Khouribga weather in August

In August, Khouribga sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 7 mm of rain across 2.3 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 86% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Khouribga's 2nd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Khouribga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
1st warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
2.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
5:55 AM – 7:08 PM
Cloud cover
16%
2nd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
7.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10
Air quality
Moderate
PM10 35 µg/m³ · 2016

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 33°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical August day in Khouribga reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°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 37°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)
13320
23320
33320
43320
53320
63320
73220
83220
93220
103220
113220
123220
133220
143220
153220
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173220
183220
193220
203220
213220
223220
233120
243120
253120
263120
273119
283119
293119
303119
313119

How August really feels in Khouribga

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 14 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
14
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.

Khouribga 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan16° / 446.410.15.7
Feb17° / 426.610.86.2
Mar20° / 10°497.211.86.9
Apr21° / 11°426.712.87.3
May25° / 14°285.213.78.0
Jun28° / 17°82.214.17.6
Jul32° / 19°51.913.95.5
Aug32° / 20°72.313.25.3
Sep28° / 17°183.312.27.4
Oct25° / 15°355.311.27.9
Nov20° / 10°556.610.37.1
Dec17° / 486.39.96.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 86% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 7%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1964
2955
3946
4946
5946
6946
7946
8946
9946
10946
11946
12946
13946
14946
15955
16955
17955
18946
19946
20946
21946
22928
23928
24928
25928
26919
27919
289010
298911
308911
318911

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Khouribga gets around 7 mm of rain over 2.3 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 7% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
18
28
38
48
58
68
78
88
98
108
117
127
137
147
156
166
176
186
196
206
216
226
237
247
257
267
278
288
299
309
319

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 41% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 13% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
110394012
210384012
310374113
410364113
510364114
610354114
710354114
810354115
99344115
109344115
119354116
129354116
139354116
149354116
159354015
169354015
179364015
189364015
199364015
209374014
219374014
229374014
2310374013
2410374013
2510374012
2610374111
2710384111
2811384110
291139419
301140409
311140408

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 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
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
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 5:45 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 7:23 PM to 6:50 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.65:457:23
213.65:457:22
313.65:467:21
413.65:477:20
513.55:477:19
613.55:487:19
713.55:497:18
813.55:497:17
913.45:507:16
1013.45:517:15
1113.45:527:14
1213.35:527:13
1313.35:537:12
1413.35:547:11
1513.35:547:10
1613.25:557:08
1713.25:567:07
1813.25:567:06
1913.15:577:05
2013.15:587:04
2113.15:587:03
2213.05:597:01
2313.06:007:00
2413.06:016:59
2512.96:016:58
2612.96:026:57
2712.96:036:55
2812.86:036:54
2912.86:046:53
3012.86:056:51
3112.76:056:50

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.95 kWh/m² to a high of 7.82 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 7.19 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.6Intense
27.6Intense
37.5Intense
47.5Intense
57.5Intense
67.5Intense
77.4Intense
87.4Intense
97.4Intense
107.4Intense
117.3Intense
127.3Intense
137.3Intense
147.3Intense
157.2Intense
167.2Intense
177.2Intense
187.1Intense
197.1Intense
207.1Intense
217.0Intense
227.0Intense
237.0Intense
246.9Intense
256.9Intense
266.9Intense
276.8Intense
286.8Intense
296.7Intense
306.7Intense
316.7Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Khouribga

In seasonPeak

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

Khouribga 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 Khouribga?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
8.3
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Khouribga in August

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

In August, Khouribga sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Khouribga 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 Khouribga peaks around July 20 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 20UV 11Dec 17UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr10Very high
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Khouribga 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 Khouribga is worst in January — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.9× the cleanest month (June, 20 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorJan 1839 µg/m³Jun 1621 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan39Poor
Feb38Poor
Mar31Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov34Moderate
Dec37Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Khouribga?

Khouribga sits at 32.9°N, 6.9°W, 804 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Boujniba, 12 km away.

Topography around Khouribga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Khouribga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 101 m around an average of 794 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 288 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,096 m.

The land around Khouribga is covered by artificial surfaces (40%) and cropland (35%) within 3 km, cropland (72%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (63%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
101 m
16 km
288 m
80 km
1,096 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Boujniba 12 km · Oued Zem 31 km · Ben Ahmed 37 km · Al Fqih Ben Çalah 47 km · Bejaâd 50 km · Al Brouj 50 km · El Gara 54 km · Kasba Tadla 67 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 Khouribga (32.8811°, -6.9063°, elevation 804 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).