Adailou
title: "Adailou" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["populated-places-in-djibouti", "tadjourah-region"] topic_path: "general/populated-places-in-djibouti" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adailou" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Adailou |
| أديلو | |
| settlement_type | Town |
| image_skyline | Adailou 2016.jpg |
| imagesize | 300 |
| pushpin_map | Djibouti |
| pushpin_label_position | bottom |
| pushpin_mapsize | 300 |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Djibouti |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| subdivision_name | [[Image:Flag of Djibouti.svg |
| subdivision_name1 | Tadjoura |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| population_as_of | 2024 census |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 867 |
| coordinates | |
| elevation_m | 1050 |
| :: |
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Adailou () is a town in the Tadjoura region of Djibouti. It sprawls on a wide basin surrounded by granitic mountains on all sides. Adailou has one of the mildest climates in Djibouti, which is not always passable during the rainy season.
Overview
Adaylou is one of the largest villages in the Tadjourah region north of Djibouti. According to tradition, the village is where the ancestor of Adaal, Haral-Maahis, gave birth to his lineage.
Demographics
The majority of the population of Adailou is Afars.
Economy
One of the distinctive features of Adailou countryside is the widespread growing of vegetables. Many farms are located throughout the town.
Climate
Known for its mild climate, Adailou is unusual like Airolaf and Randa in hosting a large camp in the summer, during which life in Tadjoura and Djibouti City is difficult because of the heat. Winters are mild with an average temperature of 18 °C and an average minimum of 13 °C in January, the coolest month. Summers are hot with June being the hottest month, averaging 34.4 °C during the day and 23 °C during the night. The town has its dry season from April through to May.
Adailou has overall a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) in Köppen-Geiger system.
|location = Adailou |metric first = yes |single line = yes |temperature colour=pastel |Jan high C = 23.0 |Feb high C = 24.0 |Mar high C = 25.9 |Apr high C = 28.0 |May high C = 31.0 |Jun high C = 34.2 |Jul high C = 34.4 |Aug high C = 33.5 |Sep high C = 31.9 |Oct high C = 28.6 |Nov high C = 25.8 |Dec high C = 23.5 |Jan low C = 13.0 |Feb low C = 14.8 |Mar low C = 16.0 |Apr low C = 18.2 |May low C = 20.3 |Jun low C = 23.2 |Jul low C = 23.0 |Aug low C = 22.4 |Sep low C = 22.1 |Oct low C = 18.2 |Nov low C = 15.8 |Dec low C = 14.0 |rain colour=green |Jan rain mm = 36 |Feb rain mm = 34 |Mar rain mm = 22 |Apr rain mm = 28 |May rain mm = 14 |Jun rain mm = 8 |Jul rain mm = 26 |Aug rain mm = 39 |Sep rain mm = 39 |Oct rain mm = 13 |Nov rain mm = 35 |Dec rain mm = 28 |source 1 = Climate-Data.org |date=14 October 2016}}
References
References
- [https://www.citypopulation.de/en/djibouti/cities/ Citypopulation.de] Population of Cities & Rural Localities in Djibouti
- "Climate: Adailou - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org.
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