Climate averages 1991–2020
Dakhla weather
in July.
A warm, very dry month: the 4th warmest and the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a warm month in Dakhla: daytime highs average 26.9°C and nights cool to about 19.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
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 27 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Nouadhibou (325 km away). In July its highs average 25.3°C, 1.5°C cooler than Dakhla, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 2 cities listed in Western Sahara, Dakhla ranks 2nd of 2 for the warmest July highs and joint 1st of 2 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 2 cities is 28.2°C; Dakhla is 1.3°C cooler than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 1.2°C to 28.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 1.3 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
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, selected | 26.9°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.413 h |
| August | 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
July in nearby cities
- Nouadhibou in JulyMauritania · 325 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 20.1°C · 0 mm rain
- Santa Lucía in JulySpain · 472 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 17.7°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Laayoune in JulyWestern Sahara · 474 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 19.1°C · 0 mm rain
- Telde in JulySpain · 482 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 19.2°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in JulySpain · 494 kmHigh 23.5°C · Low 18.8°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Arona in JulySpain · 496 kmHigh 24.3°C · Low 18.4°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife in JulySpain · 533 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 21.3°C · 5.0 mm rain
- Nouakchott in JulyMauritania · 623 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 23.5°C · 1.6 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 Dakhla) is explained once on the Dakhla year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.