Lightning strikes in Western Sahara
The detection network has located 113 lightning strikes in Western Sahara since the archive began, including 73 in the last 7 days. That is 0.00% of all detected strikes worldwide, ranking Western Sahara #99 of 143 countries with recorded lightning. Western Sahara is counted under Africa in the continent totals.
Daily strikes, last 11 days
| Day (UTC) | Detected strikes |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-13 | 11 |
| 2026-08-12 | 11 |
| 2026-08-11 | 34 |
| 2026-08-10 | 15 |
| 2026-08-09 | 2 |
| 2026-08-07 | 1 |
| 2026-08-06 | 17 |
| 2026-08-05 | 8 |
| 2026-08-03 | 1 |
| 2026-08-02 | 1 |
| 2026-07-31 | 12 |
Strikes by state or province
Regions follow Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries. "Unassigned" counts strikes inside Western Sahara's territory but outside every region polygon, mostly coastal water and lakes.
| # | State / province | Strikes | Last 7 days | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guelmim-Es Semara | 60 | 52 | 53.1% |
| 2 | Western Sahara | 36 | 20 | 31.9% |
| 3 | Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra | 16 | 1 | 14.2% |
| 4 | Unassigned | 1 | 0 | 0.9% |
These are detected strikes, and detection coverage differs by region; the data hub explains the method and its limits. For the climatological picture, see which countries get the most lightning.
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