Climate averages 1991–2020
Laayoune weather
in December.
A warm, very dry month: the 11th warmest and the wettest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a warm month in Laayoune: daytime highs average 22.5°C and nights cool to about 12.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 8.3 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes December a very dry month (the wettest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 28 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Telde (239 km away). In December its highs average 19.3°C, 3.3°C cooler than Laayoune, with 30 mm of rain.
Among the 2 cities listed in Western Sahara, Laayoune ranks 2nd of 2 for the warmest December highs and 2nd of 2 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 2 cities is 22.8°C; Laayoune is 0.3°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.0°C to 21.6°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 8.3 mm to 6.7 mm.
The annual picture
December 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
Laayoune climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21.6°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 6.7 | 1.2 | 10.611 h |
| February | 22.6°C12.4°C | 12.4°C | 6.3 | 1.5 | 11.211 h |
| March | 24.2°C13.7°C | 13.7°C | 5.1 | 1.0 | 12.012 h |
| April | 24.5°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 1.0 | 0.3 | 12.813 h |
| May | 25.6°C16.1°C | 16.1°C | 0.5 | 0.2 | 13.513 h |
| June | 27.3°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 13.814 h |
| July | 29.4°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.714 h |
| August | 30.6°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 13.113 h |
| September | 29.4°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 3.3 | 0.7 | 12.312 h |
| October | 27.9°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 7.8 | 0.9 | 11.512 h |
| November | 25.1°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 4.8 | 0.9 | 10.811 h |
| December, selected | 22.5°C12.7°C | 12.7°C | 8.3 | 1.4 | 10.510 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
December in nearby cities
- Telde in DecemberSpain · 239 kmHigh 19.3°C · Low 15.5°C · 30 mm rain
- Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in DecemberSpain · 244 kmHigh 19.4°C · Low 15.5°C · 30 mm rain
- Santa Lucía in DecemberSpain · 247 kmHigh 17.6°C · Low 13.4°C · 30 mm rain
- Tan-Tan in DecemberMorocco · 251 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 12.3°C · 12 mm rain
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife in DecemberSpain · 336 kmHigh 20.1°C · Low 17.9°C · 32 mm rain
- Arona in DecemberSpain · 360 kmHigh 17.4°C · Low 13.4°C · 40 mm rain
- Guelmim in DecemberMorocco · 369 kmHigh 20.0°C · Low 9.5°C · 19 mm rain
- Tiznit in DecemberMorocco · 442 kmHigh 19.3°C · Low 10.4°C · 25 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 Laayoune) is explained once on the Laayoune year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.