Ait Yazza weather in August

In August, Ait Yazza sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.4 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 39°C in the first days to 37°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 85% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 30 min at the start of August to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Ait Yazza's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ait Yazza's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
6:06 AM – 7:13 PM
Cloud cover
19%
3rd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
7.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.5
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 39°C in the first days to 37°C by the end.

A typical August day in Ait Yazza reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 42°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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23925
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How August really feels in Ait Yazza

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.

Ait Yazza 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 25410.37.7
Feb22° / 10°314.610.97.9
Mar24° / 13°295.511.88.1
Apr26° / 14°164.112.78.0
May30° / 17°123.513.56.5
Jun33° / 20°41.713.94.6
Jul38° / 24°0013.81.5
Aug38° / 24°20.413.11.5
Sep33° / 21°82.112.24.5
Oct28° / 18°244.211.37.0
Nov24° / 13°405.110.58.0
Dec21° / 10°355.310.17.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 85% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 5%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1964
2964
3964
4964
5964
6964
7964
8964
9964
10964
11964
12964
13964
14964
15955
16955
17955
18955
19955
20955
21955
22955
23946
24937
25937
26937
27928
28928
29928
30928
31919

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Ait Yazza gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.4 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 1% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
10
21
31
41
51
61
71
81
91
101
111
121
131
142
152
162
172
181
191
201
212
222
232
242
252
262
272
282
292
302
312

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 67% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1732070
2722080
3712180
4702181
5702181
6702181
7692281
8682291
9672391
10672391
11662491
12662491
13652591
14652591
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16652681
17652681
18652681
19652681
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21662671
22662671
23662671
24672670
25672670
26672670
27672670
28672670
29672670
30662770
31652780

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 min at the start of August to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:57 AM to 6:15 AM, and sunset from 7:26 PM to 6:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.55:577:26
213.55:577:25
313.45:587:24
413.45:587:24
513.45:597:23
613.46:007:22
713.36:007:21
813.36:017:20
913.36:027:19
1013.36:027:19
1113.26:037:18
1213.26:037:17
1313.26:047:16
1413.26:057:15
1513.16:057:14
1613.16:067:13
1713.16:067:12
1813.16:077:11
1913.06:087:10
2013.06:087:08
2113.06:097:07
2212.96:107:06
2312.96:107:05
2412.96:117:04
2512.96:117:03
2612.86:127:02
2712.86:137:00
2812.86:136:59
2912.76:146:58
3012.76:146:57
3112.76:156:56

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.32 kWh/m² to a high of 7.85 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 7.21 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.6Intense
27.5Intense
37.5Intense
47.5Intense
57.5Intense
67.4Intense
77.4Intense
87.4Intense
97.4Intense
107.3Intense
117.3Intense
127.3Intense
137.3Intense
147.3Intense
157.3Intense
167.2Intense
177.2Intense
187.2Intense
197.2Intense
207.1Intense
217.1Intense
227.1Intense
237.0Intense
247.0Intense
257.0Intense
267.0Intense
276.9Intense
286.9Intense
296.9Intense
306.8Intense
316.8Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Ait Yazza

In seasonPeak

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

Ait Yazza sees seasonal dust haze (July–August), heaviest in July.

Dust
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Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Ait Yazza?

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

1.5
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ait Yazza.

What to pack for Ait Yazza in August

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

In August, Ait Yazza sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ait Yazza 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 Ait Yazza peaks around July 12 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highModerateJul 12UV 10Dec 17UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar9Very high
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov4Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Ait Yazza 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 Ait Yazza is worst in August — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (June, 14 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateAug 1226 µg/m³Jun 1014 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ait Yazza?

Ait Yazza sits at 30.5°N, 8.8°W, 268 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Taroudant, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Ait Yazza

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Ait Yazza.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ait Yazza has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m around an average of 269 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 822 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,567 m.

The land around Ait Yazza is covered by cropland (40%) within 3 km, cropland (35%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and grassland (58%) within 80 km.

3 km
51 m
16 km
822 m
80 km
3,567 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Taroudant 8.0 km · Oulad Barhil 35 km · Oulad Teïma 41 km · Oadar Temsia 61 km · Aoulouz 62 km · Tine Biougra 64 km · My Drarga 66 km · Lqoliaa 68 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 Ait Yazza (30.5019°, -8.7992°, elevation 268 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).