Dakhla weather in July

In July, Dakhla sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 93% of the time in July, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 24 min at the start of July to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Dakhla's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dakhla's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 21°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 20°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 0 mm; 0 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 18 min; 6:30 AM – 7:49 PM
Cloud cover: 14%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 32 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 7.29 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.9; out of 10

Dakhla is city in Western Sahara.

Founded: 1884

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month.

A typical July day in Dakhla reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 1°C cooler than August.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22
Avg low (°C)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	19
2	21	19
3	21	19
4	21	19
5	21	19
6	21	19
7	21	19
8	21	20
9	21	20
10	21	20
11	21	20
12	21	20
13	21	20
14	21	20
15	21	20
16	21	20
17	21	20
18	21	20
19	21	20
20	21	20
21	21	20
22	21	20
23	21	20
24	21	20
25	21	20
26	21	20
27	21	20
28	21	20
29	22	20
30	22	20
31	22	20

Dakhla weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 5th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	19° / 16°	4	0.7	10.7	8.1
Feb	19° / 16°	2	0.5	11.2	8.1
Mar	19° / 17°	3	0.3	11.8	8.3
Apr	19° / 17°	1	0.1	12.5	8.2
May	20° / 18°	0	0.1	13.1	8.3
Jun	20° / 19°	0	0.1	13.4	8.8
Jul	21° / 20°	0	0	13.3	8.9
Aug	22° / 21°	1	0.2	12.8	9.1
Sep	22° / 21°	6	0.5	12.1	9.0
Oct	22° / 21°	3	0.4	11.4	8.7
Nov	21° / 19°	2	0.2	10.9	8.5
Dec	20° / 17°	5	0.5	10.6	8.2

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 93% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 2%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	97	97	97
Cloudier (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3
31	97	3

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Dakhla gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 wet days in July, the driest month. 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 0% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the humid band about 62% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 38% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Humid (%)	82	81	81	80	79	78	77	76	75	73	72	70	68	66	65	63	61	59	57	55	53	52	50	48	46	44	43	41	39	38	36
Muggy (%)	18	19	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	27	28	30	32	34	35	37	39	41	43	45	47	48	50	52	54	56	57	59	61	62	64

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	82	18
2	81	19
3	81	19
4	80	20
5	79	21
6	78	22
7	77	23
8	76	24
9	75	25
10	73	27
11	72	28
12	70	30
13	68	32
14	66	34
15	65	35
16	63	37
17	61	39
18	59	41
19	57	43
20	55	45
21	53	47
22	52	48
23	50	50
24	48	52
25	46	54
26	44	56
27	43	57
28	41	59
29	39	61
30	38	62
31	36	64

Wind in July

Winds average 32 km/h in July, the windiest month of the year.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 31 km/h on the calmest days to 32 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	32	windy
2	32	windy
3	32	windy
4	32	windy
5	32	windy
6	32	windy
7	32	windy
8	32	windy
9	32	windy
10	32	windy
11	32	windy
12	32	windy
13	32	windy
14	32	windy
15	32	windy
16	32	windy
17	32	windy
18	31	windy
19	31	windy
20	31	windy
21	31	windy
22	31	windy
23	31	windy
24	31	windy
25	31	windy
26	31	windy
27	31	windy
28	31	windy
29	31	windy
30	31	windy
31	31	windy

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min at the start of July to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:24 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 7:50 PM to 7:44 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.1	13.1
Sunrise (AM)	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:25	6:25	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:36
Sunset (PM)	7:50	7:51	7:51	7:51	7:51	7:51	7:51	7:51	7:50	7:50	7:50	7:50	7:50	7:50	7:50	7:49	7:49	7:49	7:49	7:48	7:48	7:48	7:47	7:47	7:46	7:46	7:46	7:45	7:45	7:44	7:44

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.4	6:24	7:50
2	13.4	6:24	7:51
3	13.4	6:24	7:51
4	13.4	6:25	7:51
5	13.4	6:25	7:51
6	13.4	6:26	7:51
7	13.4	6:26	7:51
8	13.4	6:26	7:51
9	13.4	6:27	7:50
10	13.4	6:27	7:50
11	13.4	6:27	7:50
12	13.4	6:28	7:50
13	13.4	6:28	7:50
14	13.4	6:29	7:50
15	13.3	6:29	7:50
16	13.3	6:30	7:49
17	13.3	6:30	7:49
18	13.3	6:30	7:49
19	13.3	6:31	7:49
20	13.3	6:31	7:48
21	13.3	6:32	7:48
22	13.3	6:32	7:48
23	13.2	6:33	7:47
24	13.2	6:33	7:47
25	13.2	6:34	7:46
26	13.2	6:34	7:46
27	13.2	6:34	7:46
28	13.2	6:35	7:45
29	13.2	6:35	7:45
30	13.1	6:36	7:44
31	13.1	6:36	7:44

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 7.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.21 kWh/m² to a high of 7.62 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 7.29 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.4	7.4	7.4	7.4	7.4	7.4	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.2
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	7.5	Intense
2	7.5	Intense
3	7.5	Intense
4	7.4	Intense
5	7.4	Intense
6	7.4	Intense
7	7.4	Intense
8	7.4	Intense
9	7.4	Intense
10	7.3	Intense
11	7.3	Intense
12	7.3	Intense
13	7.3	Intense
14	7.3	Intense
15	7.3	Intense
16	7.3	Intense
17	7.3	Intense
18	7.3	Intense
19	7.3	Intense
20	7.3	Intense
21	7.2	Intense
22	7.2	Intense
23	7.2	Intense
24	7.2	Intense
25	7.2	Intense
26	7.2	Intense
27	7.2	Intense
28	7.2	Intense
29	7.2	Intense
30	7.2	Intense
31	7.2	Intense

Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Dakhla

In seasonPeak

In July, Dakhla sits inside its atlantic hurricane and dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Dakhla sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Dakhla sees seasonal dust haze (June–October), heaviest in July.

Atlantic hurricane

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

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Oct

Nov

Dec

Is July a good time to visit Dakhla?

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

8.9

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

5.4

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

July is one of the better times to visit Dakhla for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Dakhla in July

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

In July, Dakhla sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 20°C. Pack sun protection and a windbreaker.

sun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Dakhla in July

The nearest coast averages about 19°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 18 km away) is warmest in October at about 21°C and coldest in February near 18°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Aug 9 to Nov 2 — about 2.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	20	20	21	20	19
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	18	Cool
Feb	18	Cool
Mar	18	Cool
Apr	18	Cool
May	18	Cool
Jun	19	Cool
Jul	19	Cool
Aug	20	Refreshing
Sep	20	Refreshing
Oct	21	Refreshing
Nov	20	Cool
Dec	19	Cool

UV index in Dakhla in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July 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 Dakhla peaks around August 22 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 5 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	6	7	9	8	10	10	9	10	10	9	6	4
Level	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	6	High
Feb	7	Very high
Mar	9	Very high
Apr	8	Very high
May	10	Very high
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	10	Extreme
Oct	9	Very high
Nov	6	High
Dec	4	Moderate

Air quality in Dakhla in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Dakhla is worst in December — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.0× the cleanest month (May, 16 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	47	40	31	17	16	20	29	32	30	25	25	48
Level	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	47	Poor
Feb	40	Poor
Mar	31	Moderate
Apr	17	Moderate
May	16	Moderate
Jun	20	Moderate
Jul	29	Moderate
Aug	32	Moderate
Sep	30	Moderate
Oct	25	Moderate
Nov	25	Moderate
Dec	48	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Dakhla?

Dakhla sits at 23.7°N, 16.0°W, 6 m above sea level, in Western Sahara. The nearest listed city is Boujdour, 310 km away.

Topography around Dakhla

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dakhla has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 252 m.

The land around Dakhla is covered by water (49%) and bare terrain (32%) within 3 km, water (84%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (58%) and water (42%) within 80 km.

3 km

15 m

water 49%

16 km

57 m

water 84%

80 km

252 m

bare terrain 58%

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← June Dakhla year-round climate August →Best places to visit in July

July weather nearby: Boujdour 310 km · Nouadhibou 325 km · Zouérat 372 km · Playa del Ingles 454 km · Maspalomas 455 km · El Marsa 457 km · Atar 462 km · Mogán 467 km

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Dakhla (23.6848°, -15.958°, elevation 6 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	19
2	21	19
3	21	19
4	21	19
5	21	19
6	21	19
7	21	19
8	21	20
9	21	20
10	21	20
11	21	20
12	21	20
13	21	20
14	21	20
15	21	20
16	21	20
17	21	20
18	21	20
19	21	20
20	21	20
21	21	20
22	21	20
23	21	20
24	21	20
25	21	20
26	21	20
27	21	20
28	21	20
29	22	20
30	22	20
31	22	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3
31	97	3

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	82	18
2	81	19
3	81	19
4	80	20
5	79	21
6	78	22
7	77	23
8	76	24
9	75	25
10	73	27
11	72	28
12	70	30
13	68	32
14	66	34
15	65	35
16	63	37
17	61	39
18	59	41
19	57	43
20	55	45
21	53	47
22	52	48
23	50	50
24	48	52
25	46	54
26	44	56
27	43	57
28	41	59
29	39	61
30	38	62
31	36	64

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	19
2	21	19
3	21	19
4	21	19
5	21	19
6	21	19
7	21	19
8	21	20
9	21	20
10	21	20
11	21	20
12	21	20
13	21	20
14	21	20
15	21	20
16	21	20
17	21	20
18	21	20
19	21	20
20	21	20
21	21	20
22	21	20
23	21	20
24	21	20
25	21	20
26	21	20
27	21	20
28	21	20
29	22	20
30	22	20
31	22	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3
31	97	3

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	82	18
2	81	19
3	81	19
4	80	20
5	79	21
6	78	22
7	77	23
8	76	24
9	75	25
10	73	27
11	72	28
12	70	30
13	68	32
14	66	34
15	65	35
16	63	37
17	61	39
18	59	41
19	57	43
20	55	45
21	53	47
22	52	48
23	50	50
24	48	52
25	46	54
26	44	56
27	43	57
28	41	59
29	39	61
30	38	62
31	36	64

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	19
2	21	19
3	21	19
4	21	19
5	21	19
6	21	19
7	21	19
8	21	20
9	21	20
10	21	20
11	21	20
12	21	20
13	21	20
14	21	20
15	21	20
16	21	20
17	21	20
18	21	20
19	21	20
20	21	20
21	21	20
22	21	20
23	21	20
24	21	20
25	21	20
26	21	20
27	21	20
28	21	20
29	22	20
30	22	20
31	22	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3
31	97	3

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	82	18
2	81	19
3	81	19
4	80	20
5	79	21
6	78	22
7	77	23
8	76	24
9	75	25
10	73	27
11	72	28
12	70	30
13	68	32
14	66	34
15	65	35
16	63	37
17	61	39
18	59	41
19	57	43
20	55	45
21	53	47
22	52	48
23	50	50
24	48	52
25	46	54
26	44	56
27	43	57
28	41	59
29	39	61
30	38	62
31	36	64