Laayoune climate — normals and trends
Laayoune (Western Sahara) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.9 °C and it receives 46 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is August (23.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (16.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Laayoune averages 0 frost days, 25 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 9 rainy days per year.
Laayoune has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.9 °C (on 4 July 1994) and the coldest 4.8 °C (on 6 January 1948).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
Laayoune
- coords
- 27.14°, -13.19°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
19.9°C
Average daily high
24.3°C
Average daily low
16.6°C
Annual rainfall
46mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
28.7km/h
Seasonal range
7.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
25 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
9 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
22.8 °C
Average feels-like low
15.0 °C
Average peak gust
44.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
44 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.28 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
42.9 °C
4 July 1994
Coldest day
4.8 °C
6 January 1948
Wettest day
54 mm
26 October 2016
Windiest day
59.4 km/h
18 February 2010
Strongest gust
90.0 km/h
20 February 2004
Hottest feels-like
42.0 °C
11 July 1952
Coldest feels-like
0.1 °C
20 December 1940
Sunniest day
13.7 h
27 June 1957
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 1 mm | -7 mm |
| Feb | 23.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 1 mm | -5 mm |
| Mar | 22.2 °C | -0.6 °C | 3 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 23.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 2 mm | +1 mm |
| May | 24.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jun | 25.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 27.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | +0 mm |
| Aug | 29.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Sep | 28.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Oct | 26.4 °C | 0.0 °C | 18 mm | +12 mm |
| Nov | 25.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 1 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | 21.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 9 mm | 0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Laayoune?
Laayoune has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.9 °C and it receives 46 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Laayoune?
The hottest day measured in Laayoune between 1940 and 2025 was 4 July 1994, reaching 42.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Laayoune?
The coldest day measured in Laayoune between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1948, at 4.8 °C.
Does it snow in Laayoune?
Almost never: Laayoune sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Laayoune warmed?
Yes: Laayoune warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Laayoune?
The wettest day measured in Laayoune between 1940 and 2025 was 26 October 2016, with 54 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Laayoune?
The windiest day measured in Laayoune between 1940 and 2025 was 18 February 2010, with winds reaching 59.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Laayoune?
The warmest month in Laayoune is August (23.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (16.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Laayoune?
Laayoune receives on average 46 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 9 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Laayoune?
Laayoune gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Laayoune?
Yes: Laayoune has on average 44 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Laayoune?
In Laayoune, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.0 °C on 11 July 1952, and the lowest was 0.1 °C on 20 December 1940.
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