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Monthly climate in Dakhla, Western Sahara

Last updated: March 2, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Dakhla features a hot desert climate (BWh). Temperatures typically range between 18 °C (64 °F) and 22 °C (72 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 13 °C (56 °F) or can rise to as high as 32 °C (91 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 24 mm (1.0 inches) and receives 2 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Dakhla enjoys an average of 3995 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 41 minutes to 13 hours 33 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Dakhla, Western Sahara §

The warmest months in Dakhla are August, September and October, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 21 to 22 °C (71 - 72 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 18 to 18 °C (64 - 64 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Dakhla experiences 10 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Dakhla, Western Sahara. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 24°C
(75°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)
Mean maximum 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Average high 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Daily mean 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Average low 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Mean minimum 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(59°F)
Minimum 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 13°C
(56°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Dakhla, Western Sahara §

Dakhla usually has the most precipitation in February, September and October, with an average of 0 rainy days and 6 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Dakhla are January, July and December. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Dakhla, Western Sahara. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 0 (0.0) 3 (0.1) 1 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 2 (0.1) 14 (0.5) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Dakhla, Western Sahara §

The sunniest months in Dakhla are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 9 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Dakhla: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 24 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Dakhla, Western Sahara. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 251 291 342 357 380 366 371 362 332 326 303 308
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 50m 11h 21m 12h 1m 12h 42m 13h 16m 13h 33m 13h 24m 12h 54m 12h 15m 11h 34m 10h 59m 10h 41m

Solar UV radiation in Dakhla, Western Sahara §

Dakhla experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and June, 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 / Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 8. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Dakhla UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Dakhla, Western Sahara. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 7 8 11 12 13 12 11 11 11 10 8 7

Detailed Monthly Weather Insights for Dakhla, Western Sahara

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