Balbala
City in Djibouti: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Route nationale 1 vers PK12 - panoramio: Abass Chirdon, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Balbala is a city in Djibouti, in Djibouti. About 554,350 people live in the city proper, making it the 2nd largest city of Djibouti in our atlas.
It lies at 11.56° N, 43.11° E, about 56 m (184 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Djibouti time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Balbala. Green dots: other major cities of Djibouti. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Balbala has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). The warmest month is usually Jun, with average highs near 39°C (102°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 21°C (70°F). Around 237 mm (9 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Apr.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in DjiboutiNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 7648070 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q804669 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Route nationale 1 vers PK12 - panoramio: Abass Chirdon, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- The People's Palace, Djibouti City: Skilla1st, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
