Taza weather in August

In August, Taza sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 11 mm of rain across 4 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Taza's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Taza's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
11 mm
4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:42 AM – 6:59 PM
Cloud cover
25%
2nd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Taza is city in Morocco.

Density
4,381/km²
people per km²

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 35°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical August day in Taza reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 38°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 Taza

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.

Taza 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
Jan14° / 437.2104.4
Feb15° / 46710.75.1
Mar18° / 498.311.76.2
Apr20° / 10°488.312.86.8
May25° / 13°316.213.87.7
Jun30° / 17°12314.26.3
Jul34° / 20°62.414.13.6
Aug34° / 20°11413.33.7
Sep29° / 17°194.612.26.6
Oct24° / 13°435.711.17.7
Nov18° / 55710.26.3
Dec15° / 467.39.84.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% 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 10%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1928
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3919
4919
5919
6919
7919
8919
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Taza gets around 11 mm of rain over 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 13% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 (%)
14441151
24341161
34241161
44141171
54041181
63941191
73941191
83841201
93741211
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Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August, the calmest month.

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
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58calm
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318calm

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 5:30 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 7:14 PM to 6:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:307:14
213.75:317:13
313.75:327:12
413.65:337:11
513.65:337:10
613.65:347:09
713.65:357:08
813.55:367:07
913.55:367:06
1013.55:377:05
1113.45:387:04
1213.45:397:03
1313.45:397:02
1413.45:407:01
1513.35:417:00
1613.35:426:59
1713.35:426:58
1813.25:436:56
1913.25:446:55
2013.25:446:54
2113.15:456:53
2213.15:466:51
2313.15:476:50
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2613.05:496:46
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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 6.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.8 kWh/m² to a high of 7.63 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
17.3Intense
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37.3Intense
47.3Intense
57.2Intense
67.2Intense
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107.1Intense
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286.5Intense
296.5Intense
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316.4Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Taza

In seasonPeak

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

Taza 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 Taza?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Taza in August

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

In August, Taza sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Taza 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 Taza peaks around July 18 at about 11 (extreme) — 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 highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 18UV 11Dec 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Taza 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 Taza is worst in August — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 12 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodAug 1619 µg/m³Dec 1812 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb18Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Taza?

Taza sits at 34.2°N, 4.0°W, 530 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Tahla, 42 km away.

Fès al BaliMidarFez

Topography around Taza

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Taza has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 489 m around an average of 551 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,447 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,172 m.

The land around Taza is covered by cropland (29%), grassland (26%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, grassland (38%) and cropland (33%) within 16 km, and grassland (46%) within 80 km.

3 km
489 m
16 km
1,447 m
80 km
3,172 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Tahla 42 km · Ribat Al Khayr 57 km · Guercif 60 km · Taounate 68 km · Sefrou 86 km · Fès al Bali 88 km · Midar 92 km · Fez 93 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 Taza (34.21°, -4.01°, elevation 530 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).