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Laayoune, Western Sahara climate
BWh Hot desert
Laayoune has a mildly seasonal warm-temperate climate (Hot desert, Köppen BWh). The hottest month is August with an average daily high near 31°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 12°C at night. Precipitation totals about 0 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — March alone averages 0 mm while January barely receives 0 mm.
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)Laayoune climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 24 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 19 |
| Avg low (°C) | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 |
| Avg low (°C) | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 24 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 19 |
| Avg low (°C) | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 42 | 43 | 45 | 48 | 46 | 43 | 53 | 50 | 42 | 45 | 46 | 42 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 62 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 63 | 64 | 66 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 66 | 66 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 42 | 43 | 45 | 48 | 46 | 43 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 62 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 63 | 64 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 53 | 50 | 42 | 45 | 46 | 42 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 66 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 66 | 66 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 6.1 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 22 years of daily observations at Hassan I, a weather station, about 3 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.