climigo

Western Sahara

When to go?

The best months are November–April. Avoid May–October (hot, at times extreme heat).

Climate zones

MauritaniaAlgeriaMoroccoDakhlaDakhlaDakhlaSmaraSmaraSmaraGuergueratGuergueratGuergueratGuelta ZemmurGuelta ZemmurGuelta Zemmur

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January 24°12°
February 26°13°
March 29°15°
April 31°17°
May 34°18°
June 37°21°
July 40°23° extreme heat
August 40°24° extreme heat
September 37°23°
October 34°21°
November 29°16°
December 25°13°

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°35°40°45°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12.0 · 24.3 °CJanuary: 12.0 · 24.3 °C13.3 · 26.3 °CFebruary: 13.3 · 26.3 °C15.0 · 29.3 °CMarch: 15.0 · 29.3 °C16.5 · 31.4 °CApril: 16.5 · 31.4 °C18.3 · 33.6 °CMay: 18.3 · 33.6 °C20.7 · 36.8 °CJune: 20.7 · 36.8 °C23.4 · 40.2 °CJuly: 23.4 · 40.2 °C24.3 · 39.8 °CAugust: 24.3 · 39.8 °C23.0 · 36.9 °CSeptember: 23.0 · 36.9 °C20.5 · 33.5 °COctober: 20.5 · 33.5 °C16.3 · 28.8 °CNovember: 16.3 · 28.8 °C13.3 · 25.2 °CDecember: 13.3 · 25.2 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan 12.0 – 24.3 °C
Feb 13.3 – 26.3 °C
Mar 15.0 – 29.3 °C
Apr 16.5 – 31.4 °C
May 18.3 – 33.6 °C
Jun 20.7 – 36.8 °C
Jul 23.4 – 40.2 °C
Aug 24.3 – 39.8 °C
Sep 23.0 – 36.9 °C
Oct 20.5 – 33.5 °C
Nov 16.3 – 28.8 °C
Dec 13.3 – 25.2 °C

How much it rains

January 4 mm1 d
February 3 mm1 d
March 2 mm0 d
April 2 mm0 d
May 1 mm0 d
June 1 mm0 d
July 1 mm0 d
August 4 mm1 d
September 6 mm1 d
October 10 mm1 d
November 3 mm0 d
December 3 mm0 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec4 mm · 1 rain day · 4 mm a dayJanuary: 4 mm · 1 rain day · 4 mm a day3 mm · 1 rain day · 3 mm a dayFebruary: 3 mm · 1 rain day · 3 mm a day2 mm · 0 rain daysMarch: 2 mm · 0 rain days2 mm · 0 rain daysApril: 2 mm · 0 rain days1 mm · 0 rain daysMay: 1 mm · 0 rain days1 mm · 0 rain daysJune: 1 mm · 0 rain days1 mm · 0 rain daysJuly: 1 mm · 0 rain days4 mm · 1 rain day · 4 mm a dayAugust: 4 mm · 1 rain day · 4 mm a day6 mm · 1 rain day · 6 mm a daySeptember: 6 mm · 1 rain day · 6 mm a day10 mm · 1 rain day · 10 mm a dayOctober: 10 mm · 1 rain day · 10 mm a day3 mm · 0 rain daysNovember: 3 mm · 0 rain days3 mm · 0 rain daysDecember: 3 mm · 0 rain days

Rain days and how much water

Jan 4 mm1 d
Feb 3 mm1 d
Mar 2 mm0 d
Apr 2 mm0 d
May 1 mm0 d
Jun 1 mm0 d
Jul 1 mm0 d
Aug 4 mm1 d
Sep 6 mm1 d
Oct 10 mm1 d
Nov 3 mm0 d
Dec 3 mm0 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 10 h 49
February 11 h 22
March 12 h 00
April 12 h 43
May 13 h 18
June 13 h 37
July 13 h 29
August 12 h 59
September 12 h 18
October 11 h 37
November 10 h 59
December 10 h 40

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Cities