Western Sahara Travel Guide: Best Time to Visit, Weather & Safety

Population

273K

Area

266K km²

Capital

El-Aaiun

Currency

DZD

Power plugs

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Calling code

+2

Western Sahara is a United Nations–designated non-self-governing territory in north-western Africa. It has a surface area of 272,000 square kilometres (105,000 sq mi). Western Sahara is the last African colonial state yet to achieve independence and has been dubbed "Africa's last colony". With an estimated 600,000 inhabitants, it is the most sparsely populated territory in Africa and the second most sparsely populated territory in the world after Greenland, consisting mainly of desert flatlands. Read more

When to go

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Laayoune	97	98	98	99	98	97	97	98	97	98	98	98
Dakhla	97	98	98	99	98	97	97	98	97	98	98	96
Boujdour	98	99	99	99	99	99	97	98	97	98	98	98
El Marsa	98	98	98	99	98	98	97	98	97	98	98	98
Meharrize	98	100	100	94	82	61	37	38	53	79	100	98
Tichla	98	99	87	77	65	50	46	43	47	62	84	97
El Aargub	97	99	98	99	98	97	97	98	97	98	98	96
Bir Ganduz	97	98	95	92	86	73	73	68	65	73	89	95
Bir Ghandouz	96	98	97	98	97	96	96	96	96	98	97	95
Amgala	98	100	100	94	82	62	38	40	54	79	100	99
Oum Dreyga	100	100	100	94	81	64	44	41	52	75	98	99
Tifariti	94	100	100	95	81	59	37	38	53	81	100	95
Bu Craa	98	99	99	100	99	84	68	65	71	89	99	98
Haouza	97	99	99	96	85	67	48	48	60	82	99	99

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Boujdour	19°	18°	18°	18°	19°	20°	21°	22°	22°	22°	22°	20°
El Marsa	18°	17°	18°	18°	19°	20°	20°	20°	21°	21°	20°	19°

Western Sahara

Best places in Western Sahara in October

Laayoune

Dakhla

Boujdour

El Marsa

El Aargub

Meharrize

Tichla

When to go in Western Sahara: month-by-month

Sea temperature along the coast of Western Sahara

Tourism in Western Sahara

Most popular destinations in Western Sahara

Western Sahara: practical information

Regions of Western Sahara

Largest cities in Western Sahara