Climate averages 1991–2020
Taza 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 Taza: daytime highs average 35.9°C and nights cool to about 21.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 11 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes August a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 26 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Guercif (60 km away). In August its highs average 36.4°C, 0.5°C warmer than Taza, with 5.5 mm of rain.
Among the 56 cities listed in Morocco, Taza ranks 9th of 56 for the warmest August highs and joint 51st of 56 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 56 cities is 32.3°C; Taza is 3.6°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 5.9°C to 30.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 11 mm to 19 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
Taza climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14.8°C5.5°C | 5.5°C | 43 | 7.2 | 10.110 h |
| February | 16.3°C6.4°C | 6.4°C | 46 | 7.1 | 10.911 h |
| March | 19.0°C8.3°C | 8.3°C | 49 | 8.3 | 11.912 h |
| April | 21.5°C10.2°C | 10.2°C | 48 | 8.2 | 13.013 h |
| May | 25.8°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 31 | 6.2 | 13.914 h |
| June | 31.4°C17.3°C | 17.3°C | 12 | 3.1 | 14.414 h |
| July | 36.1°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 6.2 | 2.4 | 14.214 h |
| August, selected | 35.9°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 11 | 3.9 | 13.413 h |
| September | 30.0°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 19 | 4.6 | 12.412 h |
| October | 25.0°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 42 | 5.7 | 11.411 h |
| November | 18.8°C9.5°C | 9.5°C | 55 | 7.2 | 10.410 h |
| December | 15.6°C6.8°C | 6.8°C | 46 | 7.3 | 9.910 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
- Guercif in AugustMorocco · 60 kmHigh 36.4°C · Low 21.9°C · 5.5 mm rain
- Sefrou in AugustMorocco · 86 kmHigh 33.0°C · Low 18.9°C · 22 mm rain
- Fes in AugustMorocco · 93 kmHigh 35.1°C · Low 20.6°C · 7.3 mm rain
- Taourirt in AugustMorocco · 105 kmHigh 36.5°C · Low 21.4°C · 2.2 mm rain
- Al Hoceïma in AugustMorocco · 116 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 21.1°C · 4.7 mm rain
- Ifrane in AugustMorocco · 127 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 16.4°C · 31 mm rain
- Nador in AugustMorocco · 145 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 22.2°C · 6.5 mm rain
- Meknes in AugustMorocco · 146 kmHigh 33.9°C · Low 19.0°C · 4.3 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 Taza) is explained once on the Taza year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.