Arfoud climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Arfoud?

Arfoud has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.1 °C and it receives 80 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Arfoud?

The hottest day measured in Arfoud between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 2024, reaching 45.2 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Arfoud?

The coldest day measured in Arfoud between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1954, at -6.0 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Arfoud?

Almost never: Arfoud sees virtually no snow, with about 6 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Arfoud warmed?

Yes: Arfoud warmed by +3.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Arfoud?

The wettest day measured in Arfoud between 1940 and 2025 was 18 October 1979, with 43 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Arfoud?

The windiest day measured in Arfoud between 1940 and 2025 was 25 March 1963, with winds reaching 59.7 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Arfoud?

The warmest month in Arfoud is July (33.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (9.6 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Arfoud?

Arfoud receives on average 80 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 16 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Arfoud?

Arfoud gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Arfoud (Morocco) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.1 °C and it receives 80 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 (33.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (9.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.

Arfoud averages 6 frost days, 148 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 16 rainy days per year.

Arfoud has warmed by +3.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.39 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 13 to 0 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 45.2 °C (on 12 July 2024) and the coldest -6.0 °C (on 2 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

ArfoudDrâa-Tafilalet

coords: 31.44°, -4.23°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BWhHot desertWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthNovemberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

21.1°C

Average daily high

27.1°C

Average daily low

14.6°C

Annual rainfall

80mm

Sunshine / day

11.3h

Mean relative humidity

33%

Average peak wind

18.9km/h

Seasonal range

23.8°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

6 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

148 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

16 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.2 cm

Average feels-like high

24.2 °C

Average feels-like low

11.5 °C

Average peak gust

34.3 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

118 d/yr

Solar radiation

21.8 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+3.4 °C

since 1940

+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.76 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

45.2 °C

12 July 2024

Coldest day

-6.0 °C

2 February 1954

Wettest day

43 mm

18 October 1979

Windiest day

59.7 km/h

25 March 1963

Strongest gust

104.8 km/h

30 November 2010

Hottest feels-like

44.2 °C

25 July 2010

Coldest feels-like

-9.9 °C

2 February 1954

Snowiest day

6.0 cm

17 January 2006

Sunniest day

13.6 h

9 June 2015

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	43.6 °C31 July 2025	1.4 °C16 January 2025	22.7 °C	89 mm	167	0
2024	45.2 °C12 July 2024	1.6 °C17 December 2024	23.5 °C	91 mm	168	0
2023	44.8 °C27 July 2023	0.0 °C1 February 2023	23.4 °C	33 mm	189	0
2022	42.6 °C25 July 2022	1.4 °C20 January 2022	23.2 °C	55 mm	163	0
2021	44.6 °C15 July 2021	-0.7 °C13 January 2021	23.3 °C	50 mm	177	2
2020	44.0 °C6 July 2020	0.4 °C16 January 2020	23.1 °C	45 mm	172	0
2019	43.6 °C14 July 2019	0.3 °C12 January 2019	22.7 °C	54 mm	171	0
2018	43.8 °C26 July 2018	0.2 °C6 February 2018	21.8 °C	98 mm	140	0
2017	43.8 °C28 July 2017	-1.6 °C20 January 2017	23.0 °C	30 mm	174	10
2016	43.9 °C9 July 2016	-1.4 °C31 December 2016	22.5 °C	97 mm	162	1
2015	43.0 °C28 July 2015	-0.8 °C5 January 2015	22.3 °C	65 mm	173	3
2014	43.4 °C23 July 2014	-0.4 °C31 December 2014	22.5 °C	148 mm	175	1
2013	43.1 °C19 July 2013	-0.6 °C31 December 2013	22.1 °C	28 mm	169	2
2012	43.0 °C15 July 2012	-2.2 °C5 February 2012	22.1 °C	47 mm	165	1
2011	42.8 °C8 August 2011	0.2 °C3 February 2011	21.8 °C	43 mm	150	0
2010	43.3 °C25 July 2010	0.2 °C10 January 2010	23.0 °C	46 mm	170	0
2009	42.6 °C13 July 2009	0.3 °C27 January 2009	22.0 °C	74 mm	151	0
2008	42.1 °C14 July 2008	-1.2 °C3 December 2008	21.2 °C	169 mm	145	2
2007	42.8 °C4 July 2007	0.7 °C30 December 2007	21.8 °C	61 mm	149	0
2006	42.3 °C6 August 2006	0.3 °C31 January 2006	21.9 °C	198 mm	171	0
2005	42.9 °C15 July 2005	-3.7 °C29 January 2005	22.2 °C	35 mm	175	13
2004	42.2 °C27 June 2004	-2.0 °C28 December 2004	21.6 °C	49 mm	152	1
2003	42.8 °C9 July 2003	-1.5 °C16 January 2003	22.2 °C	57 mm	164	2
2002	42.9 °C23 July 2002	0.8 °C8 January 2002	22.2 °C	68 mm	157	0
2001	43.3 °C12 July 2001	2.0 °C14 January 2001	23.0 °C	29 mm	174	0
2000	43.3 °C20 July 2000	-2.1 °C9 January 2000	21.8 °C	45 mm	147	7
1999	43.3 °C7 July 1999	-0.8 °C24 December 1999	22.2 °C	39 mm	172	7
1998	43.9 °C23 July 1998	0.3 °C9 December 1998	22.1 °C	52 mm	149	0
1997	42.8 °C30 July 1997	1.5 °C4 January 1997	22.1 °C	38 mm	151	0
1996	42.4 °C7 July 1996	1.6 °C9 December 1996	21.3 °C	173 mm	145	0
1995	42.7 °C16 July 1995	-1.1 °C9 January 1995	21.7 °C	59 mm	151	1
1994	42.6 °C27 July 1994	0.2 °C5 February 1994	21.8 °C	100 mm	149	0
1993	42.8 °C13 July 1993	-2.4 °C9 January 1993	20.7 °C	120 mm	141	11
1992	40.7 °C15 July 1992	-2.1 °C6 January 1992	20.3 °C	48 mm	136	7
1991	42.3 °C2 August 1991	-0.9 °C31 December 1991	20.5 °C	107 mm	131	2
1990	42.0 °C29 July 1990	-0.4 °C23 January 1990	22.0 °C	39 mm	155	1
1989	42.0 °C7 July 1989	-1.2 °C2 January 1989	21.1 °C	183 mm	147	7
1988	43.0 °C7 July 1988	-1.2 °C31 December 1988	21.4 °C	133 mm	155	6
1987	42.2 °C25 July 1987	-0.3 °C1 January 1987	22.3 °C	59 mm	160	1
1986	42.3 °C8 July 1986	-1.6 °C25 December 1986	21.2 °C	48 mm	141	3
1985	41.8 °C6 August 1985	-2.6 °C16 January 1985	21.4 °C	119 mm	142	3
1984	41.6 °C25 June 1984	-1.6 °C31 December 1984	20.9 °C	39 mm	143	3
1983	42.8 °C14 July 1983	-3.1 °C5 January 1983	21.9 °C	19 mm	154	10
1982	41.3 °C6 August 1982	-1.8 °C24 December 1982	20.7 °C	64 mm	146	4
1981	41.6 °C8 July 1981	-1.5 °C13 January 1981	21.6 °C	15 mm	163	5
1980	42.2 °C6 August 1980	-2.0 °C29 December 1980	21.0 °C	93 mm	151	4
1979	43.3 °C27 July 1979	-0.7 °C21 December 1979	20.8 °C	188 mm	143	2
1978	42.1 °C5 July 1978	-1.0 °C19 January 1978	21.1 °C	52 mm	136	2
1977	41.5 °C21 July 1977	0.1 °C25 November 1977	21.0 °C	73 mm	127	0
1976	41.7 °C21 July 1976	-3.2 °C28 January 1976	19.6 °C	111 mm	119	4
1975	40.8 °C13 July 1975	-1.1 °C5 January 1975	20.1 °C	159 mm	125	1
1974	41.6 °C18 July 1974	-0.2 °C4 January 1974	20.3 °C	65 mm	139	2
1973	42.5 °C26 July 1973	-1.5 °C19 January 1973	20.7 °C	83 mm	156	1
1972	41.4 °C24 July 1972	-1.9 °C19 January 1972	19.6 °C	119 mm	124	7
1971	41.1 °C28 June 1971	-1.2 °C2 January 1971	19.9 °C	82 mm	126	2
1970	42.8 °C14 July 1970	-0.5 °C22 December 1970	20.9 °C	77 mm	140	2
1969	41.9 °C5 August 1969	-1.7 °C2 December 1969	20.7 °C	86 mm	139	3
1968	42.4 °C22 July 1968	-1.7 °C3 January 1968	20.8 °C	50 mm	153	6
1967	42.1 °C9 July 1967	-2.0 °C12 December 1967	20.0 °C	180 mm	143	5
1966	41.9 °C15 July 1966	0.8 °C25 December 1966	21.0 °C	87 mm	147	0
1965	41.8 °C22 July 1965	-1.3 °C5 January 1965	20.1 °C	237 mm	131	4
1964	40.8 °C7 July 1964	-3.1 °C30 January 1964	20.1 °C	59 mm	160	15
1963	40.7 °C24 July 1963	-1.9 °C24 December 1963	19.9 °C	62 mm	126	5
1962	41.5 °C16 July 1962	-2.1 °C15 December 1962	20.6 °C	80 mm	147	3
1961	41.5 °C3 August 1961	-3.2 °C15 January 1961	21.0 °C	43 mm	149	5
1960	41.3 °C18 August 1960	-3.4 °C26 December 1960	20.6 °C	88 mm	133	12
1959	41.3 °C29 July 1959	-1.0 °C14 December 1959	20.2 °C	82 mm	130	2
1958	41.1 °C8 July 1958	-1.7 °C1 January 1958	20.4 °C	109 mm	145	6
1957	41.1 °C22 July 1957	-3.6 °C16 January 1957	19.6 °C	92 mm	132	27
1956	40.9 °C4 July 1956	-2.8 °C2 January 1956	19.2 °C	74 mm	142	26
1955	41.5 °C1 August 1955	-0.3 °C10 March 1955	20.8 °C	106 mm	145	1
1954	40.5 °C12 July 1954	-6.0 °C2 February 1954	19.4 °C	124 mm	144	32
1953	41.2 °C14 July 1953	-2.3 °C13 January 1953	19.1 °C	108 mm	129	22
1952	40.9 °C5 August 1952	-4.6 °C23 January 1952	20.3 °C	37 mm	147	21
1951	41.9 °C12 July 1951	-1.7 °C12 January 1951	20.1 °C	73 mm	133	7
1950	40.5 °C17 June 1950	-1.3 °C23 January 1950	19.8 °C	102 mm	128	5
1949	40.1 °C19 July 1949	-1.1 °C12 January 1949	19.8 °C	126 mm	130	8
1948	41.2 °C12 August 1948	-2.3 °C19 January 1948	20.3 °C	35 mm	130	4
1947	42.5 °C11 July 1947	-2.7 °C21 December 1947	20.8 °C	54 mm	145	10
1946	41.1 °C28 June 1946	-4.0 °C26 January 1946	19.9 °C	31 mm	125	14
1945	40.5 °C2 July 1945	-5.8 °C2 January 1945	20.7 °C	26 mm	145	18
1944	42.6 °C13 July 1944	-4.1 °C31 December 1944	20.3 °C	44 mm	152	24
1943	40.4 °C13 July 1943	-2.7 °C4 January 1943	19.3 °C	122 mm	123	15
1942	41.0 °C15 June 1942	-2.9 °C9 January 1942	20.2 °C	91 mm	146	12
1941	40.5 °C16 July 1941	-3.4 °C4 January 1941	19.9 °C	48 mm	131	9
1940	40.3 °C1 August 1940	-3.3 °C24 January 1940	19.3 °C	27 mm	123	25

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

28.7 °C

+1.6 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

167 d/yr

+19

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

-6

Annual rainfall

89 mm

+9 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	17.8 °C	+2.0 °C	0 mm	-8 mm
Feb	19.1 °C	+0.5 °C	6 mm	-2 mm
Mar	23.7 °C	+1.2 °C	7 mm	+1 mm
Apr	27.5 °C	+1.2 °C	24 mm	+16 mm
May	31.8 °C	+1.0 °C	3 mm	-3 mm
Jun	38.0 °C	+2.2 °C	1 mm	-1 mm
Jul	41.5 °C	+1.9 °C	1 mm	-0 mm
Aug	39.8 °C	+1.2 °C	1 mm	-1 mm
Sep	35.0 °C	+1.5 °C	7 mm	+1 mm
Oct	30.7 °C	+3.7 °C	0 mm	-12 mm
Nov	23.3 °C	+2.8 °C	5 mm	-8 mm
Dec	15.4 °C	-0.7 °C	36 mm	+27 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

43.6 °C

31 Jul 2025

Coldest day

1.4 °C

16 Jan 2025

Wettest day

15.2 mm

13 Dec 2025

Windiest day

45.8 km/h

30 Apr 2025

Strongest gust

73.4 km/h

30 Apr 2025

Hottest feels-like

42.8 °C

26 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

-2.3 °C

16 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

13.5 h

5 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Arfoud?

Arfoud has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.1 °C and it receives 80 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Arfoud?

The hottest day measured in Arfoud between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 2024, reaching 45.2 °C.

What is the coldest day in Arfoud?

The coldest day measured in Arfoud between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1954, at -6.0 °C.

Does it snow in Arfoud?

Almost never: Arfoud sees virtually no snow, with about 6 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Arfoud warmed?

Yes: Arfoud warmed by +3.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Arfoud?

The wettest day measured in Arfoud between 1940 and 2025 was 18 October 1979, with 43 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Arfoud?

The windiest day measured in Arfoud between 1940 and 2025 was 25 March 1963, with winds reaching 59.7 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Arfoud?

The warmest month in Arfoud is July (33.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (9.6 °C).

How much does it rain in Arfoud?

Arfoud receives on average 80 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 16 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Arfoud?

Arfoud gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Arfoud?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Arfoud between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 2006, with 6.0 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Arfoud?

Yes: Arfoud has on average 118 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Arfoud?

In Arfoud, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.2 °C on 25 July 2010, and the lowest was -9.9 °C on 2 February 1954.

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