Obock climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Obock?

Obock has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.9 °C and it receives 332 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Obock?

The hottest day measured in Obock between 1940 and 2025 was 16 July 2015, reaching 39.0 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Obock?

The coldest day measured in Obock between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1953, at 20.0 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Obock?

Almost never: Obock sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Obock warmed?

Yes: Obock warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Obock?

The wettest day measured in Obock between 1940 and 2025 was 2 March 1940, with 97 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Obock?

The windiest day measured in Obock between 1940 and 2025 was 29 June 1968, with winds reaching 51.4 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Obock?

The warmest month in Obock is June (32.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (23.8 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Obock?

Obock receives on average 332 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 78 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Obock?

Obock gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Obock (Djibouti) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.9 °C and it receives 332 mm of precipitation per year.

These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.

The warmest month is June (32.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (23.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.

Obock averages 0 frost days, 161 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 78 rainy days per year.

Obock has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 39.0 °C (on 16 July 2015) and the coldest 20.0 °C (on 14 January 1953).

Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.

Climate normals · ERA5

ObockObock

coords: 11.97°, 43.29°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BWhHot desertWarmest monthJuneColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthDecemberDriest monthJune

Mean daily temperature

27.9°C

Average daily high

29.6°C

Average daily low

26.3°C

Annual rainfall

332mm

Sunshine / day

11.1h

Mean relative humidity

70%

Average peak wind

20.0km/h

Seasonal range

8.4°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

161 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

78 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

33.8 °C

Average feels-like low

29.3 °C

Average peak gust

30.4 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

365 d/yr

Solar radiation

21.1 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.3 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.60 · p = < 0.001

19402025

Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).

A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.

Records for the period

Hottest day

39.0 °C

16 July 2015

Coldest day

20.0 °C

14 January 1953

Wettest day

97 mm

2 March 1940

Windiest day

51.4 km/h

29 June 1968

Strongest gust

80.6 km/h

29 June 1968

Hottest feels-like

44.8 °C

11 July 2023

Coldest feels-like

18.5 °C

7 February 1993

Sunniest day

12.0 h

7 April 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	38.8 °C4 July 2025	22.1 °C21 February 2025	28.7 °C	112 mm	188
2024	38.4 °C4 July 2024	23.1 °C23 December 2024	29.2 °C	230 mm	196
2023	38.7 °C10 July 2023	21.6 °C18 February 2023	29.0 °C	310 mm	184
2022	38.3 °C3 July 2022	22.2 °C28 January 2022	28.4 °C	157 mm	183
2021	36.7 °C28 August 2021	21.6 °C9 February 2021	28.3 °C	170 mm	180
2020	38.2 °C11 July 2020	22.0 °C22 January 2020	28.5 °C	284 mm	180
2019	38.4 °C14 June 2019	22.0 °C25 February 2019	28.4 °C	312 mm	163
2018	38.1 °C16 July 2018	21.1 °C14 January 2018	28.1 °C	239 mm	167
2017	38.3 °C21 July 2017	21.8 °C5 January 2017	28.5 °C	126 mm	183
2016	37.6 °C21 June 2016	22.2 °C29 January 2016	28.6 °C	222 mm	176
2015	39.0 °C16 July 2015	21.5 °C2 February 2015	28.4 °C	202 mm	175
2014	37.2 °C13 July 2014	21.5 °C5 February 2014	28.1 °C	168 mm	169
2013	38.0 °C6 July 2013	22.0 °C13 January 2013	28.3 °C	219 mm	172
2012	37.8 °C7 July 2012	20.7 °C14 January 2012	28.0 °C	138 mm	147
2011	38.2 °C8 July 2011	21.1 °C10 February 2011	28.1 °C	152 mm	167
2010	37.1 °C10 June 2010	21.7 °C20 December 2010	28.3 °C	165 mm	182
2009	38.1 °C15 July 2009	21.1 °C4 January 2009	28.1 °C	132 mm	158
2008	38.3 °C29 June 2008	20.6 °C29 February 2008	27.9 °C	123 mm	177
2007	37.8 °C7 September 2007	22.2 °C7 January 2007	28.4 °C	153 mm	174
2006	37.7 °C20 July 2006	21.7 °C5 March 2006	28.3 °C	479 mm	166
2005	37.9 °C13 July 2005	20.5 °C2 January 2005	28.4 °C	255 mm	170
2004	38.1 °C27 July 2004	21.3 °C21 February 2004	28.3 °C	259 mm	171
2003	37.6 °C16 July 2003	21.7 °C1 February 2003	28.3 °C	213 mm	170
2002	38.2 °C1 July 2002	22.0 °C15 January 2002	28.2 °C	253 mm	172
2001	38.1 °C30 June 2001	20.4 °C4 February 2001	28.1 °C	147 mm	180
2000	36.9 °C18 July 2000	20.9 °C6 February 2000	28.1 °C	255 mm	181
1999	37.4 °C9 July 1999	21.6 °C27 December 1999	28.3 °C	210 mm	176
1998	38.9 °C3 July 1998	22.0 °C14 January 1998	28.6 °C	341 mm	189
1997	38.0 °C27 June 1997	21.3 °C2 February 1997	28.1 °C	475 mm	158
1996	37.2 °C6 August 1996	21.7 °C11 February 1996	28.0 °C	340 mm	167
1995	37.9 °C11 July 1995	21.3 °C22 January 1995	28.0 °C	298 mm	173
1994	38.7 °C7 June 1994	21.1 °C3 February 1994	27.8 °C	246 mm	147
1993	37.2 °C2 June 1993	21.1 °C8 February 1993	28.2 °C	304 mm	156
1992	37.0 °C18 June 1992	21.7 °C6 January 1992	27.9 °C	303 mm	156
1991	37.5 °C12 June 1991	21.6 °C29 December 1991	28.1 °C	234 mm	170
1990	37.5 °C2 August 1990	21.7 °C28 December 1990	28.6 °C	229 mm	175
1989	37.9 °C19 July 1989	21.5 °C23 January 1989	27.8 °C	412 mm	158
1988	37.2 °C4 July 1988	22.0 °C5 December 1988	28.1 °C	193 mm	169
1987	36.8 °C5 July 1987	21.0 °C5 February 1987	28.1 °C	209 mm	162
1986	37.1 °C15 July 1986	20.7 °C20 January 1986	27.6 °C	234 mm	151
1985	36.1 °C27 May 1985	20.8 °C26 December 1985	27.9 °C	227 mm	158
1984	37.0 °C15 July 1984	21.3 °C9 February 1984	27.5 °C	237 mm	155
1983	37.8 °C22 July 1983	21.5 °C29 December 1983	28.2 °C	356 mm	169
1982	38.5 °C21 July 1982	22.2 °C17 December 1982	27.8 °C	521 mm	151
1981	38.0 °C23 June 1981	21.3 °C7 January 1981	28.0 °C	263 mm	157
1980	36.8 °C17 June 1980	21.8 °C1 January 1980	28.2 °C	188 mm	163
1979	37.8 °C6 August 1979	21.9 °C1 February 1979	27.8 °C	308 mm	151
1978	36.9 °C12 June 1978	21.1 °C23 January 1978	27.9 °C	380 mm	163
1977	37.5 °C11 September 1977	21.7 °C21 February 1977	27.8 °C	614 mm	155
1976	36.1 °C9 July 1976	21.4 °C10 January 1976	27.5 °C	366 mm	139
1975	36.7 °C22 June 1975	20.6 °C13 January 1975	27.5 °C	328 mm	162
1974	35.6 °C1 July 1974	21.7 °C26 January 1974	27.6 °C	383 mm	159
1973	37.8 °C5 July 1973	21.9 °C17 December 1973	28.0 °C	209 mm	168
1972	38.1 °C13 July 1972	21.0 °C30 January 1972	27.7 °C	540 mm	151
1971	35.5 °C30 May 1971	20.7 °C9 February 1971	27.5 °C	285 mm	165
1970	36.8 °C4 July 1970	21.8 °C28 January 1970	28.1 °C	221 mm	171
1969	36.4 °C14 July 1969	21.4 °C1 February 1969	28.1 °C	282 mm	162
1968	37.9 °C4 July 1968	21.2 °C8 January 1968	27.5 °C	417 mm	152
1967	36.7 °C29 June 1967	21.1 °C25 December 1967	27.8 °C	464 mm	154
1966	38.9 °C16 July 1966	21.3 °C28 December 1966	28.0 °C	205 mm	160
1965	38.6 °C22 July 1965	20.8 °C4 January 1965	27.4 °C	381 mm	146
1964	38.4 °C13 July 1964	21.0 °C26 December 1964	28.1 °C	336 mm	173
1963	37.5 °C24 July 1963	21.8 °C8 March 1963	28.0 °C	330 mm	146
1962	38.0 °C11 July 1962	21.1 °C30 January 1962	27.8 °C	310 mm	144
1961	37.6 °C1 July 1961	21.7 °C6 January 1961	28.0 °C	401 mm	172
1960	37.3 °C6 August 1960	20.6 °C21 January 1960	27.7 °C	385 mm	151
1959	38.7 °C29 June 1959	21.3 °C9 January 1959	27.7 °C	258 mm	168
1958	37.2 °C29 June 1958	21.1 °C18 February 1958	27.8 °C	298 mm	167
1957	36.5 °C13 June 1957	21.0 °C11 January 1957	27.3 °C	409 mm	139
1956	36.7 °C6 July 1956	21.1 °C11 February 1956	27.4 °C	307 mm	158
1955	36.6 °C26 July 1955	20.8 °C4 March 1955	27.3 °C	316 mm	151
1954	36.4 °C6 June 1954	21.2 °C22 January 1954	27.3 °C	444 mm	149
1953	36.1 °C24 June 1953	20.0 °C14 January 1953	26.7 °C	891 mm	105
1952	35.1 °C10 July 1952	21.1 °C5 January 1952	27.1 °C	642 mm	123
1951	36.3 °C2 June 1951	20.5 °C25 January 1951	27.0 °C	671 mm	135
1950	34.4 °C28 May 1950	21.1 °C26 January 1950	26.2 °C	1,006 mm	88
1949	34.5 °C29 June 1949	21.3 °C30 January 1949	27.1 °C	860 mm	134
1948	37.0 °C29 July 1948	20.9 °C25 January 1948	27.4 °C	507 mm	150
1947	37.8 °C15 July 1947	21.4 °C2 February 1947	27.2 °C	828 mm	148
1946	36.9 °C6 June 1946	21.3 °C17 January 1946	27.4 °C	318 mm	148
1945	37.1 °C9 July 1945	21.5 °C15 February 1945	27.7 °C	265 mm	153
1944	36.5 °C21 August 1944	21.0 °C10 January 1944	27.7 °C	273 mm	165
1943	34.7 °C8 June 1943	20.9 °C22 December 1943	26.7 °C	747 mm	131
1942	36.8 °C27 June 1942	21.6 °C7 January 1942	27.7 °C	278 mm	171
1941	36.4 °C10 June 1941	20.9 °C12 January 1941	27.9 °C	165 mm	168
1940	37.4 °C25 July 1940	21.7 °C5 January 1940	27.7 °C	609 mm	141

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

30.4 °C

+0.8 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

188 d/yr

+27

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

112 mm

-220 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	25.5 °C	+0.5 °C	18 mm	-15 mm
Feb	25.9 °C	+0.3 °C	11 mm	-18 mm
Mar	27.5 °C	+0.5 °C	15 mm	-15 mm
Apr	29.5 °C	+0.7 °C	4 mm	-27 mm
May	33.3 °C	+1.7 °C	5 mm	-19 mm
Jun	34.9 °C	+0.6 °C	0 mm	-7 mm
Jul	36.2 °C	+1.8 °C	3 mm	-12 mm
Aug	33.5 °C	+0.1 °C	27 mm	-3 mm
Sep	33.9 °C	+1.4 °C	3 mm	-25 mm
Oct	30.9 °C	+1.4 °C	1 mm	-33 mm
Nov	27.7 °C	+0.6 °C	4 mm	-30 mm
Dec	26.1 °C	+0.5 °C	21 mm	-16 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

38.8 °C

4 Jul 2025

Coldest day

22.1 °C

21 Feb 2025

Wettest day

11.0 mm

21 Dec 2025

Windiest day

39.8 km/h

24 Jul 2025

Strongest gust

58.3 km/h

24 Jul 2025

Hottest feels-like

43.9 °C

15 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

21.6 °C

5 Feb 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

8 Apr 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Obock?

Obock has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.9 °C and it receives 332 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Obock?

The hottest day measured in Obock between 1940 and 2025 was 16 July 2015, reaching 39.0 °C.

What is the coldest day in Obock?

The coldest day measured in Obock between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1953, at 20.0 °C.

Does it snow in Obock?

Almost never: Obock sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Obock warmed?

Yes: Obock warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Obock?

The wettest day measured in Obock between 1940 and 2025 was 2 March 1940, with 97 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Obock?

The windiest day measured in Obock between 1940 and 2025 was 29 June 1968, with winds reaching 51.4 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Obock?

The warmest month in Obock is June (32.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (23.8 °C).

How much does it rain in Obock?

Obock receives on average 332 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 78 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Obock?

Obock gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Obock?

Yes: Obock has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Obock?

In Obock, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.8 °C on 11 July 2023, and the lowest was 18.5 °C on 7 February 1993.

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