Oued Zem weather in August

In August, Oued Zem sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 8 mm of rain across 3.4 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 38°C in the first days to 35°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 83% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Oued Zem's 2nd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Oued Zem's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
22°
12th coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
3.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
5:54 AM – 7:07 PM
Cloud cover
20%
2nd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
7.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.2
out of 10

Oued Zem is city in Morocco.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 38°C in the first days to 35°C by the end.

A typical August day in Oued Zem reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 41°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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43823
53723
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93723
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293522
303522
313521

How August really feels in Oued Zem

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.

Oued Zem 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 466.210.16.5
Feb19° / 40610.86.9
Mar22° / 10°47711.87.3
Apr24° / 12°365.812.87.9
May28° / 15°254.513.76.9
Jun33° / 19°92.114.14.6
Jul37° / 22°62.513.92.0
Aug37° / 22°83.413.22.2
Sep32° / 19°142.712.25.1
Oct27° / 15°304.311.27.4
Nov22° / 10°526.110.37.5
Dec18° / 455.89.97.0

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 10% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 6%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1955
2955
3955
4946
5946
6946
7946
8946
9946
10946
11946
12946
13946
14946
15946
16955
17955
18955
19946
20946
21946
22946
23937
24937
25937
26937
27928
28919
29919
30919
319010

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Oued Zem gets around 8 mm of rain over 3.4 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 11% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
112
212
312
412
511
611
711
811
910
1010
1110
129
139
149
1510
1610
1710
1810
1910
2011
2111
2211
2311
2411
2511
2611
2711
2811
2911
3011
3111

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 40% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12445292
22445292
32444302
42444302
52443312
62443312
72342323
82342323
92342323
102341333
112241334
122241334
132240344
142240344
152239345
162239345
172238345
182338345
192338345
202338345
212438345
222438344
232438344
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252438344
262539333
272539333
282540333
292540322
302541312
312542312

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August.

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 5:43 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 7:21 PM to 6:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.65:437:21
213.65:447:21
313.65:457:20
413.65:457:19
513.55:467:18
613.55:477:17
713.55:477:16
813.55:487:15
913.45:497:14
1013.45:507:13
1113.45:507:12
1213.35:517:11
1313.35:527:10
1413.35:527:09
1513.35:537:08
1613.25:547:07
1713.25:547:06
1813.25:557:05
1913.15:567:04
2013.15:567:02
2113.15:577:01
2213.05:587:00
2313.05:596:59
2413.05:596:58
2512.96:006:56
2612.96:016:55
2712.96:016:54
2812.86:026:53
2912.86:036:51
3012.86:036:50
3112.76:046:49

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.05 kWh/m² to a high of 7.81 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 7.19 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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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
117.3Intense
127.3Intense
137.3Intense
147.3Intense
157.2Intense
167.2Intense
177.2Intense
187.1Intense
197.1Intense
207.1Intense
217.0Intense
227.0Intense
237.0Intense
247.0Intense
256.9Intense
266.9Intense
276.8Intense
286.8Intense
296.8Intense
306.7Intense
316.7Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Oued Zem

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust
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Is August a good time to visit Oued Zem?

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

2.2
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Oued Zem.

What to pack for Oued Zem in August

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

In August, Oued Zem sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Oued Zem 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 Oued Zem peaks around July 20 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highModerateJul 20UV 11Dec 17UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr10Very high
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Oued Zem 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 Oued Zem is worst in January — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.9× the cleanest month (June, 20 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorJan 1839 µg/m³Jun 1621 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan39Poor
Feb38Poor
Mar31Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov34Moderate
Dec37Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Oued Zem?

Oued Zem sits at 32.9°N, 6.6°W, 783 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Boujniba, 19 km away.

Topography around Oued Zem

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Oued Zem has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 156 m around an average of 798 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 399 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,232 m.

The land around Oued Zem is covered by cropland (39%) and grassland (35%) within 3 km, cropland (60%) and grassland (37%) within 16 km, and cropland (48%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
156 m
16 km
399 m
80 km
2,232 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Boujniba 19 km · Bejaâd 20 km · Khouribga 31 km · Kasba Tadla 41 km · Al Fqih Ben Çalah 41 km · El Ksiba 61 km · Beni Mellal 62 km · Souq Sebt Oulad Nemma 64 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 Oued Zem (32.8627°, -6.5736°, elevation 783 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).