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Merzouga (Berber languages: ⵎⵔⵣⵓⴳⴰ, Arabic: مرزوقة) is a small village in southeastern Morocco, about 35 km (22 mi) southeast of Rissani, about 55 km (34 mi) from Erfoud and about 50 km (31 mi) from the Algerian border. The village is located near the Erg Chebbi dunes, which are among the tallest in the Sahara.
This is a list of cities by average temperature (monthly and yearly). The temperatures listed are averages of the daily highs and lows. Thus, the actual daytime temperature in a given month may be considerably higher than the temperature listed here, depending on how large the difference between daily highs and lows is.
A view of lakes caused by heavy rainfall between sand dunes in the desert town of Merzouga, near Rachidia, southeastern Morocco on October 2, 2024.
Christopher C. Burt, a weather historian writing for Weather Underground, believes that the 1913 Death Valley reading is "a myth", and is at least 2.2 or 2.8 °C (4 or 5 °F) too high. [13] Burt proposes that the highest reliably recorded temperature on Earth could still be at Death Valley, but is instead 54.0 °C (129.2 °F) recorded on 30 ...
For a long time, Ouarzazate was a small crossing point for African traders on their way to northern Morocco and Europe. [2] In the 16th century, Sheikh Abu al-'Abaas Ahmed bin Abdellah al-Wizkiti al-Warzazi, emir of the qasba of Ouarzazate and father of Lalla Masuda, helped establish Saadi control over the Sous-Dra'a region.
The annual temperature would increase by 2.9 °C (5.2 °F), and the temperature of the coldest month by 1.6 °C (2.9 °F), while the temperature of the warmest month would increase by 7 °C (13 °F). [ 85 ] [ 86 ] According to Climate Action Tracker , the current warming trajectory appears consistent with 2.7 °C (4.9 °F), which closely ...
One other city is Rissani, around 40 kilometers from Merzouga. Rissani was the site of a kingdom known as Sijilmassa, which became prosperous from the 8th to the 14th century due to its control of the caravan routes. Although rainfall is not very common, in 2006 flooding adjacent to the dunes destroyed many buildings and killed three people.
Mean monthly sunshine hours: 213 234 269 291 324 357 363 351 311 292 248 198 3,451 Percent possible sunshine: 66 75 73 75 77 85 84 86 84 82 78 62 77 Average ultraviolet index: 4 5 7 9 10 11.5 11.5 11 9 7 5 3 7.8 Source 1: NOAA (humidity, dew point, records 1961–1990) [1] [2]