Western Sahara landscape

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Western Sahara

Capital El-Aaiun · 273,008 people · Dirham

Photo by Ahmed Azab on Unsplash

  • Climate
    Warm
    13–27°
Map of Western Sahara
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Airports in Western Sahara

Air connectivity
1airports
major gateways
Limited data

Hassan I Airport is Western Sahara's busiest gateway.

1 major airports. Tap any to see its nearest cities and how far they are.

By traffic
busiest first · 1 airports

Good to know — passenger volume is total throughput, not direct-route breadth; a large hub can still lack flights to your region. Learn how we measure this →

1 airportsupdated 2026Medium confidence

Climate in Western Sahara

Climate character
13°27°
feels-like, coldest to hottest month

Warm summers, gentle winters.

Across its cities, summer highs top out near 27°C feels-like while the coldest spots dip to around 13°C; sun is plentiful, up to ~337 days a year in Dakhla.

Feels-like °C — monthly range across cities

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Warmest cityCoolest cityShaded = spread across cities
Seasonal extremes
coolest → warmest city, per metric
Hot days 30°+/yr
Sunny days/yr
Peak UVindex

Good to know— a country isn't one climate but a range; the extremes here are different cities, not the same place across seasons. Learn how we measure this →

3 citiesupdated 2026Medium confidence

Who thrives in Western Sahara

A handful of lifestyles thrive in Western Sahara.

Fit is scored per lifestyle and anchored to the cities that serve each best — Sunshine Lover leads. Pick one to see exactly where it works.

Great fit

Sunshine Lover
Excellent
Winter Escapist
Very Good
Eternal Summer
Very Good

Poor fit

Clean Air Seeker
Weak

Good to know — fit is by city, not country; a lifestyle that thrives here may only do so in one or two of its cities. Learn how we measure this →

4 lifestylesupdated 2026Medium confidence