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in July, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%.

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

Any precipitation

Dikhil gets around 16 mm of rain over 3.7 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 12% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
12
23
33
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1914
2015
2116
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3124

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the comfortable band about 49% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 11% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
14449610
24249710
34150820
43950920
537511020
635511130
734511230
832521240
930531340
1028531450
1126521561
1225521661
1323521771
1421541771
1520531881
1618531991
1717532091
18165221101
19145222111
20135123121
21125024131
22114925141
23104726152
2494627162
2584528162
2684329173
2774230183
2874031193
2963932204
3063832204
3153633214

Wind in July

Winds average 14 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of July to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:55 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:556:33
212.65:556:33
312.65:556:33
412.65:556:34
512.65:566:34
612.65:566:34
712.65:566:34
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.84 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 — July's 5.84 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Dikhil

In seasonPeak

In July, Dikhil sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

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

Is July a good time to visit Dikhil?

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

1.3
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dikhil.

What to pack for Dikhil in July

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

In July, Dikhil sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Dikhil in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July 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 July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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