Taroudant weather in August

In August, Taroudant sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.5 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 39°C in the first days to 37°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 88% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 30 min at the start of August to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Taroudant's 2nd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Taroudant's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
1st warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
6:06 AM – 7:13 PM
Cloud cover
16%
2nd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
7.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.3
out of 10

Taroudant is City in Souss-Massa, 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 39°C in the first days to 37°C by the end.

A typical August day in Taroudant reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°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 44°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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How August really feels in Taroudant

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.

Taroudant 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
Jan21° / 10°274.510.37.9
Feb23° / 11°324.510.98.2
Mar25° / 14°325.711.88.0
Apr27° / 15°205.312.77.6
May30° / 17°164.713.56.0
Jun33° / 20°72.513.94.5
Jul38° / 23°10.313.81.4
Aug38° / 24°20.513.11.3
Sep34° / 21°102.712.24.1
Oct29° / 18°274.911.36.3
Nov25° / 14°405.310.57.9
Dec22° / 11°385.310.17.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 88% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 4%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1973
2973
3973
4973
5973
6973
7973
8973
9973
10973
11973
12973
13973
14973
15964
16964
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20955
21955
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26937
27937
28937
29937
30937
31937

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Taroudant gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.5 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 1% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
11
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31
41
51
61
72
82
92
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 45% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15025232
24925232
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54826233
64726234
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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
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49calm
59calm
69calm
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109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
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319calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 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 48 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:57 AM to 6:15 AM, and sunset from 7:26 PM to 6:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.55:577:26
213.55:577:26
313.45:587:25
413.45:597:24
513.45:597:23
613.46:007:22
713.36:017:21
813.36:017:21
913.36:027:20
1013.36:027:19
1113.26:037:18
1213.26:047:17
1313.26:047:16
1413.26:057:15
1513.16:067:14
1613.16:067:13
1713.16:077:12
1813.16:077:11
1913.06:087:10
2013.06:097:09
2113.06:097:08
2212.96:107:07
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2912.76:146:58
3012.76:156:57
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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 3.29 kWh/m² to a high of 7.8 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 7.19 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.5Intense
27.5Intense
37.5Intense
47.5Intense
57.4Intense
67.4Intense
77.4Intense
87.4Intense
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266.9Intense
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Taroudant

In seasonPeak

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

Taroudant 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 Taroudant?

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

1.3
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Taroudant.

What to pack for Taroudant in August

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

In August, Taroudant sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Taroudant 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 Taroudant peaks around July 12 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highModerateJul 12UV 10Dec 17UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar9Very high
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov4Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Taroudant 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 Taroudant is worst in August — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (June, 14 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateAug 1226 µg/m³Jun 1014 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Taroudant?

Taroudant sits at 30.5°N, 8.9°W, 237 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Ait Yazza, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Taroudant

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Taroudant has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 50 m around an average of 235 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 599 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,575 m.

The land around Taroudant is covered by bare terrain (32%) within 3 km, cropland (38%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (58%) within 80 km.

3 km
50 m
16 km
599 m
80 km
3,575 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Ait Yazza 8.0 km · Oulad Teïma 33 km · Oulad Barhil 43 km · Oadar Temsia 52 km · Tine Biougra 56 km · My Drarga 58 km · Lqoliaa 60 km · Ait Melloul 62 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 Taroudant (30.4703°, -8.877°, elevation 237 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).