El Gara climate — normals and trends
El Gara (Morocco) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.5 °C and it receives 351 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 (24.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (11.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
El Gara averages 0 frost days, 51 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 57 rainy days per year.
El Gara has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.3 °C (on 20 July 1953) and the coldest -3.3 °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
El GaraCasablanca-Settat
- coords
- 33.28°, -7.23°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.5°C
Average daily high
23.1°C
Average daily low
12.7°C
Annual rainfall
351mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
14.8km/h
Seasonal range
12.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
51 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
57 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
23.0 °C
Average feels-like low
11.9 °C
Average peak gust
32.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
23 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.36 · 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
44.3 °C
20 July 1953
Coldest day
-3.3 °C
28 January 2005
Wettest day
57 mm
8 November 1984
Windiest day
48.7 km/h
15 February 1941
Strongest gust
121.7 km/h
25 November 2002
Hottest feels-like
47.1 °C
20 July 2009
Coldest feels-like
-7.4 °C
28 January 2005
Snowiest day
0.7 cm
13 December 1949
Sunniest day
13.6 h
19 June 1943
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 18.8 °C | +2.4 °C | 29 mm | -17 mm |
| Feb | 19.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 24 mm | -23 mm |
| Mar | 18.7 °C | -1.1 °C | 107 mm | +58 mm |
| Apr | 22.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 46 mm | +7 mm |
| May | 25.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 9 mm | -12 mm |
| Jun | 30.6 °C | +3.4 °C | 6 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 31.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 1 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 32.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 3 mm | +0 mm |
| Sep | 29.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 4 mm | -7 mm |
| Oct | 26.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 2 mm | -30 mm |
| Nov | 21.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 37 mm | -12 mm |
| Dec | 16.0 °C | -1.3 °C | 136 mm | +85 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of El Gara?
El Gara has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.5 °C and it receives 351 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in El Gara?
The hottest day measured in El Gara between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 1953, reaching 44.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in El Gara?
The coldest day measured in El Gara between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 2005, at -3.3 °C.
Does it snow in El Gara?
Almost never: El Gara sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of El Gara warmed?
Yes: El Gara warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in El Gara?
The wettest day measured in El Gara between 1940 and 2025 was 8 November 1984, with 57 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in El Gara?
The windiest day measured in El Gara between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1941, with winds reaching 48.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in El Gara?
The warmest month in El Gara is August (24.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (11.2 °C).
How much does it rain in El Gara?
El Gara receives on average 351 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 57 rainy days.
Is it sunny in El Gara?
El Gara gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in El Gara?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in El Gara between 1940 and 2025 was 13 December 1949, with 0.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in El Gara?
Yes: El Gara has on average 23 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in El Gara?
In El Gara, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.1 °C on 20 July 2009, and the lowest was -7.4 °C on 28 January 2005.
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