Middle East & North Africa · Nature travel

Best time to visit Merzouga

Mid Oct–Late Apr is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 22.8°C, with 0.5 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Merzouga
Photo: Jorge Franganillo (CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Merzouga season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Best (season score 96.4)Mid Jan: Best (season score 91.5)Late Jan: Best (season score 92.7)Early Feb: Best (season score 94.4)Mid Feb: Best (season score 93.4)Late Feb: Best (season score 98.0)Early Mar: Best (season score 98.5)Mid Mar: Best (season score 97.8)Late Mar: Best (season score 96.7)Early Apr: Best (season score 97.7)Mid Apr: Best (season score 95.1)Late Apr: Best (season score 92.3)Early May: Great (season score 85.1)Mid May: Great (season score 76.3)Late May: Good (season score 69.4)Early Jun: Okay (season score 51.6)Mid Jun: Okay (season score 45.3)Late Jun: Off-season (season score 26.0)Early Jul: Avoid (season score 4.3)Mid Jul: Avoid (season score 0.0)Late Jul: Avoid (season score 1.3)Early Aug: Avoid (season score 4.2)Mid Aug: Avoid (season score 9.6)Late Aug: Off-season (season score 24.1)Early Sep: Fair (season score 41.7)Mid Sep: Good (season score 58.0)Late Sep: Great (season score 73.3)Early Oct: Great (season score 85.0)Mid Oct: Best (season score 93.8)Late Oct: Best (season score 95.6)Early Nov: Best (season score 100.0)Mid Nov: Best (season score 97.9)Late Nov: Best (season score 95.4)Early Dec: Best (season score 96.8)Mid Dec: Best (season score 94.5)Late Dec: Best (season score 94.6)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

Japan MOFA travel advice: Level 1 (Exercise caution)

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Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryBest18.0°C0.425.4%
FebruaryBest20.1°C0.727.1%
MarchBest24.5°C0.531.5%
AprilBest29.1°C0.432.2%
MayGreat33.3°C0.334.4%
JuneFair38.6°C0.330.0%
JulyAvoid42.5°C0.036.1%
AugustAvoid41.3°C0.239.7%
SeptemberGood35.9°C0.837.2%
OctoberBest29.8°C0.834.8%
NovemberBest23.0°C0.529.0%
DecemberBest18.5°C0.427.4%

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.