Ait Ourir climate — normals and trends
Ait Ourir (Morocco) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.5 °C and it receives 498 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 (24.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (7.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Ait Ourir averages 12 frost days, 52 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 90 rainy days per year.
Ait Ourir has warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 23 to 1 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.4 °C (on 11 July 2023) and the coldest -8.7 °C (on 8 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
Ait OurirMarrakesh-Safi
- coords
- 31.57°, -7.66°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.5°C
Average daily high
22.0°C
Average daily low
9.4°C
Annual rainfall
498mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
64%
Average peak wind
9.2km/h
Seasonal range
16.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
12 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
52 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
90 d/yr
Annual snowfall
13.0 cm
Average feels-like high
21.8 °C
Average feels-like low
7.8 °C
Average peak gust
30.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
6 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.55 · 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
41.4 °C
11 July 2023
Coldest day
-8.7 °C
8 February 1954
Wettest day
71 mm
17 September 2013
Windiest day
30.1 km/h
9 April 1957
Strongest gust
92.2 km/h
25 November 2002
Hottest feels-like
42.1 °C
11 July 2023
Coldest feels-like
-12.7 °C
8 February 1954
Snowiest day
10.9 cm
19 February 1991
Sunniest day
13.3 h
18 June 1949
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17.5 °C | +2.9 °C | 18 mm | -26 mm |
| Feb | 17.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 27 mm | -22 mm |
| Mar | 17.9 °C | -0.3 °C | 91 mm | +30 mm |
| Apr | 22.2 °C | +2.3 °C | 77 mm | +15 mm |
| May | 24.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 28 mm | -20 mm |
| Jun | 31.2 °C | +4.6 °C | 20 mm | -6 mm |
| Jul | 32.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 11 mm | -3 mm |
| Aug | 33.8 °C | +2.9 °C | 11 mm | -9 mm |
| Sep | 29.3 °C | +2.3 °C | 26 mm | -11 mm |
| Oct | 27.0 °C | +4.0 °C | 1 mm | -46 mm |
| Nov | 21.1 °C | +2.5 °C | 26 mm | -21 mm |
| Dec | 13.8 °C | -1.5 °C | 134 mm | +91 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ait Ourir?
Ait Ourir has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.5 °C and it receives 498 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ait Ourir?
The hottest day measured in Ait Ourir between 1940 and 2025 was 11 July 2023, reaching 41.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ait Ourir?
The coldest day measured in Ait Ourir between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 1954, at -8.7 °C.
Does it snow in Ait Ourir?
Yes. Ait Ourir gets on average 13.0 cm of snow per year and has around 12 frost days.
Has the climate of Ait Ourir warmed?
Yes: Ait Ourir warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ait Ourir?
The wettest day measured in Ait Ourir between 1940 and 2025 was 17 September 2013, with 71 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ait Ourir?
The windiest day measured in Ait Ourir between 1940 and 2025 was 9 April 1957, with winds reaching 30.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ait Ourir?
The warmest month in Ait Ourir is July (24.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Ait Ourir?
Ait Ourir receives on average 498 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 90 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ait Ourir?
Ait Ourir gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ait Ourir?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ait Ourir between 1940 and 2025 was 19 February 1991, with 10.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ait Ourir?
Yes: Ait Ourir has on average 6 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ait Ourir?
In Ait Ourir, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.1 °C on 11 July 2023, and the lowest was -12.7 °C on 8 February 1954.
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