Oujda weather in August

In August, Oujda sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 8 mm of rain across 2.3 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 34°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

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

Daytime high
33°
1st warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
2.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:32 AM – 6:51 PM
Cloud cover
24%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Oujda is city in Morocco.

Density
5,599/km²
people per km²
Founded
~994 CE

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 34°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical August day in Oujda reaches about 33°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 37°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 Oujda

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 26 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
26
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.

Oujda 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
Jan15° / 387.19.95.4
Feb16° / 396.310.75.9
Mar19° / 527.111.76.7
Apr21° / 447.312.87.1
May25° / 13°34513.87.9
Jun29° / 16°122.214.37.1
Jul33° / 20°20.714.14.8
Aug33° / 20°82.313.34.6
Sep29° / 17°204.612.26.7
Oct25° / 13°375.711.17.8
Nov19° / 446.210.27.0
Dec16° / 305.49.76.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% 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 (%)
1946
2937
3937
4937
5937
6937
7937
8937
9937
10928
11928
12928
13928
14928
15919
169010
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Oujda gets around 8 mm of rain over 2.3 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. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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55
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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 32% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 29% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1162833202
2162833202
3162733213
4162733213
5152733223
6152633233
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8152632243
9152531254
10142531254
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24132433273
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26122533263
27122634262
28122734252
29122834252
30122935241
31112935231

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 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 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 60 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:21 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 7:06 PM to 6:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.85:217:06
213.75:227:06
313.75:237:05
413.75:237:04
513.65:247:03
613.65:257:02
713.65:267:01
813.65:267:00
913.55:276:59
1013.55:286:58
1113.55:296:57
1213.45:296:56
1313.45:306:54
1413.45:316:53
1513.35:326:52
1613.35:326:51
1713.35:336:50
1813.25:346:49
1913.25:356:47
2013.25:356:46
2113.15:366:45
2213.15:376:44
2313.15:386:42
2413.05:386:41
2513.05:396:40
2613.05:406:38
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2912.95:426:34
3012.85:436:33
3112.85:446:32

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.75 kWh/m² to a high of 7.63 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.93 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.4Intense
27.4Intense
37.4Intense
47.3Intense
57.3Intense
67.3Intense
77.3Intense
87.2Intense
97.2Intense
107.2Intense
117.1Intense
127.1Intense
137.1Intense
147.0Intense
157.0Intense
167.0Intense
176.9Intense
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206.8Intense
216.8Intense
226.7Intense
236.7Intense
246.6Intense
256.6Intense
266.5Intense
276.5Intense
286.5Intense
296.4Intense
306.4Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Oujda

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is August a good time to visit Oujda?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Oujda in August

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

In August, Oujda sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Oujda in August

The nearest coast averages about 25°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 49 km away) is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 16°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 3 to Nov 2 — about 5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan16Cool
Feb16Cool
Mar16Cool
Apr17Cool
May19Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul24Refreshing
Aug25Warm
Sep24Refreshing
Oct22Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec17Cool

UV index in Oujda in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Oujda peaks around July 20 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 2 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highHighModerateJul 20UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar7Very high
Apr7Very high
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Oujda 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 Oujda is worst in September — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1221 µg/m³Dec 2314 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Oujda?

Oujda sits at 34.7°N, 1.9°W, 549 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Maghnia, 25 km away.

Topography around Oujda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Oujda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m around an average of 561 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 942 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,823 m.

The land around Oujda is covered by artificial surfaces (85%) within 3 km, cropland (51%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (38%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
97 m
16 km
942 m
80 km
1,823 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Maghnia 25 km · Ahfir 35 km · Nedroma 40 km · Berkane 46 km · Ghazaouet 46 km · Jerada 47 km · Sidi Slimane Echcharaa 48 km · Beni Mester 49 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 Oujda (34.6814°, -1.9086°, elevation 549 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).