Dakhla

Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab region · climate and economy

Morocco Climate and Economy Observatory6 November 2026

Temperature, last 12 months+0.3 °Cvs 1991-2020 normal

Rainfall, last 12 months173 %of normal

Warming+0.18 °Cper decade, p = 0.007

Days ≥ 35 °C0.8a year, 1991-2020 normal

Days felt ≥ 32 °C15last 12 months; normal 7

Inflation, year on year+0.9 %September 2026

Extra electricity cost+17 DHtypical household, 12 months (simulation)

Bank credit2.11 bn DH0.16% of national total

Climate hazard index43 / 100relative, across 18 cities

Temperature stripes: each year against the 1991-2020 normal

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Climate diagram

Rain (mm)2 × temperature (°C)

Annual temperature anomaly (°C)

In brief

In Dakhla, temperature has risen by about 0.18 °C per decade since 1991.
12 dry months a year under Gaussen's rule, with normal annual rainfall of 28 mm.
In summer, apparent temperature exceeds air temperature by -0.1 °C on average.

Sources: Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis), HCP, Bank Al-Maghrib, Ember; Observatory calculations. An ERA5 cell is about 25 km wide: values describe the city surroundings. Associations shown on the site are statistical, not causal. The electricity extra cost is a simulation. Credit is booked in the locality of the granting branch.
climecomorocco.org/en/ville/dakhla/ · Imad El Khlifi