Capital as recorded by GeoNames; status contested
Laayoune
- Local time
- Africa/El_Aaiun
- Country
- Western Sahara
- Population
- 196,331
- Elevation
- 68 m
- Airports
- EUN
- 3.7 km from the centre
- From DXB
- 6,750 km
- 8 hrs 40 mins · Estimate
Climate
The weather in Laayoune, month by month
- Jan22°
- Feb23°
- Mar25°
- Apr26°
- May27°
- Jun29°
- Jul31°
- Aug32°
- Sept31°
- Oct29°
- Nov25°
- Dec22°
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Good for going, on these averages: September to July.
Mean highs run from 22°C in January to 32°C in August, with about 145 mm of rain in a year.
Month-by-month climate for LaayouneModelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020.
Airports
Airports serving Laayoune
How far it is from the UAE
From DXBLaayoune
6,750 km
8 hrs 40 mins · Estimate
From AUHLaayoune
6,710 km
8 hrs 40 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
- 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
Guides
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