Chichaoua weather in August

In August, Chichaoua sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 21°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 35°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 83% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Chichaoua's 3rd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chichaoua's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
21°
12th coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
6:04 AM – 7:14 PM
Cloud cover
20%
3rd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical August day in Chichaoua reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 4°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13521
23521
33521
43521
53521
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How August really feels in Chichaoua

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.

Chichaoua 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° / 264.710.27.0
Feb20° / 274.810.87.3
Mar22° / 10°275.311.87.8
Apr24° / 12°224.112.78.3
May28° / 15°92.213.67.7
Jun31° / 18°31146.0
Jul34° / 20°10.613.83.8
Aug34° / 21°30.913.23.9
Sep30° / 19°71.612.26.1
Oct27° / 16°183.511.27.8
Nov22° / 11°26410.47.9
Dec19° / 214.4107.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 83% 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 8%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1937
2937
3937
4937
5937
6937
7928
8928
9946
10946
11946
12946
13946
14946
15946
16946
17946
18946
19946
20937
21937
22937
23919
24919
25919
269010
279010
289010
298911
308911
318911

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Chichaoua 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 (%)
14
24
34
44
54
64
74
84
94
104
113
123
133
142
152
162
172
182
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292
302
312

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 47% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11449361
21348372
31347382
41346382
51346393
61245403
71245403
81244403
91244414
101244414
111144414
121144404
131145404
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151145404
161245394
171246394
181246383
191247383
201347373
211347373
221348363
231348363
241348363
251348363
261348362
271348362
281349362
291349362
301449352
311449352

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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319calm

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 5:54 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 7:28 PM to 6:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.65:547:28
213.55:557:27
313.55:567:26
413.55:567:25
513.55:577:25
613.45:587:24
713.45:587:23
813.45:597:22
913.46:007:21
1013.36:007:20
1113.36:017:19
1213.36:027:18
1313.26:027:17
1413.26:037:16
1513.26:047:15
1613.26:047:14
1713.16:057:13
1813.16:067:12
1913.16:067:11
2013.06:077:10
2113.06:087:08
2213.06:087:07
2313.06:097:06
2412.96:097:05
2512.96:107:04
2612.96:117:03
2712.86:117:01
2812.86:127:00
2912.86:136:59
3012.76:136:58
3112.76:146:56

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.31 kWh/m² to a high of 7.87 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 6.98 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.3Intense
27.3Intense
37.3Intense
47.3Intense
57.2Intense
67.2Intense
77.2Intense
87.2Intense
97.2Intense
107.1Intense
117.1Intense
127.1Intense
137.1Intense
147.1Intense
157.1Intense
167.0Intense
177.0Intense
187.0Intense
197.0Intense
206.9Intense
216.9Intense
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246.8Intense
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276.7Intense
286.7Intense
296.7Intense
306.7Intense
316.6Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Chichaoua

In seasonPeak

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

Chichaoua 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 Chichaoua?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Chichaoua. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Chichaoua in August

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

In August, Chichaoua sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Chichaoua 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 Chichaoua peaks around July 17 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 17UV 11Dec 17UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar9Very high
Apr10Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Chichaoua 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 Chichaoua is worst in August — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (June, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateAug 1420 µg/m³Jun 1111 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May12Moderate
Jun11Good
Jul18Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Chichaoua?

Chichaoua sits at 31.5°N, 8.8°W, 356 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Imi-n-Tanout, 42 km away.

Topography around Chichaoua

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chichaoua has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 151 m around an average of 364 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 440 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,568 m.

The land around Chichaoua is covered by bare terrain (33%), grassland (25%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, grassland (35%), bare terrain (33%) and cropland (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (41%), cropland (32%) and bare terrain (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
151 m
16 km
440 m
80 km
3,568 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Imi-n-Tanout 42 km · Echemmaia Est 61 km · Amizmiz 62 km · Tamansourt 66 km · Sebt Gzoula 70 km · Marrakesh 73 km · Méchouar-Kasba 74 km · Youssoufia 81 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 Chichaoua (31.5435°, -8.7628°, elevation 356 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).