Ben Guerir weather in August

In August, Ben Guerir sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.9 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 87% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 36 min at the start of August to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Ben Guerir's 2nd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ben Guerir's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
6:00 AM – 7:12 PM
Cloud cover
15%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
7.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical August day in Ben Guerir reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 3°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Ben Guerir

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 28 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
28
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.

Ben Guerir 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
Jan18° / 274.710.16.9
Feb19° / 274.910.87.2
Mar22° / 11°305.411.87.7
Apr24° / 12°244.612.88.1
May27° / 15°122.613.68.0
Jun30° / 17°31.214.16.6
Jul33° / 19°20.613.94.8
Aug33° / 20°30.913.24.8
Sep30° / 18°91.812.26.7
Oct26° / 16°193.711.27.9
Nov22° / 12°314.410.37.8
Dec19° / 274.89.97.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 87% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 6%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1955
2955
3955
4955
5955
6955
7955
8955
9955
10955
11955
12955
13955
14955
15955
16955
17955
18955
19955
20955
21946
22946
23937
24937
25928
26928
27919
28919
299010
309010
318911

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Ben Guerir gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.9 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 3% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
12
22
32
42
53
63
73
83
93
103
114
124
134
144
153
163
173
183
193
203
213
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303
313

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 48% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 16% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15334615
25334616
35324617
45314617
55314718
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244324915
254334914
264334913
274335013
284335112
294345111
304355011
314355110

Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 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
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712calm
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2012calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 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 54 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:50 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 7:26 PM to 6:54 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.65:507:26
213.65:517:25
313.55:517:24
413.55:527:23
513.55:537:23
613.55:537:22
713.45:547:21
813.45:557:20
913.45:557:19
1013.45:567:18
1113.35:577:17
1213.35:577:16
1313.35:587:15
1413.35:597:14
1513.25:597:13
1613.26:007:12
1713.26:017:11
1813.16:017:10
1913.16:027:08
2013.16:037:07
2113.06:037:06
2213.06:047:05
2313.06:057:04
2413.06:057:02
2512.96:067:01
2612.96:077:00
2712.96:076:59
2812.86:086:58
2912.86:096:56
3012.86:096:55
3112.76:106:54

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 3.07 kWh/m² to a high of 7.83 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 7.21 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.6Intense
27.6Intense
37.5Intense
47.5Intense
57.5Intense
67.5Intense
77.4Intense
87.4Intense
97.4Intense
107.4Intense
117.3Intense
127.3Intense
137.3Intense
147.3Intense
157.3Intense
167.2Intense
177.2Intense
187.2Intense
197.1Intense
207.1Intense
217.1Intense
227.0Intense
237.0Intense
247.0Intense
256.9Intense
266.9Intense
276.9Intense
286.8Intense
296.8Intense
306.8Intense
316.7Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Ben Guerir

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust
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Aug
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Is August a good time to visit Ben Guerir?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
8.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Ben Guerir for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Ben Guerir in August

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

In August, Ben Guerir sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ben Guerir 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 Ben Guerir peaks around July 18 at about 11 (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 highExtremeVery highModerateJul 18UV 11Dec 17UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr10Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Ben Guerir 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 Ben Guerir is worst in February — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (June, 12 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateFeb 1225 µg/m³Jun 1313 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun12Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ben Guerir?

Ben Guerir sits at 32.2°N, 8.0°W, 474 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Youssoufia, 54 km away.

Topography around Ben Guerir

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ben Guerir has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m around an average of 469 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 197 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 944 m.

The land around Ben Guerir is covered by cropland (35%), grassland (23%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, cropland (57%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and cropland (62%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
49 m
16 km
197 m
80 km
944 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Youssoufia 54 km · El Kelaa des Srarhna 55 km · Tamansourt 56 km · Tamallalt 63 km · Sidi Bennour 64 km · Echemmaia Est 66 km · Marrakesh 68 km · Méchouar-Kasba 71 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 Ben Guerir (32.2409°, -7.954°, elevation 474 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).