Merzouga weather in November

In November, Merzouga sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.3 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 48 min at the start of November to 10 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Merzouga's 7th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Merzouga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
9th warmest
Overnight low
11°
4th coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1.3 wet days
Daylight
10 h 24 min
6:49 AM – 5:13 PM
Cloud cover
26%
7th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.7
out of 10

Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical November day in Merzouga reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 7°C cooler than October and about 4°C warmer than December.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How November really feels in Merzouga

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November 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

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

Merzouga weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 9th-warmest and 4th-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 November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Merzouga gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.3 wet days in November. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 4% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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23
33
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53
63
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Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, November 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 (%)
1982
2982
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Wind in November

Winds average 12 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 min at the start of November to 10 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 6:37 AM to 7:01 AM, and sunset from 5:22 PM to 5:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.86:375:22
210.76:385:22
310.76:385:21
410.76:395:20
510.76:405:19
610.66:415:19
710.66:425:18
810.66:435:17
910.66:435:17
1010.56:445:16
1110.56:455:16
1210.56:465:15
1310.56:475:15
1410.46:485:14
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2010.36:535:12
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2410.26:565:11
2510.26:575:10
2610.26:585:10
2710.26:595:10
2810.27:005:10
2910.27:005:10
3010.17:015:10

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 4.16 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 — November's 4.16 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.6Bright
34.5Bright
44.5Bright
54.5Bright
64.5Bright
74.4Bright
84.4Bright
94.4Bright
104.3Bright
114.3Bright
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144.2Bright
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204.0Bright
214.0Moderate
224.0Moderate
233.9Moderate
243.9Moderate
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263.9Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.8Moderate
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Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Merzouga

In seasonPeak

None of Merzouga's seasonal hazards are active in November. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

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

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

Is November a good time to visit Merzouga?

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

8.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

November is one of the better times to visit Merzouga for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Merzouga in November

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

In November, Merzouga sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes.

light clothes

UV index in Merzouga in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. 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 November

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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