Climate averages 1991–2020
Laayoune weather
in July.
A hot, very dry month: the joint 2nd warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a hot month in Laayoune: daytime highs average 29.4°C and nights cool to about 19.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 2nd 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 40 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Telde (239 km away). In July its highs average 24.4°C, 5.0°C cooler than Laayoune, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 2 cities listed in Western Sahara, Laayoune ranks 1st 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; Laayoune is 1.3°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 1.2°C to 30.6°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 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
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, selected | 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
July in nearby cities
- Telde in JulySpain · 239 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 19.2°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in JulySpain · 244 kmHigh 23.5°C · Low 18.8°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Santa Lucía in JulySpain · 247 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 17.7°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Tan-Tan in JulyMorocco · 251 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 19.1°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife in JulySpain · 336 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 21.3°C · 5.0 mm rain
- Arona in JulySpain · 360 kmHigh 24.3°C · Low 18.4°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Guelmim in JulyMorocco · 369 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 18.2°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Tiznit in JulyMorocco · 442 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 20.2°C · 0.1 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.