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Merzouga and Erg Chebbi motorcycle weather by month
On our rules, the best months to ride in the Merzouga and Erg Chebbi area are February to May and October to December.
The driest months are April, June and July; the wettest is September, with about 16 mm of rain over 2 rain days.
Days are warmest in July (average high 42 °C) and nights coldest in January (average low 4 °C).
Month by month
The Erg Chebbi dunes on the edge of the Sahara.
- JanMixed18°/4°3 mm
- FebGood20°/7°5 mm
- MarGood24°/10°4 mm
- AprGood29°/15°1 mm
- MayGood34°/19°2 mm
- JunPoor38°/23°1 mm
- JulPoor42°/27°0 mm
- AugPoor41°/27°3 mm
- SeptMixed36°/22°16 mm
- OctGood29°/16°4 mm
- NovGood23°/10°3 mm
- DecGood19°/6°5 mm
Average high/low in °C and monthly rain. How we rate months
- Desert heat peaks in summer. October to April is the usual season for trips to the dunes. Source
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| Month | Riding | High | Low | Rain | Rain days | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Mixed | 18 °C 64 °F | 4 °C 40 °F | 3 mm | 1 | cold |
| February | Good | 20 °C 68 °F | 7 °C 44 °F | 5 mm | 1 | |
| March | Good | 24 °C 76 °F | 10 °C 51 °F | 4 mm | 1 | |
| April | Good | 29 °C 85 °F | 15 °C 59 °F | 1 mm | 0 | |
| May | Good | 34 °C 92 °F | 19 °C 67 °F | 2 mm | 1 | |
| June | Poor | 38 °C 100 °F | 23 °C 74 °F | 1 mm | 0 | very hot |
| July | Poor | 42 °C 107 °F | 27 °C 81 °F | 0 mm | 0 | very hot |
| August | Poor | 41 °C 105 °F | 27 °C 80 °F | 3 mm | 1 | very hot |
| September | Mixed | 36 °C 96 °F | 22 °C 72 °F | 16 mm | 2 | hot |
| October | Good | 29 °C 85 °F | 16 °C 61 °F | 4 mm | 1 | |
| November | Good | 23 °C 73 °F | 10 °C 51 °F | 3 mm | 1 | |
| December | Good | 19 °C 65 °F | 6 °C 42 °F | 5 mm | 1 |
Rain days: days with at least 1 mm. Averages of daily values, 2015 to 2024, for Merzouga, corrected to riding elevation. Reanalysis smooths mountains and local showers, so read these as a regional picture rather than a forecast.
Climate data: Open-Meteo / ERA5, 2015 to 2024 (CC BY 4.0).
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