Laayoune
City in Western Sahara: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Laayoune is a city in Western Sahara. About 196,331 people live in the city proper, making it the 1st largest city of Western Sahara in our atlas.
It lies at 27.14° N, 13.19° W, about 68 m (223 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/El_Aaiun time zone.
Location
Red dot: Laayoune. Green dots: other major cities of Western Sahara. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Laayoune has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). The warmest month is usually Aug, with average highs near 32°C (90°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 10°C (49°F). Around 145 mm (6 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Oct.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
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- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2462881 (CC BY 4.0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.