Merzouga weather in August

In August, Merzouga sees average daytime highs of 41°C and overnight lows near 28°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.5 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 42°C in the first days to 39°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 83% 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 Merzouga's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Merzouga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
41°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
28°
11th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
5:46 AM – 6:54 PM
Cloud cover
23%
3rd clearest
Wind
14 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
7.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.1
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 42°C in the first days to 39°C by the end.

A typical August day in Merzouga reaches about 41°C in the afternoon and slips back to 28°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 38°C and 43°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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313926

How August really feels in Merzouga

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
29 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Merzouga weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 51.210.27.8
Feb21° / 6110.98.4
Mar25° / 12°61.111.88.9
Apr29° / 16°30.612.77.3
May33° / 21°40.713.64.3
Jun38° / 25°10.3141.2
Jul42° / 29°10.113.80.0
Aug41° / 28°20.513.10.1
Sep36° / 24°71.112.22.8
Oct30° / 18°81.211.26.7
Nov23° / 11°61.310.48.7
Dec19° / 40.9108.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 83% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 6%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1973
2973
3973
4955
5955
6955
7955
8955
9955
10955
11955
12955
13955
14955
15955
16955
17955
18955
19955
20955
21955
22946
23946
24937
25928
26928
27928
28928
29919
309010
319010

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Merzouga gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.5 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 2% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
10
20
31
41
51
61
71
81
91
101
111
121
131
141
152
162
172
182
192
202
212
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293
303
314

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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
310000
410000
510000
69910
79811
89811
99811
109811
119811
129721
139721
149721
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219631
229631
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259631
269631
279541
289541
299541
309541
319541

Wind in August

Winds average 14 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
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2814light breeze
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3014light breeze
3114light breeze

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 5:36 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 7:08 PM to 6:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.55:367:08
213.55:377:07
313.55:387:06
413.55:387:06
513.45:397:05
613.45:397:04
713.45:407:03
813.45:417:02
913.35:417:01
1013.35:427:00
1113.35:436:59
1213.35:436:58
1313.25:446:57
1413.25:456:56
1513.25:456:55
1613.15:466:54
1713.15:476:53
1813.15:476:52
1913.15:486:51
2013.05:486:50
2113.05:496:49
2213.05:506:48
2312.95:506:47
2412.95:516:45
2512.95:526:44
2612.85:526:43
2712.85:536:42
2812.85:536:41
2912.85:546:39
3012.75:556:38
3112.75:556:37

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.6 kWh/m² to a high of 8.11 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 7.25 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.6Intense
27.5Intense
37.5Intense
47.5Intense
57.5Intense
67.5Intense
77.4Intense
87.4Intense
97.4Intense
107.4Intense
117.4Intense
127.3Intense
137.3Intense
147.3Intense
157.3Intense
167.3Intense
177.2Intense
187.2Intense
197.2Intense
207.2Intense
217.1Intense
227.1Intense
237.1Intense
247.1Intense
257.0Intense
267.0Intense
277.0Intense
286.9Intense
296.9Intense
306.9Intense
316.8Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Merzouga

In seasonPeak

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

Merzouga sees seasonal dust haze (April–September), heaviest in July.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Merzouga?

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

0.1
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
2.7
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Merzouga.

What to pack for Merzouga in August

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

In August, Merzouga sees daytime highs around 41°C and nights near 28°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Merzouga 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 Merzouga peaks around July 17 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highModerateJul 17UV 10Dec 17UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Merzouga 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 Merzouga is worst in April — around 61 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.9× the cleanest month (December, 16 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateApr 2160 µg/m³Dec 1616 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb33Moderate
Mar42Poor
Apr61Unhealthy
May58Unhealthy
Jun56Unhealthy
Jul51Poor
Aug53Poor
Sep46Poor
Oct31Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Merzouga?

Merzouga sits at 31.1°N, 4.0°W, 0 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Moulay Ali Cherif, 31 km away.

ErrachidiaGoulmimaRichTinerhirBéchar

Topography around Merzouga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Merzouga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 116 m around an average of 706 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 242 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 703 m.

The land around Merzouga is covered by bare terrain (97%) within 3 km, bare terrain (100%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (99%) within 80 km.

3 km
116 m
16 km
242 m
80 km
703 m
artificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Moulay Ali Cherif 31 km · Reçani 32 km · Arfoud 43 km · Errachidia 100 km · Goulmima 111 km · Rich 137 km · Tinerhir 152 km · Béchar 180 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 Merzouga (31.0994°, -4.0134°, elevation 0 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).