Climate averages 1991–2020
Ouarzazate weather
in July.
A very hot, very dry month: the warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a very hot month in Ouarzazate: daytime highs average 36.9°C and nights cool to about 20.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical July (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 57 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Marrakesh (132 km away). In July its highs average 35.9°C, 1.0°C cooler than Ouarzazate, with 3.6 mm of rain.
Among the 56 cities listed in Morocco, Ouarzazate ranks 5th of 56 for the warmest July highs and joint 19th of 56 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 56 cities is 32.1°C; Ouarzazate is 4.8°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs fall by 1.2°C to 35.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 2.0 mm.
The annual picture
July 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, selected | 36.9°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 0.8 | 0.1 | 13.914 h |
| August | 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
July in nearby cities
- Marrakesh in JulyMorocco · 132 kmHigh 35.9°C · Low 18.2°C · 3.6 mm rain
- El Kelaa des Srarhna in JulyMorocco · 135 kmHigh 36.8°C · Low 19.8°C · 6.1 mm rain
- Beni Mellal in JulyMorocco · 166 kmHigh 37.1°C · Low 20.3°C · 9.7 mm rain
- Al Fqih Ben Çalah in JulyMorocco · 177 kmHigh 38.3°C · Low 21.2°C · 3.6 mm rain
- Ben Guerir in JulyMorocco · 178 kmHigh 34.2°C · Low 18.4°C · 1.5 mm rain
- Taroudant in JulyMorocco · 196 kmHigh 38.7°C · Low 22.1°C · 0.8 mm rain
- Youssoufia in JulyMorocco · 214 kmHigh 34.0°C · Low 18.9°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Khouribga in JulyMorocco · 218 kmHigh 33.9°C · Low 18.9°C · 4.6 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.