Laayoune (El Aaiun) weather by month

The best time to visit Laayoune (El Aaiun) is January, March and December — 93/100 in March, 25°C and 1 rainy day. The best season is winter, December to February (91/100 on average).

The worst month is August at 71/100 — hot, dry, poor air quality. See August →

Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

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

Laayoune Western Sahara · Morocco's Atlantic Coast · City93
  1. 92Jan
  2. 90Feb
  3. 93Mar
  4. 89Apr
  5. 85May
  6. 82Jun
  7. 74Jul
  8. 71Aug
  9. 74Sep
  10. 78Oct
  11. 88Nov
  12. 91Dec

Best season: December to February (91/100 on average) · worst August (71/100)

Days
25°C
Nights
14°C
Wet days
1
Sun
11 h
Humidity
66%
Daylight
12 h
Laayoune, Western Sahara
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Laayoune, month by month

Comfort score out of 100 for the kind of trip Laayoune 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
Jan92S24°C0 d10 hBusy1
Feb90S25°C1 d10 hBusy1
Mar93S25°C1 d11 hBusy1
Apr89A26°C0 d12 hShoulder—
May85A26°C0 d12 hBusy1
Jun82A28°C0 d12 hBusy2
Jul74B30°C0 d12 hBusy2
Aug71B32°C0 d12 hQuiet1
Sep74B31°C1 d11 hQuiet1
Oct78B30°C1 d10 hShoulder—
Nov88A27°C1 d10 hBusy1
Dec91S25°C1 d9 hBusy—

What's on in Laayoune 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
May
  • Eid al-Adha1 May – 5 Jun (usually)Holiday
June
  • When the wind turns inland1 Jun – 15 Sep (usually)Season
July
  • Throne Day30 JulHoliday
November
  • Green March Day6–7 NovHoliday

Everything on in Laayoune through the year →

Crowds in Laayoune in March

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.

BusyRamadan, school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it(estimated)

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Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet

Traveller notes on Laayoune

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

Forum posters describe March as a genuinely good month for Morocco and its desert regions generally, including this part of Western Sahara - warm enough for short sleeves by day, with daytime temperatures commonly climbing past 20C by midday, but cooling off noticeably once evening arrives. Posters specifically flag conditions turning windy after around 6pm, a real feature worth packing a light jacket for even on a warm day. Posters describe Laayoune as a practical, flyable gateway for touring the wider region, often paired with Dakhla further south and a rental car for exploring beyond the city itself. Posters generally recommend layering - short sleeves and light trousers for the day, something warmer for the windy evening.
Tripadvisor community · March · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
Detailed September-specific weather trip reports for Laayoune itself are limited on the forum, with related discussion of Morocco's desert regions describing late September as still hot, though the desert's dry air makes the heat feel more manageable than an equivalent humid-climate temperature. Posters discussing Morocco's September more broadly cite typical temperatures around 25-30C, though this varies considerably by region, with Laayoune's far-southern, coastal-desert setting on the disputed Western Sahara coast likely running warmer and drier than that broader Moroccan average. Given the limited destination-specific detail available, this note leans on that regional pattern: expect hot, very dry, sunny conditions typical of this stretch of the Sahara's Atlantic coast. Posters generally rate September as hot and dry for a Laayoune-area visit, the dry desert air a real mitigating factor against the heat.
Tripadvisor community · September · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗

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