Climate averages 1991–2020
Dakhla weather
in June.
A warm, very dry month: the 5th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
June is a warm month in Dakhla: daytime highs average 25.9°C and nights cool to about 18.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical June (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 34 min on an average June day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Nouadhibou (325 km away). In June its highs average 25.3°C, 0.6°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 June highs and joint 1st of 2 for the driest June (rainfall, lowest first). The mean June high of those 2 cities is 26.6°C; Dakhla is 0.7°C cooler than that mean.
From June to July, average highs rise by 1.0°C to 26.9°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
June 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, selected | 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 | 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
June in nearby cities
- Nouadhibou in JuneMauritania · 325 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 19.1°C · 0 mm rain
- Santa Lucía in JuneSpain · 472 kmHigh 22.2°C · Low 16.2°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Laayoune in JuneWestern Sahara · 474 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 17.7°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Telde in JuneSpain · 482 kmHigh 22.9°C · Low 17.8°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in JuneSpain · 494 kmHigh 22.2°C · Low 17.5°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Arona in JuneSpain · 496 kmHigh 21.5°C · Low 16.1°C · 5.1 mm rain
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife in JuneSpain · 533 kmHigh 22.6°C · Low 20.0°C · 4.3 mm rain
- Nouakchott in JuneMauritania · 623 kmHigh 33.8°C · Low 23.0°C · 0.3 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 Dakhla) is explained once on the Dakhla year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.