Casablanca climate — normals and trends
Casablanca (Morocco) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.0 °C and it receives 333 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 (23.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (12.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Casablanca averages 0 frost days, 28 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 56 rainy days per year.
Casablanca has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.5 °C (on 19 July 1967) and the coldest -1.5 °C (on 28 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
CasablancaCasablanca-Settat
- coords
- 33.59°, -7.61°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.0°C
Average daily high
22.7°C
Average daily low
13.9°C
Annual rainfall
333mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
16.5km/h
Seasonal range
11.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
28 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
56 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
22.8 °C
Average feels-like low
13.5 °C
Average peak gust
34.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
29 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.40 · 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
44.5 °C
19 July 1967
Coldest day
-1.5 °C
28 January 2005
Wettest day
59 mm
30 November 2010
Windiest day
52.1 km/h
15 February 1941
Strongest gust
110.2 km/h
25 November 2002
Hottest feels-like
46.6 °C
2 August 1988
Coldest feels-like
-5.2 °C
28 January 2005
Sunniest day
13.7 h
16 June 1956
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 19.6 °C | +2.7 °C | 29 mm | -17 mm |
| Feb | 19.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 26 mm | -20 mm |
| Mar | 19.3 °C | -0.5 °C | 96 mm | +53 mm |
| Apr | 22.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 44 mm | +12 mm |
| May | 25.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 6 mm | -10 mm |
| Jun | 28.9 °C | +3.0 °C | 2 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 29.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 30.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 27.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 1 mm | -8 mm |
| Oct | 25.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 6 mm | -25 mm |
| Nov | 21.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 42 mm | -9 mm |
| Dec | 17.1 °C | -0.8 °C | 134 mm | +80 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Casablanca?
Casablanca has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.0 °C and it receives 333 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Casablanca?
The hottest day measured in Casablanca between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 1967, reaching 44.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Casablanca?
The coldest day measured in Casablanca between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 2005, at -1.5 °C.
Does it snow in Casablanca?
Almost never: Casablanca sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Casablanca warmed?
Yes: Casablanca warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Casablanca?
The wettest day measured in Casablanca between 1940 and 2025 was 30 November 2010, with 59 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Casablanca?
The windiest day measured in Casablanca between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1941, with winds reaching 52.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Casablanca?
The warmest month in Casablanca is August (23.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Casablanca?
Casablanca receives on average 333 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 56 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Casablanca?
Casablanca gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Casablanca?
Yes: Casablanca has on average 29 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Casablanca?
In Casablanca, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.6 °C on 2 August 1988, and the lowest was -5.2 °C on 28 January 2005.
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