The climate of Lake Assal (Djibouti)
Lake Assal is located centrally in the eastern part of Djibouti and is
the lowest point on the African continent. The lake is situated at
an altitude of 155 meters below sea level. The salinity levels of
its waters are higher than those in the Dead Sea. They are actually
among the highest in the world after those in Lake Vanda and Don
Juan Pond. The main source of income is salt. Because Lake Assal is
a hypersaline lake only few bacterial species can survive in its
waters. Lake Assal has a warm desert climate with many hot days.
Precipitation figures are extremely low. The main source of supply
is the Gulf of Tadjoura. Because the salt crystals reflect sunlight
temperatures here are even higher than in other parts of Djibouti.
Even during the night temperatures hardly drop. Average annual
precipitation figures remain below 150 millimeters.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Lake Assal:
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
29
21
8
0
26
February
30
22
8
0
26
March
32
24
9
1
27
April
33
25
9
2
28
May
35
27
10
3
30
June
39
29
9
3
31
July
41
31
8
3
30
August
42
30
9
3
29
September
38
29
9
3
30
October
34
26
10
1
30
November
31
24
10
1
28
December
30
22
9
1
27
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-2 inches ●
= 2-12 inches ●
= 12-24 inches ●
= 25-40 inches ●
= 41-80 inches ●
= over 80 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
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