Climate averages 1991–2020
Dakhla weather
in August.
A hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the joint 4th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a hot month in Dakhla: daytime highs average 28.1°C and nights cool to about 20.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.3 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes August a very dry month (the joint 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 57 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Nouadhibou (325 km away). In August its highs average 26.6°C, 1.5°C cooler than Dakhla, with 2.2 mm of rain.
Among the 2 cities listed in Western Sahara, Dakhla ranks 2nd of 2 for the warmest August highs and 2nd of 2 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 2 cities is 29.3°C; Dakhla is 1.2°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 0.3°C to 28.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.3 mm to 5.5 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
Dakhla climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22.2°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 3.6 | 0.7 | 10.811 h |
| February | 22.7°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 1.9 | 0.5 | 11.311 h |
| March | 23.6°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 3.2 | 0.3 | 12.012 h |
| April | 23.6°C16.1°C | 16.1°C | 1.3 | 0.1 | 12.713 h |
| May | 24.4°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 13.313 h |
| June | 25.9°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 0.1 | 0.1 | 13.614 h |
| July | 26.9°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.413 h |
| August, selected | 28.1°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 1.3 | 0.2 | 13.013 h |
| September | 28.4°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 5.5 | 0.5 | 12.312 h |
| October | 27.1°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 3.4 | 0.5 | 11.612 h |
| November | 25.2°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 1.7 | 0.2 | 11.011 h |
| December | 23.1°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 4.7 | 0.5 | 10.711 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
- Nouadhibou in AugustMauritania · 325 kmHigh 26.6°C · Low 21.7°C · 2.2 mm rain
- Santa Lucía in AugustSpain · 472 kmHigh 24.9°C · Low 18.6°C · 1.5 mm rain
- Laayoune in AugustWestern Sahara · 474 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 19.9°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Telde in AugustSpain · 482 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 20.1°C · 1.5 mm rain
- Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in AugustSpain · 494 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 19.7°C · 1.5 mm rain
- Arona in AugustSpain · 496 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 19.2°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife in AugustSpain · 533 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 22.2°C · 4.7 mm rain
- Nouakchott in AugustMauritania · 623 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 24.9°C · 13 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 Dakhla) is explained once on the Dakhla year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.