Tadjoura weather in January

In January, Tadjoura sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 43 mm of rain across 10.6 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of January to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Tadjoura's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tadjoura's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
12th warmest
Overnight low
22°
1st coldest
Rainfall
43 mm
10.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:36 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
46%
12th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Tadjoura is city.

Density
6,511/km²
people per km²

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

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical January day in Tadjoura reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12522
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How January really feels in Tadjoura

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January 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

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

Tadjoura weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 22°4310.611.47.1
Feb25° / 22°257.211.67.4
Mar27° / 23°297.711.97.3
Apr29° / 25°276.412.36.5
May32° / 27°163.912.55.1
Jun35° / 30°30.512.73.1
Jul36° / 30°153.212.62.4
Aug35° / 29°357.312.43.0
Sep33° / 28°225.612.14.2
Oct29° / 26°317.411.76.1
Nov27° / 24°37811.57.4
Dec25° / 22°347.911.37.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 31%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17921
27921
37723
47723
57624
67525
77426
87327
97228
107030
116931
126931
136832
146634
156634
166535
176535
186535
196535
206436
216436
226436
236436
246634
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266634
276733
286733
296733
306832
316931

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Tadjoura gets around 43 mm of rain over 10.6 wet days in January, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 33% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
126
227
328
428
529
630
731
831
932
1033
1134
1235
1335
1436
1537
1637
1737
1837
1937
2037
2137
2237
2337
2436
2535
2635
2734
2833
2932
3032
3131

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the muggy band about 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 65% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1439507
2439507
3440507
4439507
5439507
6438526
7438526
8437536
9436546
10434566
11433576
12432586
13431596
14430606
15429616
16329626
17328636
18328636
19328636
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21228637
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23228637
24229627
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26229627
27229627
28230617
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Wind in January

Winds average 13 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
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3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of January to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:32 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 5:51 PM to 6:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:325:51
211.36:325:52
311.36:335:52
411.36:335:53
511.36:335:53
611.36:345:54
711.36:345:54
811.36:345:55
911.36:355:55
1011.36:355:56
1111.46:355:56
1211.46:365:57
1311.46:365:58
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1711.46:376:00
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1911.46:376:01
2011.46:376:01
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2211.46:376:02
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2511.46:376:04
2611.46:386:04
2711.46:386:04
2811.56:386:05
2911.56:386:05
3011.56:376:06
3111.56:376:06

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.94 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.94 kWh/m² to a high of 6.61 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.94 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
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35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
74.9Bright
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94.9Bright
104.9Bright
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124.9Bright
134.9Bright
144.9Bright
154.9Bright
164.9Bright
174.9Bright
184.9Bright
194.9Bright
204.9Bright
214.9Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Tadjoura

In seasonPeak

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

Tadjoura sees seasonal dust haze (May–September), heaviest in July.

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

Is January a good time to visit Tadjoura?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Tadjoura for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Tadjoura in January

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

In January, Tadjoura sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 22°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Tadjoura in January

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 18 km away) is warmest in June at about 31°C and coldest in February near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr29Tropical
May31Tropical
Jun31Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep31Tropical
Oct31Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Warm

UV index in Tadjoura in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tadjoura peaks around March 22 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 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 22UV 14Dec 12UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Tadjoura in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Tadjoura is worst in July — around 42 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.3× the cleanest month (November, 18 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJul 1741 µg/m³Nov 1118 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan25Moderate
Feb27Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun36Poor
Jul42Poor
Aug36Poor
Sep26Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tadjoura?

Tadjoura sits at 11.8°N, 42.9°E, 3 m above sea level, in Djibouti. The nearest listed city is Arta, 29 km away.

ArtaBalbalaDjiboutiObockAli SabihSaylacDikhil

Topography around Tadjoura

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tadjoura has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 189 m around an average of 45 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,377 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,924 m.

The land around Tadjoura is covered by bare terrain (58%) and water (35%) within 3 km, water (43%) and bare terrain (35%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (71%) and water (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
189 m
16 km
1,377 m
80 km
1,924 m
shrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Arta 29 km · Balbala 35 km · Djibouti 36 km · Obock 48 km · Ali Sabih 73 km · Saylac 80 km · Dikhil 94 km · Assab 137 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 Tadjoura (11.7878°, 42.8822°, elevation 3 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).