Destination
Djibouti
Africa · Djibouti
Safety advisory
Exercise a high degree of caution
When to go
Seasonal calendar — from climate data and curated definitions.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Warm / beach
Dry season
Air⌀ 30 °C
25
25
27
29
31
34
36
35
34
30
27
26
Sea⌀ 30 °C
27
27
28
30
31
32
31
31
32
32
30
28
Rainfall⌀ 22 mm
20
16
23
38
17
2
16
24
13
29
42
20
Wind⌀ 6 м/с
6
6
6
6
6
7
9
9
7
6
6
6
Daylight⌀ 12 h
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
Tourism: 63K international tourists a year▲ +17% over 5 yearslow
Darker cells mark peak months.· Wind: avg. daily max — handy for kite & wind sports
Public holidays
National holidays — closures and days off.
New Year's Day
January 1, 2027
Fri · in 94d
Labour Day
May 1, 2027
Sat · in 214d
Independence Day
June 27, 2027
Sun · in 271d
Car rental & driving
Whether your licence is recognized, and which side traffic drives on — per the UN road-traffic conventions.
Set your passport to see whether your licence is accepted.
Trafficright-hand
Health
Yellow fevercert. if from risk countries
Malariain some areas — see detailsrisk present
Tap waterbottled only
Vaccines (CDC)
Hepatitis AHepatitis BTyphoid
Internet
Connectivity on the road: coverage, data price, access.
Onlinemoderate65%
Mobile datamoderate$1.3/GB
eSIM: Supported
Prices
Food
Healthy dietDJF 378/day
BreadDJF 30/ea
Wheat flourDJF 113/kg
RiceDJF 122/kg
PotatoesDJF 105/kg
EggsDJF 40/ea
About the country
- Capital
- Djibouti
- Continent
- Africa
- Population
- 958,920
- Area
- 23,000 km²
- Currency
- Franc · DJF
- Time zone
- 15:46UTC+3
- Sockets
- CE
- Emergency
- 17police351351ambulance18fire
- Calling code
- +253
- Languages
- French, Arabic, Somali, Afar
220 V · 50 Hz