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Laayoune

Located in Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra, Morocco Coordinates: 27°50′00″ N 12°20′00″ W

Laayoune
Boukraa · NASA Landsat image · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Population
238,096
238.1K
Elevation
99 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Africa/Casablanca · UTC+00:00
Places inside
3
listed under Laayoune
When to go
November–May
See the climate
Airports
EUN Laayoune Hassan I International Airport117 km
TTA Tan Tan Airport134 km

About Laayoune

Laayoune is a district. Location: Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra, Morocco. Population: 238,096. The best months to visit are November–May. The nearest airport is Laayoune Hassan I International Airport (117 km).

Climate of Laayoune

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: November–May.

This month · November

A good month to visit

Day 25° · Night 14° · Rain 8 mm

Hottest month
August (day 30°)
Coldest month
January (night 11°)
Wettest month
December (13 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 Laayoune
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)22°23°24°25°26°27°29°30°29°28°25°22°
Average low (°C)11°12°13°14°16°17°18°19°18°17°14°12°
Precipitation (mm)8752000023813

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

How to get to Laayoune

The nearest airport is Laayoune Hassan I International Airport (EUN), 117 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Telde, 304 km to the west.

Airports

  • Laayoune Hassan I International Airport (EUN) El Aaiún 117 kmsouthwest
  • Tan Tan Airport (TTA) Tan Tan 134 kmnortheast
  • Smara Airport (SMW) Smara 138 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Telde Population: 123.3K 304 kmwest
  • Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Population: 383.5K 305 kmwest
  • Santa Cruz de Tenerife Population: 211.4K 392 kmwest
  • Ait Melloul Population: 187.7K 391 kmnortheast
  • San Cristóbal de La Laguna Population: 150.7K 398 kmwest

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

Day trips from Laayoune

Within 100 km: 1 natural site.

25–60 km1 place

  • Cape Juby Natural site 59 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Laayoune

3 places
  1. 1 Laayoune 179.5K
  2. 2 Tarfaya 5.6K
  3. 3 Boukraa 2.5K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Sources & licences

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