- Local time
- Africa/El_Aaiun
- Country
- Western Sahara
- Population
- 106,277
- Elevation
- 6 m
- Airports
- VIL
- 4.6 km from the centre
- From DXB
- 7,130 km
- 9 hrs 10 mins · Estimate
Climate
The weather in Dakhla, month by month
- Jan20°
- Feb20°
- Mar20°
- Apr20°
- May21°
- Jun21°
- Jul22°
- Aug23°
- Sept24°
- Oct23°
- Nov22°
- Dec21°
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Good for going all year, on these averages.
Mean highs run from 20°C in February to 24°C in September, with about 40 mm of rain in a year.
Month-by-month climate for DakhlaModelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020.
Airports
Airports serving Dakhla
How far it is from the UAE
From DXBDakhla
7,130 km
9 hrs 10 mins · Estimate
From AUHDakhla
7,080 km
9 hrs 5 mins · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Facts
Practical facts
The country's currency, plugs and emergency numbers, and the clock in Dakhla right now.
- Local time
- Africa/El_Aaiun
- Country
- Western Sahara
- Currency
- Moroccan Dirham MADToday's indicative rate: MAD 1 ≈ USD 0.102Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Not recorded in Wikidata
- Emergency numbers
- Not recorded in Wikidata
- Calling code · Driving
- +212 · On the right
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