Tadjoura climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Tadjoura?

Tadjoura has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.2 °C and it receives 428 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Tadjoura between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 2019, reaching 41.3 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Tadjoura?

The coldest day measured in Tadjoura between 1940 and 2025 was 4 February 2001, at 18.2 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Tadjoura?

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

Q: Has the climate of Tadjoura warmed?

Yes: Tadjoura warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Tadjoura?

The wettest day measured in Tadjoura between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 1947, with 85 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Tadjoura?

The windiest day measured in Tadjoura between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 1945, with winds reaching 37.7 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Tadjoura?

The warmest month in Tadjoura is July (31.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.8 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Tadjoura?

Tadjoura receives on average 428 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 99 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Tadjoura?

Tadjoura gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Tadjoura (Djibouti) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.2 °C and it receives 428 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 July (31.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (22.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.

Tadjoura averages 0 frost days, 153 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 99 rainy days per year.

Tadjoura has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 41.3 °C (on 27 June 2019) and the coldest 18.2 °C (on 4 February 2001).

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

TadjouraTadjourah

coords: 11.79°, 42.88°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BShHot semi-aridWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthDecemberDriest monthJune

Mean daily temperature

27.2°C

Average daily high

29.5°C

Average daily low

25.4°C

Annual rainfall

428mm

Sunshine / day

11.0h

Mean relative humidity

72%

Average peak wind

18.2km/h

Seasonal range

9.1°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

153 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

99 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

33.3 °C

Average feels-like low

28.5 °C

Average peak gust

30.5 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

364 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.9 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.4 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.63 · 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

41.3 °C

27 June 2019

Coldest day

18.2 °C

4 February 2001

Wettest day

85 mm

11 February 1947

Windiest day

37.7 km/h

23 July 1945

Strongest gust

59.0 km/h

29 June 1968

Hottest feels-like

44.6 °C

19 September 2023

Coldest feels-like

18.2 °C

11 January 1941

Sunniest day

12.0 h

10 April 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	40.4 °C22 July 2025	20.2 °C18 January 2025	28.1 °C	185 mm	173
2024	40.1 °C24 June 2024	21.8 °C25 February 2024	28.6 °C	295 mm	185
2023	40.5 °C5 July 2023	20.9 °C6 February 2023	28.3 °C	403 mm	172
2022	39.7 °C27 June 2022	20.7 °C28 January 2022	27.8 °C	256 mm	174
2021	39.0 °C20 August 2021	20.5 °C3 February 2021	27.7 °C	185 mm	175
2020	40.5 °C30 June 2020	21.0 °C9 February 2020	27.9 °C	312 mm	174
2019	41.3 °C27 June 2019	20.4 °C8 January 2019	27.8 °C	407 mm	153
2018	40.0 °C5 June 2018	18.8 °C14 January 2018	27.5 °C	281 mm	156
2017	40.6 °C18 July 2017	20.3 °C13 December 2017	27.9 °C	183 mm	174
2016	40.2 °C16 July 2016	20.8 °C28 December 2016	28.0 °C	295 mm	171
2015	40.2 °C18 July 2015	20.0 °C8 February 2015	27.8 °C	244 mm	166
2014	39.8 °C19 July 2014	20.2 °C23 December 2014	27.4 °C	246 mm	155
2013	39.7 °C24 June 2013	20.5 °C18 February 2013	27.6 °C	334 mm	167
2012	39.8 °C25 June 2012	20.1 °C14 January 2012	27.3 °C	185 mm	142
2011	39.1 °C22 August 2011	19.8 °C9 February 2011	27.4 °C	244 mm	162
2010	39.6 °C15 June 2010	19.7 °C11 January 2010	27.6 °C	277 mm	172
2009	39.5 °C15 July 2009	19.7 °C4 January 2009	27.5 °C	186 mm	155
2008	40.0 °C1 July 2008	19.2 °C29 February 2008	27.3 °C	192 mm	172
2007	39.6 °C21 June 2007	20.2 °C7 January 2007	27.7 °C	233 mm	167
2006	39.6 °C21 July 2006	20.1 °C29 January 2006	27.5 °C	601 mm	159
2005	39.7 °C11 June 2005	18.7 °C2 January 2005	27.7 °C	318 mm	162
2004	39.5 °C28 July 2004	20.3 °C21 February 2004	27.7 °C	371 mm	162
2003	39.1 °C13 July 2003	19.8 °C11 January 2003	27.6 °C	296 mm	161
2002	40.1 °C10 June 2002	20.3 °C22 January 2002	27.5 °C	302 mm	163
2001	40.3 °C4 July 2001	18.2 °C4 February 2001	27.4 °C	223 mm	169
2000	39.4 °C17 July 2000	19.9 °C6 February 2000	27.4 °C	326 mm	167
1999	40.0 °C10 August 1999	20.2 °C27 December 1999	27.6 °C	259 mm	168
1998	40.7 °C29 June 1998	21.0 °C17 December 1998	27.9 °C	368 mm	174
1997	40.1 °C24 July 1997	20.4 °C15 February 1997	27.4 °C	490 mm	152
1996	40.3 °C4 August 1996	20.2 °C19 December 1996	27.3 °C	435 mm	159
1995	39.6 °C9 July 1995	19.6 °C22 January 1995	27.2 °C	432 mm	163
1994	40.3 °C7 June 1994	19.8 °C3 February 1994	27.2 °C	272 mm	140
1993	39.5 °C3 August 1993	20.0 °C7 February 1993	27.5 °C	387 mm	155
1992	38.4 °C26 August 1992	20.8 °C2 January 1992	27.2 °C	418 mm	148
1991	39.8 °C15 July 1991	20.5 °C28 December 1991	27.5 °C	322 mm	161
1990	39.1 °C20 June 1990	20.2 °C27 December 1990	28.0 °C	260 mm	171
1989	38.4 °C10 June 1989	20.0 °C26 February 1989	27.1 °C	450 mm	156
1988	38.3 °C30 June 1988	20.6 °C26 January 1988	27.3 °C	355 mm	155
1987	39.4 °C24 August 1987	19.4 °C18 January 1987	27.3 °C	242 mm	152
1986	39.3 °C20 July 1986	19.0 °C20 January 1986	26.9 °C	324 mm	139
1985	38.5 °C17 July 1985	19.3 °C22 February 1985	27.1 °C	342 mm	148
1984	38.5 °C22 June 1984	19.8 °C2 January 1984	27.0 °C	296 mm	146
1983	39.2 °C21 July 1983	20.6 °C7 January 1983	27.5 °C	392 mm	160
1982	38.8 °C4 July 1982	20.7 °C12 January 1982	27.1 °C	648 mm	144
1981	39.7 °C29 July 1981	20.1 °C2 February 1981	27.3 °C	431 mm	148
1980	39.0 °C30 June 1980	20.6 °C2 January 1980	27.5 °C	255 mm	147
1979	39.7 °C22 June 1979	20.7 °C29 November 1979	27.1 °C	441 mm	138
1978	39.6 °C19 June 1978	19.3 °C23 January 1978	27.2 °C	506 mm	155
1977	39.6 °C16 June 1977	20.0 °C3 February 1977	27.1 °C	647 mm	150
1976	38.7 °C13 July 1976	20.3 °C12 January 1976	26.8 °C	480 mm	131
1975	39.0 °C24 July 1975	19.2 °C13 January 1975	26.8 °C	490 mm	151
1974	37.6 °C11 July 1974	20.1 °C28 January 1974	26.8 °C	512 mm	154
1973	39.5 °C4 July 1973	20.0 °C16 December 1973	27.3 °C	331 mm	153
1972	38.9 °C17 July 1972	19.8 °C2 January 1972	26.9 °C	633 mm	134
1971	38.9 °C28 June 1971	19.3 °C17 February 1971	26.8 °C	373 mm	150
1970	39.8 °C2 July 1970	20.7 °C20 December 1970	27.5 °C	286 mm	165
1969	39.0 °C13 July 1969	20.1 °C5 February 1969	27.3 °C	391 mm	141
1968	39.7 °C25 June 1968	18.7 °C6 January 1968	26.7 °C	578 mm	140
1967	39.5 °C14 July 1967	19.7 °C25 December 1967	27.1 °C	523 mm	150
1966	40.7 °C11 August 1966	19.9 °C9 January 1966	27.3 °C	275 mm	151
1965	40.4 °C23 July 1965	19.4 °C11 February 1965	26.8 °C	382 mm	140
1964	39.6 °C16 July 1964	19.1 °C27 December 1964	27.4 °C	451 mm	169
1963	39.2 °C23 July 1963	20.3 °C13 January 1963	27.3 °C	401 mm	137
1962	39.7 °C8 July 1962	19.5 °C30 January 1962	27.1 °C	368 mm	140
1961	38.5 °C28 June 1961	20.4 °C6 January 1961	27.2 °C	585 mm	166
1960	39.1 °C1 July 1960	19.2 °C20 January 1960	26.9 °C	567 mm	142
1959	39.2 °C23 June 1959	20.2 °C9 January 1959	27.0 °C	445 mm	159
1958	38.0 °C29 June 1958	20.2 °C18 February 1958	27.1 °C	404 mm	162
1957	39.0 °C28 June 1957	19.5 °C1 February 1957	26.6 °C	543 mm	132
1956	39.0 °C5 July 1956	19.8 °C26 January 1956	26.7 °C	460 mm	158
1955	37.1 °C28 June 1955	19.3 °C1 March 1955	26.5 °C	509 mm	141
1954	39.6 °C7 June 1954	19.8 °C11 January 1954	26.5 °C	602 mm	135
1953	36.7 °C22 June 1953	19.3 °C14 January 1953	26.0 °C	999 mm	104
1952	37.5 °C14 June 1952	19.4 °C10 January 1952	26.3 °C	823 mm	126
1951	38.8 °C9 June 1951	18.8 °C22 January 1951	26.3 °C	673 mm	136
1950	35.2 °C15 June 1950	19.6 °C13 February 1950	25.5 °C	1,195 mm	87
1949	36.7 °C9 July 1949	20.1 °C4 January 1949	26.3 °C	1,174 mm	132
1948	38.4 °C20 July 1948	18.9 °C24 January 1948	26.7 °C	675 mm	148
1947	37.9 °C16 July 1947	20.1 °C20 December 1947	26.4 °C	1,076 mm	141
1946	39.0 °C15 June 1946	20.1 °C5 February 1946	26.7 °C	408 mm	144
1945	38.7 °C27 August 1945	20.4 °C23 December 1945	27.0 °C	384 mm	149
1944	38.5 °C26 August 1944	19.6 °C9 January 1944	27.1 °C	376 mm	166
1943	35.1 °C8 June 1943	19.7 °C8 February 1943	26.0 °C	853 mm	130
1942	39.3 °C24 June 1942	19.5 °C25 January 1942	27.0 °C	341 mm	167
1941	37.9 °C7 June 1941	18.6 °C11 January 1941	27.2 °C	242 mm	159
1940	39.1 °C19 August 1940	20.3 °C5 January 1940	27.0 °C	688 mm	133

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

30.6 °C

+1.1 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

173 d/yr

+20

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

185 mm

-243 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	25.0 °C	+0.6 °C	23 mm	-24 mm
Feb	25.5 °C	+0.5 °C	16 mm	-23 mm
Mar	27.1 °C	+0.6 °C	20 mm	-19 mm
Apr	29.3 °C	+0.9 °C	5 mm	-29 mm
May	33.5 °C	+2.2 °C	9 mm	-13 mm
Jun	36.1 °C	+1.2 °C	0 mm	-11 mm
Jul	38.0 °C	+2.5 °C	4 mm	-21 mm
Aug	33.8 °C	-0.4 °C	53 mm	+6 mm
Sep	34.4 °C	+1.8 °C	10 mm	-31 mm
Oct	30.7 °C	+1.7 °C	1 mm	-34 mm
Nov	27.4 °C	+0.8 °C	5 mm	-36 mm
Dec	25.6 °C	+0.6 °C	40 mm	-8 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

40.4 °C

22 Jul 2025

Coldest day

20.2 °C

18 Jan 2025

Wettest day

24.9 mm

21 Dec 2025

Windiest day

32.9 km/h

5 Aug 2025

Strongest gust

49.0 km/h

28 Jul 2025

Hottest feels-like

43.0 °C

22 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

20.7 °C

5 Feb 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

11 Apr 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Tadjoura?

Tadjoura has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.2 °C and it receives 428 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tadjoura?

The hottest day measured in Tadjoura between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 2019, reaching 41.3 °C.

What is the coldest day in Tadjoura?

The coldest day measured in Tadjoura between 1940 and 2025 was 4 February 2001, at 18.2 °C.

Does it snow in Tadjoura?

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

Has the climate of Tadjoura warmed?

Yes: Tadjoura warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Tadjoura?

The wettest day measured in Tadjoura between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 1947, with 85 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Tadjoura?

The windiest day measured in Tadjoura between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 1945, with winds reaching 37.7 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Tadjoura?

The warmest month in Tadjoura is July (31.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.8 °C).

How much does it rain in Tadjoura?

Tadjoura receives on average 428 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 99 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Tadjoura?

Tadjoura gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Tadjoura?

Yes: Tadjoura has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tadjoura?

In Tadjoura, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.6 °C on 19 September 2023, and the lowest was 18.2 °C on 11 January 1941.

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