Climate averages 1991–2020
Oued Zem 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 Oued Zem: daytime highs average 35.2°C and nights cool to about 20.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 8.4 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes August a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 22 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Khouribga (31 km away). In August its highs average 33.9°C, 1.3°C cooler than Oued Zem, with 6.6 mm of rain.
Among the 56 cities listed in Morocco, Oued Zem ranks 14th of 56 for the warmest August highs and 50th of 56 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 56 cities is 32.3°C; Oued Zem is 2.9°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 5.2°C to 30.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 8.4 mm to 14 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
Oued Zem climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15.7°C4.4°C | 4.4°C | 46 | 6.2 | 10.210 h |
| February | 17.2°C5.4°C | 5.4°C | 40 | 6.0 | 11.011 h |
| March | 19.9°C7.7°C | 7.7°C | 47 | 7.0 | 12.012 h |
| April | 22.0°C9.7°C | 9.7°C | 36 | 6.0 | 13.013 h |
| May | 26.1°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 25 | 4.6 | 13.814 h |
| June | 30.9°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 9.0 | 2.1 | 14.314 h |
| July | 35.3°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 5.7 | 2.4 | 14.114 h |
| August, selected | 35.2°C20.2°C | 20.2°C | 8.4 | 3.4 | 13.413 h |
| September | 30.0°C17.1°C | 17.1°C | 14 | 2.7 | 12.412 h |
| October | 25.5°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 29 | 4.3 | 11.411 h |
| November | 19.7°C8.8°C | 8.8°C | 52 | 6.1 | 10.511 h |
| December | 16.8°C5.9°C | 5.9°C | 45 | 5.8 | 10.010 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
- Khouribga in AugustMorocco · 31 kmHigh 33.9°C · Low 19.5°C · 6.6 mm rain
- Al Fqih Ben Çalah in AugustMorocco · 41 kmHigh 38.0°C · Low 21.6°C · 5.7 mm rain
- Beni Mellal in AugustMorocco · 62 kmHigh 37.0°C · Low 20.5°C · 12 mm rain
- Khenifra in AugustMorocco · 86 kmHigh 35.8°C · Low 18.9°C · 14 mm rain
- Settat in AugustMorocco · 99 kmHigh 32.8°C · Low 19.5°C · 2.5 mm rain
- Berrechid in AugustMorocco · 105 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 18.8°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Lahraouyine in AugustMorocco · 117 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 19.3°C · 0.8 mm rain
- Khemisset in AugustMorocco · 117 kmHigh 32.6°C · Low 18.0°C · 4.8 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 Oued Zem) is explained once on the Oued Zem year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.