Ifrane weather in August

In August, Ifrane sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 31 mm of rain across 10.9 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 29°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Ifrane's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ifrane's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
16°
12th coldest
Rainfall
31 mm
10.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:47 AM – 7:02 PM
Cloud cover
37%
3rd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Ifrane is city in Morocco.

Density
21/km²
people per km²

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 29°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical August day in Ifrane reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 32°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)
12917
22917
32917
42917
52917
62917
72917
82917
92917
102917
112917
122917
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302715
312715

How August really feels in Ifrane

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Ifrane 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
Jan10° / 587.54.4102.7
Feb11° / 608.93.710.83.1
Mar14° / 7311.72.511.74.0
Apr16° / 76120.812.85.0
May20° / 7113.10.213.76.1
Jun24° / 13°369.4014.27.3
Jul29° / 16°238.80146.3
Aug28° / 16°3110.9013.26.1
Sep24° / 13°459.8012.27.2
Oct19° / 528.20.311.26.6
Nov14° / 618.11.810.34.5
Dec12° / 567.92.19.83.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
28020
38020
48020
58119
68119
78119
88218
98218
108317
118317
128317
138317
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Ifrane gets around 31 mm of rain over 10.9 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 34% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
128
229
329
429
530
630
730
831
931
1032
1132
1233
1334
1434
1535
1635
1736
1836
1937
2037
2138
2238
2338
2439
2539
2639
2738
2838
2937
3036
3136

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 82% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
180191
280191
380191
480191
580191
679201
779201
879201
979201
1079201
1180191
1280191
1380191
1480191
1580191
1680191
1780191
1881181
1981181
2082171
2182171
2283161
2383161
2484151
2585150
2685150
2785150
2886140
2986140
3087130
3187130

Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 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
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
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267calm
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297calm
307calm
317calm

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 5:36 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 7:17 PM to 6:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:367:17
213.75:377:16
313.65:387:15
413.65:387:14
513.65:397:13
613.55:407:13
713.55:407:12
813.55:417:11
913.55:427:10
1013.45:437:09
1113.45:437:08
1213.45:447:07
1313.35:457:05
1413.35:457:04
1513.35:467:03
1613.35:477:02
1713.25:487:01
1813.25:487:00
1913.25:496:59
2013.15:506:57
2113.15:506:56
2213.15:516:55
2313.05:526:54
2413.05:536:53
2513.05:536:51
2612.95:546:50
2712.95:556:49
2812.95:556:47
2912.85:566:46
3012.85:576:45
3112.85:586:43

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.03 kWh/m² to a high of 7.49 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 6.73 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
96.9Intense
106.9Intense
116.9Intense
126.9Intense
136.8Intense
146.8Intense
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186.7Intense
196.7Intense
206.6Intense
216.6Intense
226.6Intense
236.5Intense
246.5Intense
256.5Intense
266.4Intense
276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Ifrane

In seasonPeak

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

Ifrane 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 Ifrane?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ifrane in August

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

In August, Ifrane sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Ifrane 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 Ifrane 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 Ifrane 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 Ifrane 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 Ifrane?

Ifrane sits at 33.5°N, 5.1°W, 1,648 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Azrou, 15 km away.

Topography around Ifrane

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ifrane has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 219 m around an average of 1,657 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 916 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,660 m.

The land around Ifrane is covered by trees (50%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, trees (41%) and grassland (37%) within 16 km, and grassland (44%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
219 m
16 km
916 m
80 km
2,660 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Azrou 15 km · Imouzzer Kandar 24 km · El Hajeb 30 km · Sefrou 43 km · Agouraï 45 km · Aïn Taoujdat 46 km · Oulad Tayeb 48 km · Sabaa Aiyoun 48 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 Ifrane (33.5267°, -5.1102°, elevation 1,648 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).