New Fes weather in August

In August, New Fes sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 7 mm of rain across 2 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 42 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is New Fes's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see New Fes's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
1st warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:46 AM – 7:03 PM
Cloud cover
24%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical August day in New Fes reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 39°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)
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How August really feels in New Fes

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
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.

New Fes 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° / 558105.4
Feb17° / 558.110.75.9
Mar20° / 629.511.76.5
Apr22° / 11°62912.86.9
May26° / 14°477.513.77.3
Jun30° / 17°163.214.26.2
Jul34° / 20°41.2144.1
Aug34° / 20°7213.34.0
Sep30° / 18°30512.26.1
Oct25° / 14°587.711.17.4
Nov20° / 10°65810.26.8
Dec17° / 547.99.85.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% 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 11%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1919
2919
39010
49010
59010
69010
79010
89010
99010
109010
119010
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139010
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

New Fes gets around 7 mm of rain over 2 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 10% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
14
24
35
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55
65
75
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3110

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 39% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 9% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11439407
21439407
31438407
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51438408
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91437409
101437409
1114374010
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Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
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126calm
136calm
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316calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 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 5:35 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 7:18 PM to 6:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:357:18
213.75:357:17
313.75:367:16
413.65:377:15
513.65:387:14
613.65:387:13
713.65:397:12
813.55:407:11
913.55:417:10
1013.55:417:09
1113.45:427:08
1213.45:437:07
1313.45:447:06
1413.35:447:05
1513.35:457:04
1613.35:467:03
1713.25:467:01
1813.25:477:00
1913.25:486:59
2013.25:496:58
2113.15:496:57
2213.15:506:55
2313.15:516:54
2413.05:526:53
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2613.05:536:50
2712.95:546:49
2812.95:556:48
2912.85:556:46
3012.85:566:45
3112.85:576:43

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.76 kWh/m² to a high of 7.62 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.94 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.4Intense
27.3Intense
37.3Intense
47.3Intense
57.3Intense
67.3Intense
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87.2Intense
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107.1Intense
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266.6Intense
276.6Intense
286.5Intense
296.5Intense
306.4Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for New Fes

In seasonPeak

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

New Fes 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 New Fes?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for New Fes in August

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

In August, New Fes sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in New Fes 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 New Fes peaks around July 19 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 19UV 11Dec 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in New Fes 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 New Fes is worst in August — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateAug 1725 µg/m³Jun 1618 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is New Fes?

New Fes sits at 34.1°N, 5.0°W, 376 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Fez, 2.0 km away.

Topography around New Fes

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around New Fes has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 257 m around an average of 398 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 745 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,718 m.

The land around New Fes is covered by artificial surfaces (46%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, cropland (47%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and cropland (43%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
257 m
16 km
745 m
80 km
2,718 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Fez 2.0 km · Fès al Bali 5.0 km · Oulad Tayeb 12 km · Ras el Ma 12 km · Aïn Taoujdat 23 km · Sefrou 30 km · Imouzzer Kandar 36 km · Sabaa Aiyoun 37 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 New Fes (34.0547°, -5.0072°, elevation 376 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).