Climate averages 1991–2020
Ben Guerir weather
in August.
A very hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a very hot month in Ben Guerir: daytime highs average 34.1°C and nights cool to about 19.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 2.5 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes August a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 20 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Youssoufia (54 km away). In August its highs average 33.9°C, about as warm as Ben Guerir, with 1.3 mm of rain.
Among the 56 cities listed in Morocco, Ben Guerir ranks 17th of 56 for the warmest August highs and joint 33rd of 56 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 56 cities is 32.3°C; Ben Guerir is 1.8°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 4.1°C to 30.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 2.5 mm to 9.0 mm.
The annual picture
August in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Ben Guerir climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17.3°C6.0°C | 6.0°C | 27 | 4.6 | 10.310 h |
| February | 19.0°C7.1°C | 7.1°C | 27 | 5.0 | 11.011 h |
| March | 21.8°C9.3°C | 9.3°C | 30 | 5.5 | 12.012 h |
| April | 23.7°C10.8°C | 10.8°C | 24 | 4.6 | 13.013 h |
| May | 27.3°C13.4°C | 13.4°C | 12 | 2.6 | 13.814 h |
| June | 30.9°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 3.0 | 1.2 | 14.214 h |
| July | 34.2°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 1.5 | 0.6 | 14.014 h |
| August, selected | 34.1°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 2.5 | 0.9 | 13.313 h |
| September | 30.0°C17.1°C | 17.1°C | 9.0 | 1.7 | 12.412 h |
| October | 26.4°C14.6°C | 14.6°C | 19 | 3.7 | 11.411 h |
| November | 21.3°C10.3°C | 10.3°C | 31 | 4.4 | 10.511 h |
| December | 18.3°C7.5°C | 7.5°C | 27 | 4.8 | 10.110 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
August in nearby cities
- Youssoufia in AugustMorocco · 54 kmHigh 33.9°C · Low 19.5°C · 1.3 mm rain
- El Kelaa des Srarhna in AugustMorocco · 55 kmHigh 36.5°C · Low 20.4°C · 11 mm rain
- Marrakesh in AugustMorocco · 68 kmHigh 35.6°C · Low 18.7°C · 7.2 mm rain
- Settat in AugustMorocco · 90 kmHigh 32.8°C · Low 19.5°C · 2.5 mm rain
- Berrechid in AugustMorocco · 119 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 18.8°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Safi in AugustMorocco · 121 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 19.8°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Khouribga in AugustMorocco · 121 kmHigh 33.9°C · Low 19.5°C · 6.6 mm rain
- Al Fqih Ben Çalah in AugustMorocco · 122 kmHigh 38.0°C · Low 21.6°C · 5.7 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Ben Guerir) is explained once on the Ben Guerir year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.