Climate averages 1991–2020
Laayoune weather
in February.
A warm, very dry month: the 10th warmest and the 9th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a warm month in Laayoune: daytime highs average 22.6°C and nights cool to about 12.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 6.3 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes February a very dry month (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 13 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Telde (239 km away). In February its highs average 18.3°C, 4.3°C cooler than Laayoune, with 25 mm of rain.
Among the 2 cities listed in Western Sahara, Laayoune ranks 2nd of 2 for the warmest February highs and 2nd of 2 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 2 cities is 22.6°C; Laayoune is level with that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 1.6°C to 24.2°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 6.3 mm to 5.1 mm.
The annual picture
February 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, selected | 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 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Telde in FebruarySpain · 239 kmHigh 18.3°C · Low 14.1°C · 25 mm rain
- Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in FebruarySpain · 244 kmHigh 18.2°C · Low 14.0°C · 25 mm rain
- Santa Lucía in FebruarySpain · 247 kmHigh 16.8°C · Low 12.0°C · 25 mm rain
- Tan-Tan in FebruaryMorocco · 251 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 12.3°C · 14 mm rain
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife in FebruarySpain · 336 kmHigh 18.8°C · Low 16.3°C · 25 mm rain
- Arona in FebruarySpain · 360 kmHigh 16.6°C · Low 12.2°C · 26 mm rain
- Guelmim in FebruaryMorocco · 369 kmHigh 20.5°C · Low 9.5°C · 19 mm rain
- Tiznit in FebruaryMorocco · 442 kmHigh 19.4°C · Low 10.1°C · 27 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.