Western Sahara Climatic Classifications

Code Description Group Number of states/regions States/regions
Bwh Subtropical desert Arid 2 Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia el Hamra Oued ed Dahab-Lagouira

Summary: Most regions (2) in Western Sahara lie in the Subtropical desert climate zone (Köppen: Bwh). The mean average of annual temperatures range from a high of 27.78°C (82.0°F) in Oued ed Dahab-Lagouira to a low of 25.7°C (78.26°F) in Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia el Hamra.

Climate Western Sahara: Weather By Month

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Nov Oct Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 23.74(74.73) 25.68(78.22) 29.79(85.62) 32.6(90.68) 35.5(95.9) 38.44(101.19) 42.13(107.83) 41.34(106.41) 38.41(101.14) 34.19(93.54) 28.26(82.87) 24.41(75.94) 42.13(107.83)
Average high °C (°F) 22.82(73.08) 24.88(76.78) 28.87(83.97) 31.66(88.99) 34.52(94.14) 37.26(99.07) 41.53(106.75) 41.11(106.0) 37.5(99.5) 33.24(91.83) 27.35(81.23) 23.56(74.41) 32.02(89.64)
Daily mean °C (°F) 17.64(63.75) 19.8(67.64) 23.24(73.83) 25.86(78.55) 28.8(83.84) 31.2(88.16) 35.25(95.45) 35.57(96.03) 32.78(91.0) 28.9(84.02) 23.01(73.42) 18.87(65.97) 26.74(80.13)
Average low °C (°F) 11.93(53.47) 13.46(56.23) 15.62(60.12) 17.59(63.66) 20.27(68.49) 22.45(72.41) 26.12(79.02) 27.81(82.06) 26.47(79.65) 23.3(73.94) 17.78(64.0) 13.7(56.66) 19.71(67.48)
Record low °C (°F) 11.18(52.12) 12.55(54.59) 14.56(58.21) 16.09(60.96) 18.44(65.19) 20.16(68.29) 24.55(76.19) 26.48(79.66) 24.52(76.14) 21.71(71.08) 16.53(61.75) 12.9(55.22) 11.18(52.12)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 2.85(0.11) 2.56(0.1) 1.57(0.06) 5.97(0.24) 6.07(0.24) 3.65(0.14) 2.6(0.1) 14.97(0.59) 29.55(1.16) 30.44(1.2) 3.15(0.12) 2.31(0.09) 8.81(0.35)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 0.5 0.64 0.5 0.82 1.09 0.96 0.82 4.27 5.19 2.82 0.5 0.36 1.54
Average relative humidity (%) 33.66 33.5 30.37 31.32 29.19 28.25 23.52 24.62 28.92 31.7 35.46 33.81 30.36
Mean monthly sunshine hours 10.75 11.08 11.45 11.43 11.52 11.53 11.54 11.57 11.46 11.34 10.81 10.63 11.26

Western Sahara Climate Graph

Western Sahara’s Cities by Temperature

Western Sahara’s states/regions ranking by average yearly temperature:

Oued ed Dahab-Lagouira
27.78°C | 82.0°F
Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia el Hamra
25.7°C | 78.26°F

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