Dikhil weather in October

In October, Dikhil sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 10 mm of rain across 2.5 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in October, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Dikhil's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dikhil's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
7th warmest
Overnight low
22°
6th coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
2.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:03 AM – 5:48 PM
Cloud cover
29%
4th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
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 October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical October day in Dikhil reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C cooler than September and about 3°C warmer than November.

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

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

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

Dikhil weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 7th-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 October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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

Any precipitation

Dikhil gets around 10 mm of rain over 2.5 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 8% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
112
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512
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Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the muggy band about 32% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 37% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
181730377
291729387
3101728387
4111727387
5111726387
6121726387
7131726387
8131726387
9141726376
10141727376
11151727365
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18171830323
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Wind in October

Winds average 16 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:02 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 5:57 PM to 5:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:025:57
211.96:025:56
311.96:025:55
411.96:025:55
511.96:025:54
611.96:025:53
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Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.22 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 — October's 6.22 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Dikhil

In seasonPeak

None of Dikhil's seasonal hazards are active in October. 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
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Jun
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Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Dikhil?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dikhil. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Dikhil in October

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

In October, Dikhil sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Dikhil in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October 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 October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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