Climate averages 1991–2020
Laayoune weather
in October.
A warm, very dry month: the 4th warmest and the 11th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a warm month in Laayoune: daytime highs average 27.9°C and nights cool to about 18.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 7.8 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes October a very dry month (the 11th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 32 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Telde (239 km away). In October its highs average 23.6°C, 4.3°C cooler than Laayoune, with 24 mm of rain.
Among the 2 cities listed in Western Sahara, Laayoune ranks 1st of 2 for the warmest October highs and 2nd of 2 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 2 cities is 27.5°C; Laayoune is 0.4°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 2.8°C to 25.1°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 7.8 mm to 4.8 mm.
The annual picture
October 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Telde in OctoberSpain · 239 kmHigh 23.6°C · Low 19.2°C · 24 mm rain
- Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in OctoberSpain · 244 kmHigh 23.4°C · Low 19.0°C · 24 mm rain
- Santa Lucía in OctoberSpain · 247 kmHigh 22.4°C · Low 17.2°C · 24 mm rain
- Tan-Tan in OctoberMorocco · 251 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 18.0°C · 8.8 mm rain
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife in OctoberSpain · 336 kmHigh 23.8°C · Low 21.2°C · 23 mm rain
- Arona in OctoberSpain · 360 kmHigh 21.6°C · Low 17.2°C · 26 mm rain
- Guelmim in OctoberMorocco · 369 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 16.0°C · 11 mm rain
- Tiznit in OctoberMorocco · 442 kmHigh 24.8°C · Low 16.8°C · 16 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.