Taourirt weather in August

In August, Taourirt sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.6 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 37°C in the first days to 35°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 79% 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 Taourirt's 2nd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Taourirt's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
1st warmest
Overnight low
22°
12th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:37 AM – 6:55 PM
Cloud cover
24%
2nd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Taourirt 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 37°C in the first days to 35°C by the end.

A typical August day in Taourirt reaches about 36°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 40°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 Taourirt

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.

Taourirt 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
Jan17° / 184106.6
Feb19° / 194.110.77.2
Mar22° / 10°254.211.77.8
Apr24° / 12°193.912.88.2
May28° / 15°162.913.87.3
Jun32° / 19°4114.35.0
Jul36° / 22°10.214.12.7
Aug36° / 22°20.613.32.6
Sep32° / 19°92.312.25.2
Oct27° / 15°183.111.17.6
Nov21° / 11°254.310.27.7
Dec18° / 173.89.77.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 79% 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 9%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1955
2955
3955
4946
5946
6946
7946
8946
9937
10937
11937
12937
13937
14937
15937
16928
17928
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19919
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239010
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278812
288713
298713
308614
318614

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Taourirt gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.6 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 2% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
41
51
61
71
81
91
101
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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 29% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 30% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1202831192
2202731202
3202731212
4192731212
5192630222
6192530233
7192529243
8192529253
9192428263
10182428273
11182428273
12182427283
13182327293
14182327293
15182327303
16172227303
17172227303
18172227313
19172327313
20172327303
21162327303
22162328303
23162428303
24162428302
25152529292
26152529292
27152529282
28142630281
29142730281
30142731271
31142831271

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
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199calm
209calm
219calm
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269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 5:26 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 7:10 PM to 6:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:267:10
213.75:267:09
313.75:277:08
413.75:287:07
513.65:287:06
613.65:297:05
713.65:307:04
813.55:317:03
913.55:317:02
1013.55:327:01
1113.55:337:00
1213.45:346:59
1313.45:356:58
1413.45:356:57
1513.35:366:56
1613.35:376:55
1713.35:386:53
1813.25:386:52
1913.25:396:51
2013.25:406:50
2113.15:416:49
2213.15:416:47
2313.15:426:46
2413.05:436:45
2513.05:446:43
2613.05:446:42
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2912.95:466:38
3012.85:476:37
3112.85:486:35

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.85 kWh/m² to a high of 7.65 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 6.91 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.4Intense
27.4Intense
37.3Intense
47.3Intense
57.3Intense
67.3Intense
77.2Intense
87.2Intense
97.2Intense
107.1Intense
117.1Intense
127.1Intense
137.0Intense
147.0Intense
157.0Intense
166.9Intense
176.9Intense
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196.8Intense
206.8Intense
216.7Intense
226.7Intense
236.7Intense
246.6Intense
256.6Intense
266.5Intense
276.5Intense
286.4Intense
296.4Intense
306.4Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Taourirt

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust
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Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
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Dec

Is August a good time to visit Taourirt?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Taourirt. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Taourirt in August

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

In August, Taourirt sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Taourirt 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 Taourirt peaks around July 22 at about 10 (very high) — 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 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highHighModerateJul 22UV 10Dec 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Taourirt 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 Taourirt is worst in February — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateFeb 2120 µg/m³Jun 1214 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Taourirt?

Taourirt sits at 34.4°N, 2.9°W, 394 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is El Aïoun, 41 km away.

Topography around Taourirt

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Taourirt has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 119 m around an average of 391 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,123 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,804 m.

The land around Taourirt is covered by grassland (28%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, grassland (59%) and bare terrain (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (50%) and bare terrain (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
119 m
16 km
1,123 m
80 km
1,804 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: El Aïoun 41 km · Guercif 47 km · Zaïo 61 km · Al Aaroui 68 km · Jerada 69 km · Selouane 74 km · Sidi Slimane Echcharaa 75 km · Driouch 77 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 Taourirt (34.4073°, -2.8973°, elevation 394 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).