Aïn Beni Mathar weather in August

In August, Aïn Beni Mathar sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 9 mm of rain across 3.2 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 42 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Aïn Beni Mathar's 3rd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aïn Beni Mathar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
21°
11th coldest
Rainfall
9 mm
3.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:34 AM – 6:51 PM
Cloud cover
31%
3rd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
7.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical August day in Aïn Beni Mathar reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Aïn Beni Mathar

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Aïn Beni Mathar weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 184.80.7104.3
Feb15° / 194.40.510.75.3
Mar18° / 2250.211.76.8
Apr21° / 224.9012.87.6
May26° / 13°183.8013.77.8
Jun32° / 17°102.4014.25.2
Jul36° / 21°51.70142.6
Aug35° / 21°93.2013.33.0
Sep30° / 17°163.8012.26.2
Oct24° / 12°244.1011.18.0
Nov17° / 275.10.110.26.4
Dec14° / 174.10.39.84.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1919
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59010
69010
79010
89010
99010
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Aïn Beni Mathar gets around 9 mm of rain over 3.2 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 10% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 70% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1762040
2762040
3762040
4742150
5742150
6742150
7742150
8732160
9732160
10722260
11702271
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Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:23 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 7:06 PM to 6:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:237:06
213.75:247:05
313.75:247:04
413.65:257:03
513.65:267:02
613.65:267:01
713.55:277:00
813.55:286:59
913.55:296:58
1013.55:296:57
1113.45:306:56
1213.45:316:55
1313.45:326:54
1413.35:326:53
1513.35:336:52
1613.35:346:51
1713.25:356:49
1813.25:356:48
1913.25:366:47
2013.15:376:46
2113.15:386:45
2213.15:386:43
2313.15:396:42
2413.05:406:41
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2613.05:416:38
2712.95:426:37
2812.95:436:36
2912.85:436:34
3012.85:446:33
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.94 kWh/m² to a high of 7.84 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 7.05 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.5Intense
27.4Intense
37.4Intense
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Aïn Beni Mathar

In seasonPeak

In August, Aïn Beni Mathar sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Aïn Beni Mathar sees seasonal dust haze (May–August), heaviest in July.

Dust
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Is August a good time to visit Aïn Beni Mathar?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Aïn Beni Mathar. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Aïn Beni Mathar in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Aïn Beni Mathar sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Aïn Beni Mathar in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Aïn Beni Mathar peaks around July 18 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 18UV 10Dec 17UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr7Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Aïn Beni Mathar in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Aïn Beni Mathar is worst in August — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateAug 2228 µg/m³Dec 2111 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb22Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Aïn Beni Mathar?

Aïn Beni Mathar sits at 34.0°N, 2.0°W, 917 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Jerada, 35 km away.

TaourirtSebdouMaghniaSidi Slimane EchcharaaBerkane

Topography around Aïn Beni Mathar

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Aïn Beni Mathar.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aïn Beni Mathar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 137 m around an average of 932 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 221 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,399 m.

The land around Aïn Beni Mathar is covered by bare terrain (50%) and cropland (27%) within 3 km, bare terrain (83%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (59%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
137 m
16 km
221 m
80 km
1,399 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Jerada 35 km · Oujda 76 km · El Aïoun 77 km · Taourirt 91 km · Sebdou 95 km · Maghnia 97 km · Sidi Slimane Echcharaa 104 km · Berkane 105 km

Morocco travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 42% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$4,672
2025
Happiness
4.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
80%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
17
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 492
Religion
Muslim 99%other 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Aïn Beni Mathar (34.0097°, -2.0324°, elevation 917 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).