Boujdour weather in August

In August, Boujdour sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 88% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 min at the start of August to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Boujdour's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Boujdour's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
21°
11th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
6:34 AM – 7:30 PM
Cloud cover
21%
2nd clearest
Wind
31 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.1
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month.

A typical August day in Boujdour reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Boujdour weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 16°71.310.57.8
Feb19° / 16°61.511.17.8
Mar19° / 17°40.911.88.0
Apr19° / 17°10.212.68.0
May20° / 18°00.113.38.2
Jun21° / 19°0013.68.7
Jul22° / 20°0013.58.9
Aug22° / 21°00.112.99.1
Sep23° / 21°40.512.29.0
Oct23° / 21°6111.48.7
Nov22° / 19°51.210.78.3
Dec20° / 17°91.410.48.1

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 7% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 5%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1973
2973
3973
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5964
6964
7964
8964
9964
10964
11964
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20955
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25937
26928
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28928
29919
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319010

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Boujdour gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 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 0% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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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 82% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 84% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
125750
224760
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520791
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Wind in August

Winds average 31 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 30 km/h on the calmest days to 32 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
132windy
232windy
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 min at the start of August to 12 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:27 AM to 6:41 AM, and sunset from 7:41 PM to 7:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.26:277:41
213.26:277:41
313.26:287:40
413.26:287:39
513.26:297:39
613.16:297:38
713.16:307:37
813.16:307:36
913.16:317:36
1013.16:317:35
1113.06:327:34
1213.06:327:33
1313.06:337:32
1413.06:337:32
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1612.96:347:30
1712.96:357:29
1812.96:357:28
1912.96:367:27
2012.86:367:26
2112.86:377:25
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2412.76:387:22
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2612.76:397:20
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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 6.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.76 kWh/m² to a high of 7.44 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 6.81 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Boujdour

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust
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Is August a good time to visit Boujdour?

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

9.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Boujdour for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Boujdour in August

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

In August, Boujdour sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 21°C. Pack sun protection and a windbreaker. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectiona windbreakerlight clothes

Sea temperature near Boujdour in August

The nearest coast averages about 22°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 14 km away) is warmest in October at about 22°C and coldest in February near 18°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 11 to Dec 19 — about 6.3 months when the water holds above 20°C.

16°18°20°22°24°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan19Cool
Feb18Cool
Mar18Cool
Apr18Cool
May19Cool
Jun20Refreshing
Jul21Refreshing
Aug22Refreshing
Sep22Refreshing
Oct22Refreshing
Nov22Refreshing
Dec20Refreshing

UV index in Boujdour in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Boujdour peaks around June 18 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 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 highHighModerateJun 18UV 11Dec 19UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb6High
Mar9Very high
Apr9Very high
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Boujdour 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 Boujdour is worst in December — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (May, 11 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateDec 2332 µg/m³May 2211 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan31Moderate
Feb30Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May11Good
Jun12Good
Jul19Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec32Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Boujdour?

Boujdour sits at 26.1°N, 14.5°W, 28 m above sea level, in Western Sahara. The nearest listed city is El Marsa, 151 km away.

El MarsaLaayounePlaya del InglesMaspalomasCarrizalAgüimesIngenioSanta Lucía

Topography around Boujdour

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Boujdour has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m around an average of 23 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 111 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 182 m.

The land around Boujdour is covered by bare terrain (52%) and water (34%) within 3 km, water (54%) and bare terrain (45%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (61%) and water (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
53 m
16 km
111 m
80 km
182 m
artificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: El Marsa 151 km · Laayoune 171 km · Playa del Ingles 211 km · Maspalomas 212 km · Carrizal 218 km · Agüimes 219 km · Ingenio 220 km · Santa Lucía 224 km

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Boujdour (26.1307°, -14.4851°, elevation 28 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).