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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 39°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 5°C at night. Precipitation totals about 139 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — February alone averages 28 mm while May barely receives 2 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)Ouarzazate climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 17 | 19 | 22 | 27 | 31 | 35 | 39 | 37 | 33 | 27 | 22 | 18 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 11 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 20 | 16 | 12 |
| Avg low (°C) | 5 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 6 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 6 | 28 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 23 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 17 | 19 | 22 | 27 | 31 | 35 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 11 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 28 |
| Avg low (°C) | 5 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 20 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 6 | 28 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 39 | 37 | 33 | 27 | 22 | 18 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 31 | 30 | 26 | 20 | 16 | 12 |
| Avg low (°C) | 23 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 6 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 4 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 23 |
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 ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 16 | 1 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (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 ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 21 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (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 ≥ 32°C (days) | 25 | 25 | 16 | 1 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (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.