When is the best time to visit Western Sahara?

January, March and April. Across Western Sahara's 2 destinations, March averages 89/100 for climate comfort with mean highs of 23.6°C and 1 mm of rain.

What is the worst month to visit Western Sahara?

August, averaging 79/100 — mean highs of 28.5°C and 1 mm of rain across the country's destinations.

What is the hottest month in Western Sahara?

August, with mean daily highs of 28.5°C averaged across 2 destinations.

What is the wettest month in Western Sahara?

October, averaging 11 mm of rain.

Best time to visit Western Sahara

The best time to visit Western Sahara is January, March and April, when its 2 destinations average 89/100 for climate comfort — August is the weakest month, at 79/100.

Updated September 2026 · averaged over 2 Western Sahara destinations · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

Western Sahara, month by month

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Average comfort out of 100 · open a month for where to go in it

Western Sahara climate comfort by month

Month	Comfort	Avg high	Rain	Pick of the month
January	88	23.3°C	1 mm	Laayoune 92
February	86	23.5°C	4 mm	Laayoune 90
March	89	23.6°C	1 mm	Laayoune 93
April	88	24°C	1 mm	Laayoune 89
May	85	24.6°C	1 mm	Dakhla 85
June	85	26°C	0 mm	Dakhla 87
July	81	27.3°C	0 mm	Dakhla 87
August	79	28.5°C	1 mm	Dakhla 87
September	81	28.1°C	3 mm	Dakhla 87
October	83	28°C	11 mm	Dakhla 88
November	88	26°C	1 mm	Dakhla 88
December	87	24.3°C	2 mm	Laayoune 91

Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 score, averaged across every Western Sahara destination in the dataset. Each place is judged through the lens that suits it — beaches on beach weather, ski resorts on snow. Averages from ERA5 reanalysis normals, not forecasts.

All 2 destinations in Western Sahara

Western Sahara — FAQ

When is the best time to visit Western Sahara?: January, March and April. Across Western Sahara's 2 destinations, March averages 89/100 for climate comfort with mean highs of 23.6°C and 1 mm of rain.
What is the worst month to visit Western Sahara?: August, averaging 79/100 — mean highs of 28.5°C and 1 mm of rain across the country's destinations.
What is the hottest month in Western Sahara?: August, with mean daily highs of 28.5°C averaged across 2 destinations.
What is the wettest month in Western Sahara?: October, averaging 11 mm of rain.