El Hajeb weather in August

In August, El Hajeb sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 15 mm of rain across 6.3 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 42 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is El Hajeb's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see El Hajeb's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
1st warmest
Overnight low
19°
12th coldest
Rainfall
15 mm
6.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:48 AM – 7:03 PM
Cloud cover
27%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical August day in El Hajeb reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 35°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)
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El Hajeb weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 617.82.8104.4
Feb15° / 608.72.410.74.8
Mar17° / 7010.51.511.75.7
Apr19° / 699.70.312.86.3
May23° / 12°549.50.113.77.1
Jun27° / 15°225.5014.27.4
Jul31° / 18°124.40145.6
Aug31° / 19°156.3013.35.3
Sep27° / 16°326.4012.27.2
Oct23° / 12°537.60.111.27.4
Nov18° / 667.90.610.36.1
Dec15° / 577.71.29.85.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
19010
28911
38911
48911
58911
68911
79010
88911
98911
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

El Hajeb gets around 15 mm of rain over 6.3 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 19% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
117
217
317
417
518
618
718
818
918
1018
1119
1219
1319
1419
1520
1620
1720
1820
1921
2021
2121
2221
2321
2421
2521
2621
2721
2820
2919
3019
3118

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 (%)
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30424711
31434711

Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
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86calm
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126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
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316calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 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 5:37 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 7:18 PM to 6:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:377:18
213.75:387:17
313.65:387:17
413.65:397:16
513.65:407:15
613.65:407:14
713.55:417:13
813.55:427:12
913.55:437:11
1013.45:437:10
1113.45:447:09
1213.45:457:08
1313.45:467:07
1413.35:467:06
1513.35:477:05
1613.35:487:03
1713.25:487:02
1813.25:497:01
1913.25:507:00
2013.15:516:59
2113.15:516:58
2213.15:526:56
2313.05:536:55
2413.05:536:54
2513.05:546:53
2612.95:556:51
2712.95:566:50
2812.95:566:49
2912.85:576:47
3012.85:586:46
3112.85:586:45

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.86 kWh/m² to a high of 7.58 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.9 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.3Intense
27.3Intense
37.3Intense
47.2Intense
57.2Intense
67.2Intense
77.2Intense
87.2Intense
97.1Intense
107.1Intense
117.1Intense
127.0Intense
137.0Intense
147.0Intense
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166.9Intense
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216.7Intense
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246.6Intense
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276.5Intense
286.5Intense
296.5Intense
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316.4Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for El Hajeb

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust
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Feb
Mar
Apr
May
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Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit El Hajeb?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for El Hajeb in August

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

In August, El Hajeb sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in El Hajeb in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in El Hajeb peaks around July 19 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highModerateJul 19UV 11Dec 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr10Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in El Hajeb 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 El Hajeb is worst in August — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateAug 1725 µg/m³Jun 1618 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is El Hajeb?

El Hajeb sits at 33.7°N, 5.4°W, 1,023 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Agouraï, 20 km away.

Topography around El Hajeb

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around El Hajeb has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 377 m around an average of 999 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 837 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,713 m.

The land around El Hajeb is covered by grassland (49%) and cropland (36%) within 3 km, cropland (52%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and grassland (41%) and cropland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
377 m
16 km
837 m
80 km
2,713 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Agouraï 20 km · Sabaa Aiyoun 24 km · Ouislane 27 km · Meknes 28 km · Ifrane 30 km · Douar Toulal 30 km · Aïn Taoujdat 31 km · Azrou 31 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 El Hajeb (33.6879°, -5.371°, elevation 1,023 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).