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Best Time for The Atlas & the Sahara

Last updated: 2026-09-22

Sweet spot: January, February, March. Computed from NASA POWER climate normals across the route's overnight towns, balancing temperature, rainfall and daylight.

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The reviewed shoulder-season baseline still requires same-day Atlas pass, flood, heat, wind, desert-road and site-access checks.
Winter pass conditions or increasing and severe desert heat make this corridor date-sensitive; these months need separate review.

Month	Low	High	Rain	Daylight
January	1.1°C	14.6°C	16 mm	10.2 h	❄
February	2.3°C	16.5°C	16 mm	10.9 h	❄
March	5.4°C	20.7°C	25 mm	11.8 h
April	8.8°C	24.6°C	15 mm	12.8 h
May	12.9°C	29.0°C	12 mm	13.6 h
June	17.4°C	34.1°C	5 mm	14.0 h
July	21.7°C	38.0°C	5 mm	13.8 h
August	21.4°C	36.6°C	9 mm	13.1 h
September	17.0°C	31.4°C	18 mm	12.2 h
October	12.3°C	25.6°C	19 mm	11.2 h
November	6.0°C	18.8°C	27 mm	10.4 h
December	2.3°C	15.2°C	16 mm	10.0 h	❄

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