Arfoud weather in July

In July, Arfoud sees average daytime highs of 40°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 40°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 82% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 hours at the start of July to 13 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Arfoud's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Arfoud's year-round climate.

Daytime high
40°
1st warmest
Overnight low
27°
12th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:27 AM – 7:18 PM
Cloud cover
22%
1st clearest
Wind
13 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 40°C through the month.

A typical July day in Arfoud reaches about 40°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 38°C and 42°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 4°C warmer than June and about 1°C warmer than August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How July really feels in Arfoud

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July 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
31 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Arfoud weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 71.410.27.0
Feb19° / 101.610.97.9
Mar23° / 11°61.311.88.7
Apr27° / 15°51.112.78.1
May32° / 19°71.313.65.3
Jun37° / 23°30.6142.2
Jul40° / 27°20.213.80.0
Aug39° / 26°20.513.10.5
Sep34° / 22°71.312.23.7
Oct28° / 16°111.711.27.4
Nov22° / 10°101.710.48.4
Dec17° / 61.3107.4

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 82% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 4%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1964
2964
3964
4964
5964
6964
7964
8964
9964
10964
11964
12964
13964
14964
15964
16964
17964
18964
19964
20973
21973
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23973
24973
25964
26964
27964
28955
29955
30955
31955

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Arfoud gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.2 wet days in July, the driest month. 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 1% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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71
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Humid (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
12991
13991
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15991
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311000

Wind in July

Winds average 13 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 hours at the start of July to 13 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:20 AM to 5:36 AM, and sunset from 7:21 PM to 7:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.05:207:21
214.05:207:21
314.05:207:21
414.05:217:21
514.05:217:21
614.05:227:21
714.05:227:21
814.05:237:20
914.05:237:20
1013.95:237:20
1113.95:247:20
1213.95:257:20
1313.95:257:19
1413.95:267:19
1513.95:267:19
1613.95:277:18
1713.85:277:18
1813.85:287:18
1913.85:287:17
2013.85:297:17
2113.85:307:16
2213.85:307:16
2313.75:317:15
2413.75:317:15
2513.75:327:14
2613.75:337:14
2713.75:337:13
2813.65:347:12
2913.65:357:12
3013.65:357:11
3113.65:367:10

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 7.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.53 kWh/m² to a high of 8.12 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 7.9 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
18.1Intense
28.1Intense
38.1Intense
48.1Intense
58.1Intense
68.0Intense
78.0Intense
88.0Intense
98.0Intense
108.0Intense
118.0Intense
127.9Intense
137.9Intense
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Arfoud

In seasonPeak

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

Arfoud sees seasonal dust haze (April–September), heaviest in July.

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

Is July a good time to visit Arfoud?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
2.9
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Arfoud.

What to pack for Arfoud in July

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

In July, Arfoud sees daytime highs around 40°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Arfoud in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July 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 Arfoud peaks around June 23 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 highModerateJun 23UV 10Dec 17UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr9Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov4Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Arfoud in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Arfoud is worst in August — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.1× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateGoodAug 1239 µg/m³Dec 168 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb19Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr34Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun32Moderate
Jul38Poor
Aug40Poor
Sep32Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Arfoud?

Arfoud sits at 31.4°N, 4.2°W, 809 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Reçani, 17 km away.

RichTinerhirMidelt

Topography around Arfoud

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Arfoud has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 155 m around an average of 806 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 1,631 m.

The land around Arfoud is covered by bare terrain (57%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, bare terrain (91%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (98%) within 80 km.

3 km
155 m
16 km
221 m
80 km
1,631 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
July weather nearby: Reçani 17 km · Moulay Ali Cherif 17 km · Merzouga 43 km · Errachidia 58 km · Goulmima 74 km · Rich 95 km · Tinerhir 124 km · Midelt 147 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 Arfoud (31.4353°, -4.2326°, elevation 809 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).