Aïn Beni Mathar climate — normals and trends
Aïn Beni Mathar (Morocco) has a cold desert climate (BWk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.1 °C and it receives 217 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (27.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Aïn Beni Mathar averages 21 frost days, 98 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 51 rainy days per year.
Aïn Beni Mathar has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.32 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 30 to 12 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.5 °C (on 13 July 2019) and the coldest -8.8 °C (on 1 February 1954).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
Aïn Beni MatharOriental
- coords
- 34.01°, -2.03°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.1°C
Average daily high
22.5°C
Average daily low
10.3°C
Annual rainfall
217mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
56%
Average peak wind
21.5km/h
Seasonal range
21.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
21 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
98 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
51 d/yr
Annual snowfall
5.7 cm
Average feels-like high
19.8 °C
Average feels-like low
8.0 °C
Average peak gust
36.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
39 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.63 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
42.5 °C
13 July 2019
Coldest day
-8.8 °C
1 February 1954
Wettest day
40 mm
11 September 2024
Windiest day
66.5 km/h
5 March 2009
Strongest gust
109.4 km/h
18 February 2010
Hottest feels-like
41.3 °C
19 July 2016
Coldest feels-like
-14.9 °C
2 February 1954
Snowiest day
21.4 cm
28 February 1995
Sunniest day
14.0 h
4 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14.5 °C | +2.5 °C | 11 mm | -9 mm |
| Feb | 15.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 17 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 17.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 28 mm | +5 mm |
| Apr | 22.9 °C | +2.6 °C | 23 mm | -5 mm |
| May | 26.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 23 mm | +2 mm |
| Jun | 34.8 °C | +4.3 °C | 8 mm | -3 mm |
| Jul | 36.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 5 mm | +0 mm |
| Aug | 35.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 6 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 30.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 15 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 26.4 °C | +3.5 °C | 2 mm | -19 mm |
| Nov | 18.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 4 mm | -20 mm |
| Dec | 11.9 °C | -0.7 °C | 59 mm | +37 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Aïn Beni Mathar?
Aïn Beni Mathar has a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.1 °C and it receives 217 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Aïn Beni Mathar?
The hottest day measured in Aïn Beni Mathar between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 2019, reaching 42.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Aïn Beni Mathar?
The coldest day measured in Aïn Beni Mathar between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 1954, at -8.8 °C.
Does it snow in Aïn Beni Mathar?
Yes. Aïn Beni Mathar gets on average 5.7 cm of snow per year and has around 21 frost days.
Has the climate of Aïn Beni Mathar warmed?
Yes: Aïn Beni Mathar warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Aïn Beni Mathar?
The wettest day measured in Aïn Beni Mathar between 1940 and 2025 was 11 September 2024, with 40 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Aïn Beni Mathar?
The windiest day measured in Aïn Beni Mathar between 1940 and 2025 was 5 March 2009, with winds reaching 66.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Aïn Beni Mathar?
The warmest month in Aïn Beni Mathar is July (27.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Aïn Beni Mathar?
Aïn Beni Mathar receives on average 217 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 51 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Aïn Beni Mathar?
Aïn Beni Mathar gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Aïn Beni Mathar?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Aïn Beni Mathar between 1940 and 2025 was 28 February 1995, with 21.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Aïn Beni Mathar?
Yes: Aïn Beni Mathar has on average 39 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Aïn Beni Mathar?
In Aïn Beni Mathar, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.3 °C on 19 July 2016, and the lowest was -14.9 °C on 2 February 1954.
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