Kelaat Mgouna weather in August

In August, Kelaat Mgouna sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.8 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-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 54% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 30 min at the start of August to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Kelaat Mgouna's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kelaat Mgouna's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
19°
11th coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
5:54 AM – 7:03 PM
Cloud cover
37%
10th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
7.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
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 Kelaat Mgouna 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 28°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and about 4°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Kelaat Mgouna

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 4 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
4
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.

Kelaat Mgouna 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
Jan12° / 142.41.710.24.0
Feb13° / 213.21.210.94.7
Mar16° / 193.70.611.86.4
Apr20° / 102.5012.77.9
May24° / 12°92.1013.68.5
Jun29° / 17°71.80147.0
Jul32° / 20°30.7013.85.0
Aug31° / 19°61.8013.15.6
Sep27° / 15°132.7012.27.9
Oct21° / 11°273.9011.27.8
Nov16° / 202.90.410.46.1
Dec13° / 132.70.8104.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 32% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 13%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18713
28713
38713
48614
58614
68614
78614
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kelaat Mgouna gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.8 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 6% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
14
24
34
44
54
65
75
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95
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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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
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101000
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Wind in August

Winds average 9 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
210calm
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410calm
510calm
610calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
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229calm
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319calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 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 48 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:44 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 7:17 PM to 6:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.55:447:17
213.55:457:16
313.55:467:15
413.55:467:14
513.45:477:14
613.45:487:13
713.45:487:12
813.45:497:11
913.35:507:10
1013.35:507:09
1113.35:517:08
1213.35:527:07
1313.25:527:06
1413.25:537:05
1513.25:547:04
1613.15:547:03
1713.15:557:02
1813.15:557:01
1913.15:567:00
2013.05:576:59
2113.05:576:58
2213.05:586:56
2312.95:596:55
2412.95:596:54
2512.96:006:53
2612.96:006:52
2712.86:016:51
2812.86:026:49
2912.86:026:48
3012.76:036:47
3112.76:046:46

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.59 kWh/m² to a high of 8.03 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 7.02 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.3Intense
27.3Intense
37.3Intense
47.3Intense
57.3Intense
67.2Intense
77.2Intense
87.2Intense
97.2Intense
107.2Intense
117.1Intense
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137.1Intense
147.1Intense
157.1Intense
167.0Intense
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Kelaat Mgouna

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust
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Is August a good time to visit Kelaat Mgouna?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
8.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kelaat Mgouna in August

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

In August, Kelaat Mgouna sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kelaat Mgouna 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 Kelaat Mgouna peaks around August 10 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highVery highExtremeVery highModerateAug 10UV 11Dec 16UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar9Very high
Apr10Extreme
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Kelaat Mgouna 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 Kelaat Mgouna is worst in August — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.9× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodAug 1233 µg/m³Dec 177 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb15Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul31Moderate
Aug34Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kelaat Mgouna?

Kelaat Mgouna sits at 31.2°N, 6.1°W, 1,431 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Tinerhir, 64 km away.

AzilalDemnateZagoraGoulmimaBeni Mellal

Topography around Kelaat Mgouna

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kelaat Mgouna has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 119 m around an average of 1,442 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 950 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,237 m.

The land around Kelaat Mgouna is covered by bare terrain (69%) within 3 km, bare terrain (87%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (66%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
119 m
16 km
950 m
80 km
3,237 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Tinerhir 64 km · Ouarzazate 81 km · Tabount 84 km · Azilal 90 km · Demnate 99 km · Zagora 105 km · Goulmima 122 km · Beni Mellal 123 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 Kelaat Mgouna (31.2457°, -6.1326°, elevation 1,431 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).