When to go · Djibouti
Djibouti in December
Great month. Pleasant and whale-shark season; French and expat holidays fill hotels.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Crowds
- Medium
- Djibouti
- Prices
- High
- Djibouti
Verdict
Pleasant and whale-shark season; French and expat holidays fill hotels.
Is another month better than December?
No other month rates higher than December for Djibouti in this guide.
Weather in December
- Coast and gulf · Djibouti City, Tadjoura, Obock, Mouchabest weather
Warm and humid in winter (25–30 °C (77–86 °F)); summer highs of 40 °C (104 °F) and more with dust-laden khamsin winds.Warm and humid in winter (77–86 °F (25–30 °C)); summer highs of 104 °F (40 °C) and more with dust-laden khamsin winds.
- Inland depressions and desert · Lac Assal, Grand Bara, Lac Abbébest weather
Even in winter, midday is hot on the salt; in summer Lac Assal can exceed 50 °C (122 °F).Even in winter, midday is hot on the salt; in summer Lac Assal can exceed 122 °F (50 °C).
- Goda and Mabla mountains · Day Forest, Randabest weather
Cooler at 1,000–1,500 m, with juniper forest and occasional winter showers.
- Djibouti City29 °C (84 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 1 rain days84 °F (29 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 1 rain days
- Moucha Island29 °C (84 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 3 rain days84 °F (29 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 3 rain days
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Christmas
25 Dec
Public holiday; expat hotels busy.
Cool season and whale shark season
Nov–Feb · Djibouti City
The best months for the lakes and the gulf; prices rise.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Djibouti
- Medium
- Prices · Djibouti
- High
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Djibouti, side by side.
Verdict
Dec: Great
Jan: Great
Crowds
Dec: Medium
Jan: Medium
Prices
Dec: High
Jan: High
Festivals listed
Dec: 2
Jan: 3
December: Pleasant and whale-shark season; French and expat holidays fill hotels.
January: Cool season peak and whale sharks in the Gulf of Tadjoura; book boats and 4x4s early.
Djibouti: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.
Where to go in December
Rated best or good this month
Coast and gulf
Best weather of the year (Djibouti City, Tadjoura, Obock, Moucha)
Inland depressions and desert
Best weather of the year (Lac Assal, Grand Bara, Lac Abbé)
Goda and Mabla mountains
Best weather of the year (Day Forest, Randa)
Cool season; whale sharks in the gulf.
Best months: Oct–May