Dikhil
City in Djibouti: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Porte de Dikhil: Cjulien21, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Dikhil is a city in Djibouti. About 32,801 people live in the city proper, making it the 4th largest city of Djibouti in our atlas.
It lies at 11.10° N, 42.37° E, about 479 m (1,572 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Djibouti time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Dikhil. Green dots: other major cities of Djibouti. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Dikhil has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). The warmest month is usually Jun, with average highs near 39°C (103°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 16°C (60°F). Around 311 mm (12 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Aug.
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.
What to eat in DjiboutiNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 223890 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q620625 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Porte de Dikhil: Cjulien21, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)