Zeghanghane weather in August

In August, Zeghanghane sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 7 mm of rain across 1 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Zeghanghane's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zeghanghane's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
1st warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:36 AM – 6:56 PM
Cloud cover
22%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Zeghanghane 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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical August day in Zeghanghane reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 3°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Zeghanghane

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 24 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
24
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.

Zeghanghane 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° / 10°377.19.96.3
Feb18° / 10°356.410.76.5
Mar19° / 12°426.611.76.9
Apr21° / 14°335.612.97.5
May24° / 16°21413.88.2
Jun28° / 19°71.114.38.1
Jul30° / 22°10.414.16.5
Aug31° / 23°7113.36.0
Sep28° / 20°253.512.27.2
Oct25° / 17°415.611.17.8
Nov21° / 13°436.310.27.2
Dec18° / 11°326.19.76.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% 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 (%)
1955
2955
3946
4946
5946
6946
7946
8946
9937
10937
11937
12937
13937
14928
15928
16928
17919
18919
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268614
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298317
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318218

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Zeghanghane gets around 7 mm of rain over 1 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 3% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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31
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 36% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 64% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
13132539200
23132539200
33132438211
43132438221
53132338221
63132337231
73132337231
83132237241
93132237251
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113132236261
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241102235320
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30192540260
31182640240

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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 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 5:24 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 7:12 PM to 6:36 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.85:247:12
213.85:257:11
313.75:267:10
413.75:277:09
513.75:277:08
613.65:287:07
713.65:297:06
813.65:307:05
913.65:317:04
1013.55:317:03
1113.55:327:02
1213.55:337:01
1313.45:347:00
1413.45:356:58
1513.45:356:57
1613.35:366:56
1713.35:376:55
1813.35:386:54
1913.25:386:52
2013.25:396:51
2113.25:406:50
2213.15:416:49
2313.15:426:47
2413.15:426:46
2513.05:436:45
2613.05:446:43
2713.05:456:42
2812.95:456:41
2912.95:466:39
3012.85:476:38
3112.85:486:36

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.63 kWh/m² to a high of 7.61 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 6.8 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.3Intense
27.3Intense
37.2Intense
47.2Intense
57.2Intense
67.1Intense
77.1Intense
87.1Intense
97.0Intense
107.0Intense
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216.6Intense
226.6Intense
236.5Intense
246.5Intense
256.5Intense
266.4Intense
276.4Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Zeghanghane

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust
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Is August a good time to visit Zeghanghane?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
8.7
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Zeghanghane in August

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

In August, Zeghanghane sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Zeghanghane in August

The nearest coast averages about 24°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 27 km away) is warmest in August at about 24°C and coldest in February near 16°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 12 to Oct 23 — about 4.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan16Cool
Feb16Cool
Mar16Cool
Apr17Cool
May18Cool
Jun20Refreshing
Jul23Refreshing
Aug24Refreshing
Sep23Refreshing
Oct21Refreshing
Nov18Cool
Dec17Cool

UV index in Zeghanghane 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 Zeghanghane peaks around July 19 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 19UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar7Very high
Apr9Very high
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Zeghanghane 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 Zeghanghane is worst in March — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (June, 10 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodMar 1516 µg/m³Jun 1110 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb15Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May11Good
Jun10Good
Jul14Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Zeghanghane?

Zeghanghane sits at 35.2°N, 3.0°W, 99 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Nador, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Zeghanghane

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zeghanghane has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 383 m around an average of 157 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 876 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,804 m.

The land around Zeghanghane is covered by grassland (42%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, grassland (43%) within 16 km, and water (41%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
383 m
16 km
876 m
80 km
1,804 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Nador 6.0 km · Selouane 11 km · Beni Enzar 13 km · Al Aaroui 16 km · Melilla 16 km · Zaïo 34 km · Driouch 40 km · Ben Taieb 43 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 Zeghanghane (35.1556°, -3.0024°, elevation 99 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).