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Geonivora
Nearest town
Tarfaya
1.8 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Africa/Casablanca · UTC+00:00
When to go
November–July
See the climate
Airports
EUN Laayoune Hassan I International Airport95 km
FUE Fuerteventura Airport108 km

About Cape Juby

Cape Juby is a natural site. Location: Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra, Morocco.

From Wikipedia

Cape Juby (Arabic: رأس جوبي, trans. Raʾs Juby, Spanish: Cabo Juby [Yubi]) is a cape on the coast of southern Morocco, near the border with Western Sahara, directly east of the Canary Islands. Its surrounding area, including the cities of Tarfaya and Tan-Tan, is called the Cape Juby Strip (after the homonymous cape), the Tarfaya Strip (after the homonymous city) or the Tekna Zone (after the Tekna, the native Saharawi tribe).

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Climate of Cape Juby

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: November–July.

This month · November

A good month to visit

Day 25° · Night 15° · Rain 10 mm

Hottest month
September (day 28°)
Coldest month
January (night 12°)
Wettest month
November (10 mm)
Driest month
May (0 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Cape Juby
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)22°23°24°25°25°26°27°28°28°27°25°23°
Average low (°C)12°13°14°15°16°17°18°19°18°17°15°13°
Precipitation (mm)7531000022109

Other places to visit in this season: January February March April May June July November December

How to get to Cape Juby

The nearest airport is Laayoune Hassan I International Airport (EUN), 95 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Telde, 246 km to the west.

Airports

  • Laayoune Hassan I International Airport (EUN) El Aaiún 95 kmsouth
  • Fuerteventura Airport (FUE) El Matorral 108 kmnorthwest
  • César Manrique-Lanzarote Airport (ACE) San Bartolomé 129 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Telde Population: 123.3K 246 kmwest
  • Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Population: 383.5K 246 kmwest
  • Santa Cruz de Tenerife Population: 211.4K 333 kmwest
  • San Cristóbal de La Laguna Population: 150.7K 339 kmwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Tarfaya Town, Tarfaya Province
    1.8 km SW
  • Tarfaya Municipality, Laayoune
    8.2 km S

Sources & licences

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