Aourir weather in August

In August, Aourir sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 89% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Aourir's 2nd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aourir's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
1st warmest
Overnight low
21°
12th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
6:09 AM – 7:16 PM
Cloud cover
16%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
7 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.9
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical August day in Aourir reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 2°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12721
22721
32721
42721
52721
62721
72721
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Aourir weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 13°302.910.37.5
Feb19° / 14°383.110.97.6
Mar20° / 15°353.611.87.8
Apr21° / 16°142.112.78.3
May23° / 17°71.113.58.9
Jun24° / 19°10.113.99.4
Jul27° / 21°0013.89.0
Aug27° / 21°10.113.18.9
Sep25° / 20°40.612.29.0
Oct23° / 19°262.611.38.6
Nov21° / 16°423.510.58.0
Dec19° / 14°48410.17.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 89% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 4%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1973
2973
3973
4973
5973
6973
7973
8973
9973
10973
11973
12973
13973
14973
15973
16964
17964
18964
19964
20964
21964
22955
23946
24946
25946
26946
27937
28928
29928
30928
31928

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Aourir gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.1 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 0% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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71
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 66% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 67% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
13332620
23331621
33330631
43329641
52428651
62428651
72427661
82426671
91426681
101426681
111425691
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181426681
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201327681
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231328671
241328671
251328671
261328671
271329661
281329661
291330651
300330661
310331651

Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
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1611calm
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1911calm
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3011calm
3111calm

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 6:00 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 7:29 PM to 6:59 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.56:007:29
213.56:007:29
313.46:017:28
413.46:027:27
513.46:027:26
613.46:037:25
713.36:047:25
813.36:047:24
913.36:057:23
1013.36:057:22
1113.26:067:21
1213.26:077:20
1313.26:077:19
1413.26:087:18
1513.16:097:17
1613.16:097:16
1713.16:107:15
1813.16:107:14
1913.06:117:13
2013.06:127:12
2113.06:127:11
2212.96:137:10
2312.96:137:08
2412.96:147:07
2512.96:157:06
2612.86:157:05
2712.86:167:04
2812.86:167:03
2912.76:177:01
3012.76:187:00
3112.76:186:59

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.35 kWh/m² to a high of 7.65 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 7 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.4Intense
27.3Intense
37.3Intense
47.3Intense
57.3Intense
67.2Intense
77.2Intense
87.2Intense
97.2Intense
107.1Intense
117.1Intense
127.1Intense
137.1Intense
147.0Intense
157.0Intense
167.0Intense
177.0Intense
187.0Intense
196.9Intense
206.9Intense
216.9Intense
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276.7Intense
286.7Intense
296.7Intense
306.6Intense
316.6Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Aourir

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust
Jan
Feb
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May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Aourir?

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

8.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Aourir for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Aourir in August

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

In August, Aourir sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Aourir in August

The nearest coast averages about 20°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 13 km away) is warmest in August at about 20°C and coldest in February near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Aug 13 to Aug 31 — about 0.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

16°18°20°22°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan17Cool
Feb17Cool
Mar17Cool
Apr17Cool
May18Cool
Jun19Cool
Jul19Cool
Aug20Refreshing
Sep20Cool
Oct20Cool
Nov19Cool
Dec18Cool

UV index in Aourir 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 Aourir peaks around July 15 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 — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highVery highModerateJul 15UV 10Dec 17UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Aourir 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 Aourir is worst in February — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (June, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateFeb 1617 µg/m³Jun 129 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr12Good
May10Good
Jun9Good
Jul14Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Aourir?

Aourir sits at 30.5°N, 9.6°W, 121 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Agadir, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Aourir

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aourir has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 409 m around an average of 201 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,333 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,978 m.

The land around Aourir is covered by grassland (58%) and shrubs (22%) within 3 km, water (35%), shrubs (27%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and grassland (39%) and water (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
409 m
16 km
1,333 m
80 km
2,978 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Agadir 9.0 km · Dakhla 12 km · Dchira El Jihadia 16 km · Inezgane 18 km · My Drarga 20 km · Ait Melloul 21 km · Oadar Temsia 26 km · Lqoliaa 27 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 Aourir (30.4924°, -9.6355°, elevation 121 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).