Midelt weather in August

In August, Midelt sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 14 mm of rain across 4.5 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Midelt's 8th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Midelt's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 32°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 18°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 14 mm; 4.5 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 12 min; 5:47 AM – 7:00 PM
Cloud cover: 41%; 8th clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 6.62 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.7; out of 10

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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 30°C by the end.

A typical August day in Midelt reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and about 5°C warmer than September.

	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)	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	19
2	33	19
3	33	19
4	33	19
5	33	19
6	33	19
7	33	19
8	33	19
9	33	19
10	33	19
11	33	19
12	32	19
13	32	19
14	32	19
15	32	18
16	32	18
17	32	18
18	32	18
19	32	18
20	32	18
21	32	18
22	31	18
23	31	18
24	31	18
25	31	18
26	31	17
27	31	17
28	31	17
29	30	17
30	30	17
31	30	17

How August really feels in Midelt

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 17 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Midelt 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	12° / 1°	19	3.8	2	10.1	4.1
Feb	14° / 2°	20	4.1	1.4	10.8	4.8
Mar	17° / 5°	26	5.7	0.8	11.8	6.1
Apr	20° / 7°	30	6.3	0	12.8	7.0
May	24° / 11°	35	6.4	0	13.7	7.7
Jun	29° / 15°	18	4.8	0	14.1	6.6
Jul	33° / 19°	9	3.3	0	13.9	4.3
Aug	32° / 18°	14	4.5	0	13.2	4.7
Sep	27° / 14°	30	6.3	0	12.2	7.2
Oct	22° / 10°	25	4.4	0.1	11.2	7.8
Nov	16° / 5°	24	4.4	0.4	10.3	6.1
Dec	13° / 2°	19	3.6	0.9	9.9	4.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 30% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%.

	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 (%)	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	82	82	82	83	83	83	83	83	83	82	82	81	81	81	79	79	79	78	78	78	77	77
Cloudier (%)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	19	19	19	21	21	21	22	22	22	23	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	81	19
2	81	19
3	81	19
4	81	19
5	81	19
6	81	19
7	81	19
8	81	19
9	81	19
10	82	18
11	82	18
12	82	18
13	83	17
14	83	17
15	83	17
16	83	17
17	83	17
18	83	17
19	82	18
20	82	18
21	81	19
22	81	19
23	81	19
24	79	21
25	79	21
26	79	21
27	78	22
28	78	22
29	78	22
30	77	23
31	77	23

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Midelt gets around 14 mm of rain over 4.5 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 15% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	10	10	11	11	12	12	12	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	18	18	19	19	20	20

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

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 93% 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 (%)	98	97	97	96	96	96	95	95	94	94	94	94	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	92	92	92	92
Comfortable (%)	2	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	96	4
5	96	4
6	96	4
7	95	5
8	95	5
9	94	6
10	94	6
11	94	6
12	94	6
13	93	7
14	93	7
15	93	7
16	93	7
17	93	7
18	93	7
19	93	7
20	93	7
21	93	7
22	93	7
23	93	7
24	93	7
25	93	7
26	93	7
27	93	7
28	92	8
29	92	8
30	92	8
31	92	8

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 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)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	8	calm
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15	8	calm
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20	8	calm
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30	8	calm
31	8	calm

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 5:36 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 7:14 PM to 6:41 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)	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.0	13.0	13.0	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.7
Sunrise (AM)	5:36	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:57
Sunset (PM)	7:14	7:13	7:12	7:11	7:10	7:10	7:09	7:08	7:07	7:06	7:05	7:04	7:03	7:02	7:01	7:00	6:58	6:57	6:56	6:55	6:54	6:53	6:51	6:50	6:49	6:48	6:46	6:45	6:44	6:43	6:41

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.6	5:36	7:14
2	13.6	5:37	7:13
3	13.6	5:38	7:12
4	13.6	5:38	7:11
5	13.5	5:39	7:10
6	13.5	5:40	7:10
7	13.5	5:40	7:09
8	13.4	5:41	7:08
9	13.4	5:42	7:07
10	13.4	5:42	7:06
11	13.4	5:43	7:05
12	13.3	5:44	7:04
13	13.3	5:45	7:03
14	13.3	5:45	7:02
15	13.2	5:46	7:01
16	13.2	5:47	7:00
17	13.2	5:47	6:58
18	13.2	5:48	6:57
19	13.1	5:49	6:56
20	13.1	5:49	6:55
21	13.1	5:50	6:54
22	13.0	5:51	6:53
23	13.0	5:51	6:51
24	13.0	5:52	6:50
25	12.9	5:53	6:49
26	12.9	5:53	6:48
27	12.9	5:54	6:46
28	12.8	5:55	6:45
29	12.8	5:55	6:44
30	12.8	5:56	6:43
31	12.7	5:57	6:41

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.33 kWh/m² to a high of 7.56 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 6.62 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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)	7.0	7.0	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3
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	7.0	Intense
2	7.0	Intense
3	6.9	Intense
4	6.9	Intense
5	6.9	Intense
6	6.9	Intense
7	6.8	Intense
8	6.8	Intense
9	6.8	Intense
10	6.8	Intense
11	6.8	Intense
12	6.7	Intense
13	6.7	Intense
14	6.7	Intense
15	6.7	Intense
16	6.6	Intense
17	6.6	Intense
18	6.6	Intense
19	6.6	Intense
20	6.5	Intense
21	6.5	Intense
22	6.5	Intense
23	6.5	Intense
24	6.4	Intense
25	6.4	Intense
26	6.4	Intense
27	6.4	Intense
28	6.3	Intense
29	6.3	Intense
30	6.3	Intense
31	6.3	Intense

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Midelt

In seasonPeak

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

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

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Is August a good time to visit Midelt?

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

4.7

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

7.5

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Midelt in August

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

In August, Midelt sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

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UV index in Midelt 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 Midelt peaks around July 18 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	4	4	9	11	10	10	11	11	9	8	4	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	4	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	9	Very high
Apr	11	Extreme
May	10	Very high
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	8	Very high
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Midelt 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 Midelt is worst in August — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 5.1× the cleanest month (December, 6 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)	8	14	16	21	21	19	26	30	22	15	8	6
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	8	Good
Feb	14	Moderate
Mar	16	Moderate
Apr	21	Moderate
May	21	Moderate
Jun	19	Moderate
Jul	26	Moderate
Aug	30	Moderate
Sep	22	Moderate
Oct	15	Moderate
Nov	8	Good
Dec	6	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Midelt?

Midelt sits at 32.7°N, 4.7°W, 1,462 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Boumia, 34 km away.

Topography around Midelt

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Midelt has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 181 m around an average of 1,470 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,815 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,894 m.

The land around Midelt is covered by bare terrain (59%) within 3 km, bare terrain (62%) and grassland (36%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (46%) and grassland (40%) within 80 km.

3 km

181 m

bare terrain 59%

16 km

1,815 m

bare terrain 62%

80 km

2,894 m

bare terrain 46%

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← July Midelt year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Boumia 34 km · Rich 53 km · Missour 81 km · Errachidia 89 km · Khenifra 90 km · Mrirt 93 km · Azrou 94 km · Ifrane 100 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 Midelt (32.6852°, -4.7451°, elevation 1,462 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	33	19
2	33	19
3	33	19
4	33	19
5	33	19
6	33	19
7	33	19
8	33	19
9	33	19
10	33	19
11	33	19
12	32	19
13	32	19
14	32	19
15	32	18
16	32	18
17	32	18
18	32	18
19	32	18
20	32	18
21	32	18
22	31	18
23	31	18
24	31	18
25	31	18
26	31	17
27	31	17
28	31	17
29	30	17
30	30	17
31	30	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	81	19
2	81	19
3	81	19
4	81	19
5	81	19
6	81	19
7	81	19
8	81	19
9	81	19
10	82	18
11	82	18
12	82	18
13	83	17
14	83	17
15	83	17
16	83	17
17	83	17
18	83	17
19	82	18
20	82	18
21	81	19
22	81	19
23	81	19
24	79	21
25	79	21
26	79	21
27	78	22
28	78	22
29	78	22
30	77	23
31	77	23

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	96	4
5	96	4
6	96	4
7	95	5
8	95	5
9	94	6
10	94	6
11	94	6
12	94	6
13	93	7
14	93	7
15	93	7
16	93	7
17	93	7
18	93	7
19	93	7
20	93	7
21	93	7
22	93	7
23	93	7
24	93	7
25	93	7
26	93	7
27	93	7
28	92	8
29	92	8
30	92	8
31	92	8

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	19
2	33	19
3	33	19
4	33	19
5	33	19
6	33	19
7	33	19
8	33	19
9	33	19
10	33	19
11	33	19
12	32	19
13	32	19
14	32	19
15	32	18
16	32	18
17	32	18
18	32	18
19	32	18
20	32	18
21	32	18
22	31	18
23	31	18
24	31	18
25	31	18
26	31	17
27	31	17
28	31	17
29	30	17
30	30	17
31	30	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	81	19
2	81	19
3	81	19
4	81	19
5	81	19
6	81	19
7	81	19
8	81	19
9	81	19
10	82	18
11	82	18
12	82	18
13	83	17
14	83	17
15	83	17
16	83	17
17	83	17
18	83	17
19	82	18
20	82	18
21	81	19
22	81	19
23	81	19
24	79	21
25	79	21
26	79	21
27	78	22
28	78	22
29	78	22
30	77	23
31	77	23

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	96	4
5	96	4
6	96	4
7	95	5
8	95	5
9	94	6
10	94	6
11	94	6
12	94	6
13	93	7
14	93	7
15	93	7
16	93	7
17	93	7
18	93	7
19	93	7
20	93	7
21	93	7
22	93	7
23	93	7
24	93	7
25	93	7
26	93	7
27	93	7
28	92	8
29	92	8
30	92	8
31	92	8

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	19
2	33	19
3	33	19
4	33	19
5	33	19
6	33	19
7	33	19
8	33	19
9	33	19
10	33	19
11	33	19
12	32	19
13	32	19
14	32	19
15	32	18
16	32	18
17	32	18
18	32	18
19	32	18
20	32	18
21	32	18
22	31	18
23	31	18
24	31	18
25	31	18
26	31	17
27	31	17
28	31	17
29	30	17
30	30	17
31	30	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	81	19
2	81	19
3	81	19
4	81	19
5	81	19
6	81	19
7	81	19
8	81	19
9	81	19
10	82	18
11	82	18
12	82	18
13	83	17
14	83	17
15	83	17
16	83	17
17	83	17
18	83	17
19	82	18
20	82	18
21	81	19
22	81	19
23	81	19
24	79	21
25	79	21
26	79	21
27	78	22
28	78	22
29	78	22
30	77	23
31	77	23

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	96	4
5	96	4
6	96	4
7	95	5
8	95	5
9	94	6
10	94	6
11	94	6
12	94	6
13	93	7
14	93	7
15	93	7
16	93	7
17	93	7
18	93	7
19	93	7
20	93	7
21	93	7
22	93	7
23	93	7
24	93	7
25	93	7
26	93	7
27	93	7
28	92	8
29	92	8
30	92	8
31	92	8