Climate averages 1991–2020
Ouarzazate 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 Ouarzazate: daytime highs average 35.7°C and nights cool to about 20.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 2.0 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 16 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Marrakesh (132 km away). In August its highs average 35.6°C, about as warm as Ouarzazate, with 7.2 mm of rain.
Among the 56 cities listed in Morocco, Ouarzazate ranks 11th of 56 for the warmest August highs and joint 26th of 56 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 56 cities is 32.3°C; Ouarzazate is 3.4°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 4.5°C to 31.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 2.0 mm to 7.3 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
Ouarzazate climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15.6°C2.0°C | 2.0°C | 8.6 | 1.9 | 10.410 h |
| February | 17.3°C3.4°C | 3.4°C | 13 | 2.2 | 11.111 h |
| March | 21.0°C6.4°C | 6.4°C | 12 | 2.1 | 12.012 h |
| April | 25.0°C9.6°C | 9.6°C | 3.9 | 0.7 | 12.913 h |
| May | 28.8°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 3.1 | 0.5 | 13.714 h |
| June | 33.5°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 2.6 | 0.7 | 14.114 h |
| July | 36.9°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 0.8 | 0.1 | 13.914 h |
| August, selected | 35.7°C20.0°C | 20.0°C | 2.0 | 0.4 | 13.313 h |
| September | 31.2°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 7.3 | 1.2 | 12.412 h |
| October | 25.4°C12.0°C | 12.0°C | 15 | 1.8 | 11.411 h |
| November | 19.7°C6.6°C | 6.6°C | 13 | 1.7 | 10.611 h |
| December | 16.1°C3.4°C | 3.4°C | 9.0 | 1.9 | 10.210 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
- Marrakesh in AugustMorocco · 132 kmHigh 35.6°C · Low 18.7°C · 7.2 mm rain
- El Kelaa des Srarhna in AugustMorocco · 135 kmHigh 36.5°C · Low 20.4°C · 11 mm rain
- Beni Mellal in AugustMorocco · 166 kmHigh 37.0°C · Low 20.5°C · 12 mm rain
- Al Fqih Ben Çalah in AugustMorocco · 177 kmHigh 38.0°C · Low 21.6°C · 5.7 mm rain
- Ben Guerir in AugustMorocco · 178 kmHigh 34.1°C · Low 19.0°C · 2.5 mm rain
- Taroudant in AugustMorocco · 196 kmHigh 38.8°C · Low 22.8°C · 2.1 mm rain
- Youssoufia in AugustMorocco · 214 kmHigh 33.9°C · Low 19.5°C · 1.3 mm rain
- Khouribga in AugustMorocco · 218 kmHigh 33.9°C · Low 19.5°C · 6.6 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 Ouarzazate) is explained once on the Ouarzazate year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.