Al Hoceima climate — normals and trends
Al Hoceima (Morocco) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.7 °C and it receives 401 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 August (23.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (13.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Al Hoceima averages 0 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 62 rainy days per year.
Al Hoceima has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.0 °C (on 18 August 2025) and the coldest 2.0 °C (on 27 January 2005).
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
Al HoceimaTanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
- coords
- 35.25°, -3.94°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.7°C
Average daily high
18.8°C
Average daily low
16.7°C
Annual rainfall
401mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
22.4km/h
Seasonal range
10.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
62 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.3 cm
Average feels-like high
19.0 °C
Average feels-like low
15.7 °C
Average peak gust
32.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
93 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.32 · 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
34.0 °C
18 August 2025
Coldest day
2.0 °C
27 January 2005
Wettest day
81 mm
13 December 1949
Windiest day
68.1 km/h
28 January 1951
Strongest gust
111.2 km/h
13 December 1949
Hottest feels-like
37.3 °C
25 July 2022
Coldest feels-like
-4.9 °C
1 February 1954
Snowiest day
5.5 cm
22 January 1952
Sunniest day
14.0 h
16 June 1951
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 | 15.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 22 mm | -29 mm |
| Feb | 15.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 38 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 16.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 65 mm | +20 mm |
| Apr | 17.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 47 mm | +3 mm |
| May | 19.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 10 mm | -19 mm |
| Jun | 24.6 °C | +3.3 °C | 1 mm | -9 mm |
| Jul | 25.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 1 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 26.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 2 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 23.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 3 mm | -17 mm |
| Oct | 21.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 7 mm | -35 mm |
| Nov | 18.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 100 mm | +45 mm |
| Dec | 15.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 118 mm | +62 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Al Hoceima?
Al Hoceima has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.7 °C and it receives 401 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Al Hoceima?
The hottest day measured in Al Hoceima between 1940 and 2025 was 18 August 2025, reaching 34.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Al Hoceima?
The coldest day measured in Al Hoceima between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 2005, at 2.0 °C.
Does it snow in Al Hoceima?
Almost never: Al Hoceima sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Al Hoceima warmed?
Yes: Al Hoceima warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Al Hoceima?
The wettest day measured in Al Hoceima between 1940 and 2025 was 13 December 1949, with 81 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Al Hoceima?
The windiest day measured in Al Hoceima between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 1951, with winds reaching 68.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Al Hoceima?
The warmest month in Al Hoceima is August (23.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (13.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Al Hoceima?
Al Hoceima receives on average 401 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 62 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Al Hoceima?
Al Hoceima gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Al Hoceima?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Al Hoceima between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1952, with 5.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Al Hoceima?
Yes: Al Hoceima has on average 93 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Al Hoceima?
In Al Hoceima, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.3 °C on 25 July 2022, and the lowest was -4.9 °C on 1 February 1954.
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