Imlili Sebkha

    Western Sahara

    A surreal desert depression dotted with permanent saltwater pools full of tiny fish.

    Warmest month is July at 39°C on average. Coolest is January at 26°C.

    Costs and travel essentials

    • Flight timeMethodology
      5h from London Heathrow
      Great-circle plus routing overhead.
    • 1,054 kg return from London Heathrow
      DEFRA 2024 economy factors, includes radiative forcing.
    MonthAvg highDaily spreadRain days
    January26°9°C·
    February27°10°C·
    March28°10°C·
    April30°8°C·
    May32°9°C·
    June35°8°C·
    July39°9°C·
    August39°9°C·
    September37°9°C·
    October34°10°C·
    November30°9°C·
    December26°8°C·

    What to do

    • Dip your toes in the pools for a wild fish pedicure
    • Off-road across the stark surrounding Saharan terrain
    • Hunt for ancient desert fossils in the sand

    How we know this

    Values are the average of the last ten calendar years of daily readings from Visual Crossing, snapped to the destination cluster. Daily spread is the width between the 10th and 90th percentiles of daily highs, not a forecast error margin. Rain days count any day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.