Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Smara features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 15 °C (60 °F) and 28 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 5 °C (42 °F) or can rise to as high as 49 °C (120 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 30 mm (1.2 inches) and receives 1 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Smara enjoys an average of 3906 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 28 minutes to 13 hours 46 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Smara are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 28 °C (79 - 82 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 15 to 18 °C (60 - 65 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Smara experiences 240 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 30°C (87°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 40°C (105°F) | 42°C (108°F) | 45°C (114°F) | 46°C (116°F) | 49°C (120°F) | 43°C (110°F) | 44°C (111°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 30°C (87°F) |
Mean maximum | 27°C (82°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 45°C (113°F) | 47°C (116°F) | 41°C (107°F) | 41°C (105°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 28°C (83°F) |
Average high | 22°C (72°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 24°C (75°F) |
Daily mean | 15°C (60°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 17°C (63°F) |
Average low | 10°C (50°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 12°C (53°F) |
Mean minimum | 7°C (44°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 7°C (46°F) |
Minimum | 5°C (42°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 6°C (44°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Smara, Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra, Morocco with other places around the world.
Smara usually has the most precipitation in September, October and November, with an average of 0 rainy days and 7 mm (0.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Smara are April, May and July. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1 (0.0) | 1 (0.1) | 1 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) | 6 (0.2) | 11 (0.4) | 5 (0.2) | 2 (0.1) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The sunniest months in Smara are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 54 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Smara: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 8 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 243 | 282 | 333 | 350 | 366 | 361 | 367 | 359 | 331 | 315 | 296 | 298 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 39m | 11h 14m | 12h 0m | 12h 48m | 13h 27m | 13h 46m | 13h 36m | 13h 1m | 12h 16m | 11h 29m | 10h 48m | 10h 28m |
Smara experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 12 - 13, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, February and December are in the High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 7. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Smara UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 |