El Aïoun climate — normals and trends
El Aïoun (Morocco) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.5 °C and it receives 341 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 (26.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (8.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
El Aïoun averages 7 frost days, 89 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 65 rainy days per year.
El Aïoun has warmed by +2.5 °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 11 to 3 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.8 °C (on 13 August 2021) and the coldest -7.8 °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
El AïounOriental
- coords
- 34.58°, -2.51°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.5°C
Average daily high
22.8°C
Average daily low
11.0°C
Annual rainfall
341mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
63%
Average peak wind
14.3km/h
Seasonal range
17.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
7 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
89 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
65 d/yr
Annual snowfall
5.6 cm
Average feels-like high
21.7 °C
Average feels-like low
9.7 °C
Average peak gust
36.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
27 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °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
43.8 °C
13 August 2021
Coldest day
-7.8 °C
1 February 1954
Wettest day
87 mm
10 May 1968
Windiest day
41.6 km/h
28 February 1946
Strongest gust
103.7 km/h
7 February 1951
Hottest feels-like
45.4 °C
13 August 2021
Coldest feels-like
-13.0 °C
1 February 1954
Snowiest day
36.9 cm
10 November 2001
Sunniest day
14.0 h
4 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16.1 °C | +2.6 °C | 26 mm | -11 mm |
| Feb | 17.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 29 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 18.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 51 mm | +7 mm |
| Apr | 23.0 °C | +2.5 °C | 32 mm | -10 mm |
| May | 26.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 40 mm | +7 mm |
| Jun | 34.2 °C | +4.9 °C | 16 mm | +2 mm |
| Jul | 34.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 3 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 35.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 9 mm | +1 mm |
| Sep | 30.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 16 mm | -3 mm |
| Oct | 27.0 °C | +3.2 °C | 7 mm | -21 mm |
| Nov | 20.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 8 mm | -27 mm |
| Dec | 13.5 °C | -0.7 °C | 81 mm | +43 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of El Aïoun?
El Aïoun has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.5 °C and it receives 341 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in El Aïoun?
The hottest day measured in El Aïoun between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 2021, reaching 43.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in El Aïoun?
The coldest day measured in El Aïoun between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 1954, at -7.8 °C.
Does it snow in El Aïoun?
Yes. El Aïoun gets on average 5.6 cm of snow per year and has around 7 frost days.
Has the climate of El Aïoun warmed?
Yes: El Aïoun warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in El Aïoun?
The wettest day measured in El Aïoun between 1940 and 2025 was 10 May 1968, with 87 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in El Aïoun?
The windiest day measured in El Aïoun between 1940 and 2025 was 28 February 1946, with winds reaching 41.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in El Aïoun?
The warmest month in El Aïoun is July (26.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (8.2 °C).
How much does it rain in El Aïoun?
El Aïoun receives on average 341 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 65 rainy days.
Is it sunny in El Aïoun?
El Aïoun 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 El Aïoun?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in El Aïoun between 1940 and 2025 was 10 November 2001, with 36.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in El Aïoun?
Yes: El Aïoun has on average 27 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in El Aïoun?
In El Aïoun, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.4 °C on 13 August 2021, and the lowest was -13.0 °C on 1 February 1954.
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