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Ouarzazate, Morocco climate
BWh Hot desert
Ouarzazate has a seasonal warm-temperate climate (Hot desert, Köppen BWh). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 102°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 41°F at night. Precipitation totals about 5 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — February alone averages 1.1 inches while May barely receives 0.09 inches.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Ouarzazate climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 63 | 66 | 72 | 80 | 87 | 96 | 102 | 99 | 91 | 81 | 72 | 64 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 52 | 55 | 60 | 67 | 74 | 82 | 87 | 86 | 78 | 69 | 60 | 54 |
| Avg low (°F) | 41 | 43 | 47 | 53 | 60 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 56 | 49 | 43 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.2 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 63 | 66 | 72 | 80 | 87 | 96 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 52 | 55 | 60 | 67 | 74 | 82 |
| Avg low (°F) | 41 | 43 | 47 | 53 | 60 | 68 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.2 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 102 | 99 | 91 | 81 | 72 | 64 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 87 | 86 | 78 | 69 | 60 | 54 |
| Avg low (°F) | 73 | 72 | 65 | 56 | 49 | 43 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.9 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 16 | 1 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 21 |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | 25 | 25 | 16 | 1 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 25 | 26 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 27 | 36 | 41 | 36 | 35 | 28 | 26 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 51 | 50 | 46 | 42 | 37 | 30 | 22 | 25 | 34 | 44 | 50 | 55 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 5.1 | 5.8 | 6.4 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 4.8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 25 | 26 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 27 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 51 | 50 | 46 | 42 | 37 | 30 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 5.1 | 5.8 | 6.4 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 36 | 41 | 36 | 35 | 28 | 26 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 22 | 25 | 34 | 44 | 50 | 55 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 6.6 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 4.8 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 24 years of daily observations at Ouarzazate, a weather station, about 1 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.