Merzouga weather in July

In July, Merzouga sees average daytime highs of 42°C and overnight lows near 29°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 42°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 83% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 hours at the start of July to 13 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Merzouga's 2nd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Merzouga's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 42°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 29°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 1 mm; 0.1 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 48 min; 5:27 AM – 7:17 PM
Cloud cover: 20%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 15 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 7.81 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

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Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 42°C through the month.

A typical July day in Merzouga reaches about 42°C in the afternoon and slips back to 29°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 40°C and 44°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 4°C warmer than June and about 1°C warmer than August.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	41	41	41	41	41	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42
Avg low (°C)	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	41	27
2	41	27
3	41	28
4	41	28
5	41	28
6	42	28
7	42	28
8	42	28
9	42	28
10	42	28
11	42	29
12	42	29
13	42	29
14	42	29
15	42	29
16	42	29
17	42	29
18	42	29
19	42	29
20	42	29
21	42	29
22	42	29
23	42	29
24	42	29
25	42	29
26	42	29
27	42	29
28	42	29
29	42	29
30	42	29
31	42	29

How July really feels in Merzouga

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July 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 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in July is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Merzouga weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	18° / 6°	5	1.2	10.2	7.8
Feb	21° / 8°	6	1	10.9	8.4
Mar	25° / 12°	6	1.1	11.8	8.9
Apr	29° / 16°	3	0.6	12.7	7.3
May	33° / 21°	4	0.7	13.6	4.3
Jun	38° / 25°	1	0.3	14	1.2
Jul	42° / 29°	1	0.1	13.8	0.0
Aug	41° / 28°	2	0.5	13.1	0.1
Sep	36° / 24°	7	1.1	12.2	2.8
Oct	30° / 18°	8	1.2	11.2	6.7
Nov	23° / 11°	6	1.3	10.4	8.7
Dec	19° / 7°	4	0.9	10	8.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 2%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97
Cloudier (%)	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3
31	97	3

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Merzouga gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.1 wet days in July, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 0% and peaks near 0% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in July

Winds average 15 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	16	light breeze
2	15	light breeze
3	15	light breeze
4	15	light breeze
5	15	light breeze
6	15	light breeze
7	15	light breeze
8	15	light breeze
9	15	light breeze
10	15	light breeze
11	15	light breeze
12	15	light breeze
13	15	light breeze
14	15	light breeze
15	15	light breeze
16	15	light breeze
17	15	light breeze
18	15	light breeze
19	15	light breeze
20	14	light breeze
21	14	light breeze
22	14	light breeze
23	14	light breeze
24	14	light breeze
25	14	light breeze
26	14	light breeze
27	14	light breeze
28	14	light breeze
29	14	light breeze
30	14	light breeze
31	14	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 hours at the start of July to 13 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:19 AM to 5:36 AM, and sunset from 7:19 PM to 7:09 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	14.0	14.0	14.0	14.0	14.0	14.0	14.0	13.9	13.9	13.9	13.9	13.9	13.9	13.9	13.9	13.8	13.8	13.8	13.8	13.8	13.8	13.7	13.7	13.7	13.7	13.7	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.6
Sunrise (AM)	5:19	5:20	5:20	5:21	5:21	5:22	5:22	5:22	5:23	5:23	5:24	5:24	5:25	5:25	5:26	5:27	5:27	5:28	5:28	5:29	5:29	5:30	5:31	5:31	5:32	5:32	5:33	5:34	5:34	5:35	5:36
Sunset (PM)	7:19	7:19	7:19	7:19	7:19	7:19	7:19	7:19	7:19	7:18	7:18	7:18	7:18	7:17	7:17	7:17	7:16	7:16	7:16	7:15	7:15	7:14	7:14	7:13	7:13	7:12	7:11	7:11	7:10	7:09	7:09

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	14.0	5:19	7:19
2	14.0	5:20	7:19
3	14.0	5:20	7:19
4	14.0	5:21	7:19
5	14.0	5:21	7:19
6	14.0	5:22	7:19
7	14.0	5:22	7:19
8	13.9	5:22	7:19
9	13.9	5:23	7:19
10	13.9	5:23	7:18
11	13.9	5:24	7:18
12	13.9	5:24	7:18
13	13.9	5:25	7:18
14	13.9	5:25	7:17
15	13.9	5:26	7:17
16	13.8	5:27	7:17
17	13.8	5:27	7:16
18	13.8	5:28	7:16
19	13.8	5:28	7:16
20	13.8	5:29	7:15
21	13.8	5:29	7:15
22	13.7	5:30	7:14
23	13.7	5:31	7:14
24	13.7	5:31	7:13
25	13.7	5:32	7:13
26	13.7	5:32	7:12
27	13.6	5:33	7:11
28	13.6	5:34	7:11
29	13.6	5:34	7:10
30	13.6	5:35	7:09
31	13.6	5:36	7:09

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 7.81 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 — July's 7.81 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	8.1	8.0	8.0	8.0	8.0	8.0	8.0	7.9	7.9	7.9	7.9	7.9	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.6
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	8.1	Intense
2	8.0	Intense
3	8.0	Intense
4	8.0	Intense
5	8.0	Intense
6	8.0	Intense
7	8.0	Intense
8	7.9	Intense
9	7.9	Intense
10	7.9	Intense
11	7.9	Intense
12	7.9	Intense
13	7.8	Intense
14	7.8	Intense
15	7.8	Intense
16	7.8	Intense
17	7.8	Intense
18	7.8	Intense
19	7.8	Intense
20	7.8	Intense
21	7.7	Intense
22	7.7	Intense
23	7.7	Intense
24	7.7	Intense
25	7.7	Intense
26	7.7	Intense
27	7.7	Intense
28	7.6	Intense
29	7.6	Intense
30	7.6	Intense
31	7.6	Intense

Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Merzouga

In seasonPeak

In July, 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

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Aug

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Oct

Nov

Dec

Is July a good time to visit Merzouga?

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

0.0

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

1.8

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Merzouga.

What to pack for Merzouga in July

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

In July, Merzouga sees daytime highs around 42°C and nights near 29°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

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UV index in Merzouga in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	5	5	8	9	9	10	10	10	9	8	5	4
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	5	Moderate
Feb	5	Moderate
Mar	8	Very high
Apr	9	Very high
May	9	Very high
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	8	Very high
Nov	5	Moderate
Dec	4	Moderate

Air quality in Merzouga in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	21	33	42	61	58	56	51	53	46	31	20	16
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	21	Moderate
Feb	33	Moderate
Mar	42	Poor
Apr	61	Unhealthy
May	58	Unhealthy
Jun	56	Unhealthy
Jul	51	Poor
Aug	53	Poor
Sep	46	Poor
Oct	31	Moderate
Nov	20	Moderate
Dec	16	Moderate

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.

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

bare terrain 97%

16 km

242 m

bare terrain 100%

80 km

703 m

bare terrain 99%

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← June Merzouga year-round climate August →Best places to visit in July

July 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

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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	41	27
2	41	27
3	41	28
4	41	28
5	41	28
6	42	28
7	42	28
8	42	28
9	42	28
10	42	28
11	42	29
12	42	29
13	42	29
14	42	29
15	42	29
16	42	29
17	42	29
18	42	29
19	42	29
20	42	29
21	42	29
22	42	29
23	42	29
24	42	29
25	42	29
26	42	29
27	42	29
28	42	29
29	42	29
30	42	29
31	42	29

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3
31	97	3

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	41	27
2	41	27
3	41	28
4	41	28
5	41	28
6	42	28
7	42	28
8	42	28
9	42	28
10	42	28
11	42	29
12	42	29
13	42	29
14	42	29
15	42	29
16	42	29
17	42	29
18	42	29
19	42	29
20	42	29
21	42	29
22	42	29
23	42	29
24	42	29
25	42	29
26	42	29
27	42	29
28	42	29
29	42	29
30	42	29
31	42	29

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3
31	97	3

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	41	27
2	41	27
3	41	28
4	41	28
5	41	28
6	42	28
7	42	28
8	42	28
9	42	28
10	42	28
11	42	29
12	42	29
13	42	29
14	42	29
15	42	29
16	42	29
17	42	29
18	42	29
19	42	29
20	42	29
21	42	29
22	42	29
23	42	29
24	42	29
25	42	29
26	42	29
27	42	29
28	42	29
29	42	29
30	42	29
31	42	29

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3
31	97	3

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100