Dakhla weather by month

The best time to visit Dakhla is June, October and November — 88/100 in October, 26°C and 1 rainy day. The best season is autumn, September to November (88/100 on average).

The worst month is February at 82/100 — nice, dry, poor air quality. See February →

Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

Planning the wider trip? Best time to visit Western Sahara →

Dakhla Western Sahara · Morocco's Atlantic Coast · Beach88
  1. 83Jan
  2. 82Feb
  3. 84Mar
  4. 86Apr
  5. 85May
  6. 87Jun
  7. 87Jul
  8. 87Aug
  9. 87Sep
  10. 88Oct
  11. 88Nov
  12. 83Dec

Best season: September to November (88/100 on average) · worst February (82/100)

Days
26°C
Nights
20°C
Wet days
1
Sun
10.4 h
Humidity
72%
Daylight
12 h
Dakhla, Western Sahara
Photo: Msaidi Art · Pexels

Dakhla, month by month

Comfort score out of 100 for the kind of trip Dakhla is best for, the average high, rainy days and hours of sun a day from the climate normals, and how busy it tends to be.

MonthScoreTierHighRainSunCrowdsOn
Jan83A23°C0 d10 hBusy2
Feb82A23°C1 d10 hBusy2
Mar84A22°C0 d11 hPeak3
Apr86A22°C0 d12 hBusy1
May85A23°C0 d12 hBusy1
Jun87A24°C0 d12 hBusy2
Jul87A24°C0 d12 hBusy2
Aug87A25°C0 d12 hBusy2
Sep87A26°C1 d11 hBusy2
Oct88A26°C1 d10 hBusy1
Nov88A25°C0 d10 hBusy2
Dec83A24°C0 d10 hQuiet1

What's on in Dakhla through the year

Festivals, natural spectacles, holidays and the seasons to watch out for — curated and sourced. The month pages carry the detail.

January
  • Ramadan25 Jan – 25 Mar (usually)Holiday
March
  • Trade-wind kite season15 Mar – 30 Sep (usually)Season
June
  • Cold-current fog1 Jun – 30 Sep (usually)Season
October
  • Waders on the lagoon15 Oct – 15 Mar (usually)Nature
November
  • Green March anniversary4–8 NovHoliday

Everything on in Dakhla through the year →

Crowds in Dakhla in October

How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.

Busyschool holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it, one of its best months for weather(estimated)

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Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet

Traveller notes on Dakhla

What people who have been say about the place — the year-round notes first, then month by month.

Forum posters describe Dakhla as notably cooler than its far-southern desert latitude would suggest, thanks to the cold Canary Current running along this stretch of Atlantic coast, with slightly higher humidity from the ocean's proximity but genuinely comfortable conditions overall. Posters describing a late April/early May visit specifically report no real humidity issues, describing balmy weather with deep blue skies and daytime highs typically 26-32C. Posters generally rate this as ideal for outdoor activities like kitesurfing, the destination's main draw, without the risk of excessive heat exhaustion that might come with a true desert-interior location this far south. Posters generally rate April as close to ideal for Dakhla, cooled by the coastal current well below what you'd expect from the map alone.
Tripadvisor community · April · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
Forum posters consistently prefer October over September here, since September can still bring oppressively hot spells (posters cite temperatures as high as 40C), while October settles into a more comfortable, reliable range. Dakhla is repeatedly named by posters as the best kitesurfing spot in Morocco, with a wide choice of schools and - a real practical plus - mobile operations that can relocate around the lagoon to chase the best wind and tidal conditions on a given day. Posters do note wind, while generally reliable, isn't guaranteed every single day - one visitor reported an unlucky ten-day lull blamed on unusual El Nino-driven conditions - so building in some flexibility around a kitesurfing-focused trip is sensible even in the area's strongest months.
Tripadvisor community · October · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗

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