Beni Mellal weather in August

In August, Beni Mellal sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 12 mm of rain across 4.7 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 33°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Beni Mellal's 3rd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Beni Mellal's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
17°
12th coldest
Rainfall
12 mm
4.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
5:54 AM – 7:05 PM
Cloud cover
33%
3rd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Beni Mellal is city in Morocco.

Founded
1668

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical August day in Beni Mellal reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 36°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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303117
313116

How August really feels in Beni Mellal

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 20 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
20
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.

Beni Mellal 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° / 626.43.810.14.4
Feb15° / 617.52.710.84.9
Mar17° / 729.42.211.85.9
Apr20° / 639.40.812.86.5
May23° / 10°498.40.213.67.3
Jun28° / 14°184.7014.17.1
Jul32° / 17°103.8013.94.7
Aug32° / 17°124.7013.24.7
Sep28° / 14°276.2012.27.0
Oct23° / 10°466.60.111.27.6
Nov18° / 637.11.210.36.3
Dec15° / 525.71.59.95.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 13%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18812
28713
38713
48713
58614
68614
78713
88713
98713
108812
118812
128911
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148911
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Beni Mellal gets around 12 mm of rain over 4.7 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 15% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
113
213
314
414
514
614
714
814
913
1013
1113
1213
1313
1413
1513
1613
1713
1814
1914
2014
2115
2215
2316
2417
2517
2618
2718
2819
2919
3020
3120

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 79% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
180200
280200
379201
478211
578211
677221
777221
876231
976231
1076231
1176231
1277221
1377221
1477221
1577221
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1878211
1979201
2079201
2180191
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2380191
2480191
2580191
2681190
2781190
2881190
2981190
3081190
3181190

Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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305calm
315calm

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 5:43 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 7:20 PM to 6:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.65:437:20
213.65:447:19
313.65:457:18
413.55:457:17
513.55:467:16
613.55:477:15
713.55:477:14
813.45:487:14
913.45:497:13
1013.45:497:12
1113.35:507:11
1213.35:517:10
1313.35:527:09
1413.35:527:08
1513.25:537:07
1613.25:547:05
1713.25:547:04
1813.15:557:03
1913.15:567:02
2013.15:567:01
2113.05:577:00
2213.05:586:59
2313.05:586:57
2413.05:596:56
2512.96:006:55
2612.96:006:54
2712.96:016:52
2812.86:026:51
2912.86:026:50
3012.86:036:49
3112.76:046:47

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.24 kWh/m² to a high of 7.55 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 6.77 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.1Intense
27.1Intense
37.1Intense
47.1Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
77.0Intense
87.0Intense
97.0Intense
106.9Intense
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286.5Intense
296.5Intense
306.4Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Beni Mellal

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is August a good time to visit Beni Mellal?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Beni Mellal in August

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

In August, Beni Mellal sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Beni Mellal 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 Beni Mellal peaks around July 20 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 20UV 11Dec 17UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr10Very high
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Beni Mellal 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 Beni Mellal is worst in August — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodAug 1430 µg/m³Dec 1511 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug31Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Beni Mellal?

Beni Mellal sits at 32.3°N, 6.3°W, 538 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Kasba Tadla, 30 km away.

Topography around Beni Mellal

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Beni Mellal has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 454 m around an average of 572 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,966 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,414 m.

The land around Beni Mellal is covered by trees (37%), artificial surfaces (29%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, cropland (34%), trees (33%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (47%) and cropland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
454 m
16 km
1,966 m
80 km
3,414 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Kasba Tadla 30 km · Souq Sebt Oulad Nemma 33 km · Al Fqih Ben Çalah 37 km · El Ksiba 41 km · Oulad Ayad 45 km · Azilal 47 km · Bejaâd 48 km · Zawyat ech Cheïkh 53 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 Beni Mellal (32.3372°, -6.3498°, elevation 538 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).