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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 87°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 54°F at night. Precipitation totals about 0 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — March alone averages 0.0 inches while January barely receives 0.00 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)Laayoune climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 72 | 74 | 77 | 77 | 79 | 82 | 85 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 78 | 74 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 63 | 65 | 67 | 68 | 70 | 73 | 76 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 65 |
| Avg low (°F) | 54 | 55 | 58 | 60 | 62 | 65 | 68 | 69 | 68 | 66 | 61 | 57 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 72 | 74 | 77 | 77 | 79 | 82 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 63 | 65 | 67 | 68 | 70 | 73 |
| Avg low (°F) | 54 | 55 | 58 | 60 | 62 | 65 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 85 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 78 | 74 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 76 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 65 |
| Avg low (°F) | 68 | 69 | 68 | 66 | 61 | 57 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 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 (mph) | 8.1 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 10.3 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.7 | 13.0 | 10.8 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 7.9 |
| 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 (mph) | 8.1 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 10.3 | 10.7 | 11.8 |
| 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 (mph) | 13.7 | 13.0 | 10.8 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 7.9 |
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.