Guercif weather in August

In August, Guercif sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.6 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% 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 Guercif's 2nd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Guercif's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:39 AM – 6:56 PM
Cloud cover
27%
2nd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Guercif is city in Morocco.

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 37°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical August day in Guercif reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 40°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)
13723
23723
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43723
53723
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How August really feels in Guercif

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.

Guercif 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
Jan16° / 184.1106.1
Feb18° / 224.510.76.9
Mar21° / 10°285.111.77.4
Apr23° / 12°254.712.88.0
May27° / 15°213.913.87.4
Jun32° / 19°82.114.25.1
Jul36° / 22°30.814.12.7
Aug36° / 23°61.613.32.7
Sep31° / 19°152.912.25.5
Oct26° / 15°254.211.17.8
Nov20° / 10°284.610.27.4
Dec17° / 184.29.86.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 10%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1937
2937
3937
4928
5928
6928
7928
8928
9928
10919
11919
12919
13919
14919
15919
16919
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318416

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Guercif gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.6 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 5% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
13
23
33
43
53
63
74
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104
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185
196
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306
316

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 30% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 13% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
134332671
234322671
333322681
432322691
5323127101
6313127101
7313027111
8303027121
9302928131
10292928131
11292928141
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23273028131
24273128131
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26263128131
27263229121
28263229120
29263329120
30253329120
31253430110

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
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218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
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268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 5:28 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 7:11 PM to 6:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:287:11
213.75:287:10
313.75:297:10
413.65:307:09
513.65:317:08
613.65:317:07
713.65:327:06
813.55:337:05
913.55:347:04
1013.55:347:03
1113.45:357:02
1213.45:367:01
1313.45:377:00
1413.45:376:58
1513.35:386:57
1613.35:396:56
1713.35:406:55
1813.25:406:54
1913.25:416:53
2013.25:426:51
2113.15:436:50
2213.15:436:49
2313.15:446:48
2413.05:456:46
2513.05:466:45
2613.05:466:44
2712.95:476:42
2812.95:486:41
2912.95:486:40
3012.85:496:38
3112.85:506:37

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.89 kWh/m² to a high of 7.67 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 6.91 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.4Intense
27.3Intense
37.3Intense
47.3Intense
57.3Intense
67.2Intense
77.2Intense
87.2Intense
97.2Intense
107.1Intense
117.1Intense
127.1Intense
137.0Intense
147.0Intense
157.0Intense
166.9Intense
176.9Intense
186.9Intense
196.8Intense
206.8Intense
216.8Intense
226.7Intense
236.7Intense
246.6Intense
256.6Intense
266.6Intense
276.5Intense
286.5Intense
296.4Intense
306.4Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Guercif

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust
Jan
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Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Guercif?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Guercif in August

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

In August, Guercif sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Guercif 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 Guercif peaks around July 21 at about 10 (very high) — 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 highHighModerateJul 21UV 10Dec 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Guercif 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 Guercif is worst in February — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateFeb 2120 µg/m³Jun 1214 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Guercif?

Guercif sits at 34.2°N, 3.4°W, 367 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Taourirt, 47 km away.

El AïounBen TaiebAl AarouiZaïo

Topography around Guercif

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Guercif has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m around an average of 368 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 296 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,970 m.

The land around Guercif is covered by bare terrain (44%), trees (21%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, bare terrain (55%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (52%) and bare terrain (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
55 m
16 km
296 m
80 km
2,970 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Taourirt 47 km · Taza 60 km · Midar 81 km · Driouch 84 km · El Aïoun 87 km · Ben Taieb 91 km · Al Aaroui 93 km · Zaïo 98 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 Guercif (34.2257°, -3.3536°, elevation 367 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).