Laayoune

Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra region · climate and economy

Morocco Climate and Economy Observatory6 November 2026

Temperature, last 12 months+0.6 °Cvs 1991-2020 normal

Rainfall, last 12 months98 %of normal

Warming+0.23 °Cper decade, p = 0.003

Days ≥ 35 °C2.9a year, 1991-2020 normal

Days felt ≥ 32 °C28last 12 months; normal 9

Inflation, year on year+2.9 %September 2026

Extra electricity cost+14 DHtypical household, 12 months (simulation)

Bank credit9.34 bn DH0.72% of national total

Climate hazard index45 / 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 Laayoune, temperature has risen by about 0.23 °C per decade since 1991.
12 dry months a year under Gaussen's rule, with normal annual rainfall of 44 mm.
In summer, apparent temperature exceeds air temperature by -0.5 °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/laayoune/ · Imad El Khlifi