Smara weather in June

In June, Smara sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 91% of the time in June, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 36 min at the start of June to 13 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Smara's 2nd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Smara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
4th warmest
Overnight low
17°
8th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
5:57 AM – 7:37 PM
Cloud cover
11%
2nd clearest
Wind
21 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
7.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Smara is city in Western Sahara.

Founded
1869

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

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical June day in Smara reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 2°C warmer than May and about 4°C cooler than July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How June really feels in Smara

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 14 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
14
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Smara weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 10°30.910.58.6
Feb24° / 11°71.311.18.9
Mar26° / 13°30.611.88.7
Apr28° / 14°20.212.68.3
May30° / 16°00.113.36.9
Jun32° / 17°00.213.65.5
Jul36° / 20°0013.53.1
Aug36° / 21°10.412.92.5
Sep33° / 19°30.512.24.4
Oct30° / 18°90.711.46.3
Nov26° / 14°30.510.78.5
Dec23° / 12°50.710.48.8

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 91% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 4%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1919
2928
3928
4928
5937
6946
7946
8946
9955
10955
11955
12964
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15973
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Smara gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.2 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 0% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, June lands in the comfortable band about 55% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
160391
259401
356422
454442
551463
650473
748493
846504
944524
1043525
1141545
1240546
1339556
1438557
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22306010
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28216514
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30186616

Wind in June

Winds average 21 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 22 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min at the start of June to 13 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 5:58 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 7:31 PM to 7:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.65:587:31
213.65:577:31
313.65:577:32
413.65:577:32
513.65:577:33
613.65:577:33
713.65:577:34
813.65:577:34
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1013.65:577:35
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1213.75:577:36
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Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 7.9 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.87 kWh/m² to a high of 7.9 kWh/m² in June across the year — June's 7.9 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.9Intense
27.9Intense
37.9Intense
47.9Intense
57.9Intense
67.9Intense
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Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Smara

In seasonPeak

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

Smara sees seasonal dust haze (June–September), heaviest in July.

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

Is June a good time to visit Smara?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
8.7
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Smara in June

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

In June, Smara sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: a windbreaker.

light clothessun protectiona windbreaker

UV index in Smara in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June 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 Smara peaks around August 18 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateAug 18UV 10Dec 17UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5High
Feb6High
Mar9Very high
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Smara in June

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where June falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Smara is worst in July — around 66 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.8× the cleanest month (November, 24 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 2064 µg/m³Nov 1325 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan38Poor
Feb47Poor
Mar39Poor
Apr38Poor
May38Poor
Jun43Poor
Jul66Unhealthy
Aug58Unhealthy
Sep39Poor
Oct30Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec38Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Smara?

Smara sits at 26.7°N, 11.7°W, 188 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Laayoune, 157 km away.

LaayouneEl MarsaTan-TanBoujdourPuerto del RosarioGuelmimPájaraAssa

Topography around Smara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Smara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m around an average of 183 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 144 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 418 m.

The land around Smara is covered by bare terrain (89%) within 3 km, bare terrain (99%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (100%) within 80 km.

3 km
55 m
16 km
144 m
80 km
418 m
artificial surfacesbare terrain
June weather nearby: Laayoune 157 km · El Marsa 177 km · Tan-Tan 197 km · Boujdour 288 km · Puerto del Rosario 291 km · Guelmim 296 km · Pájara 300 km · Assa 303 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 Smara (26.7384°, -11.6719°, elevation 188 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).