El Kelaa des Srarhna climate — normals and trends
El Kelaa des Srarhna (Morocco) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.4 °C and it receives 296 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 (28.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (11.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
El Kelaa des Srarhna averages 1 frost days, 124 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 57 rainy days per year.
El Kelaa des Srarhna has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 2 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.5 °C (on 14 August 2021) and the coldest -3.5 °C (on 29 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 Kelaa des SrarhnaMarrakesh-Safi
- coords
- 32.05°, -7.41°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
19.4°C
Average daily high
26.0°C
Average daily low
13.3°C
Annual rainfall
296mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
59%
Average peak wind
14.5km/h
Seasonal range
17.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
1 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
124 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
57 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
24.9 °C
Average feels-like low
12.6 °C
Average peak gust
29.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
53 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.53 · 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
46.5 °C
14 August 2021
Coldest day
-3.5 °C
29 January 2005
Wettest day
59 mm
28 November 2014
Windiest day
49.2 km/h
15 December 1975
Strongest gust
97.6 km/h
25 November 2002
Hottest feels-like
47.3 °C
17 July 2012
Coldest feels-like
-7.4 °C
29 January 2005
Snowiest day
1.2 cm
31 December 1967
Sunniest day
13.3 h
13 June 1957
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 | 20.2 °C | +3.0 °C | 13 mm | -19 mm |
| Feb | 20.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 22 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 20.4 °C | -1.5 °C | 75 mm | +35 mm |
| Apr | 25.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 62 mm | +24 mm |
| May | 29.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 9 mm | -12 mm |
| Jun | 36.0 °C | +4.2 °C | 14 mm | +6 mm |
| Jul | 37.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 7 mm | +1 mm |
| Aug | 38.5 °C | +2.6 °C | 13 mm | +5 mm |
| Sep | 33.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 7 mm | -7 mm |
| Oct | 30.3 °C | +3.3 °C | 1 mm | -26 mm |
| Nov | 23.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 30 mm | -5 mm |
| Dec | 16.3 °C | -1.6 °C | 96 mm | +62 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of El Kelaa des Srarhna?
El Kelaa des Srarhna has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.4 °C and it receives 296 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in El Kelaa des Srarhna?
The hottest day measured in El Kelaa des Srarhna between 1940 and 2025 was 14 August 2021, reaching 46.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in El Kelaa des Srarhna?
The coldest day measured in El Kelaa des Srarhna between 1940 and 2025 was 29 January 2005, at -3.5 °C.
Does it snow in El Kelaa des Srarhna?
Almost never: El Kelaa des Srarhna sees virtually no snow, with about 1 frost days per year.
Has the climate of El Kelaa des Srarhna warmed?
Yes: El Kelaa des Srarhna warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in El Kelaa des Srarhna?
The wettest day measured in El Kelaa des Srarhna between 1940 and 2025 was 28 November 2014, with 59 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in El Kelaa des Srarhna?
The windiest day measured in El Kelaa des Srarhna between 1940 and 2025 was 15 December 1975, with winds reaching 49.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in El Kelaa des Srarhna?
The warmest month in El Kelaa des Srarhna is July (28.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (11.2 °C).
How much does it rain in El Kelaa des Srarhna?
El Kelaa des Srarhna receives on average 296 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 57 rainy days.
Is it sunny in El Kelaa des Srarhna?
El Kelaa des Srarhna gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in El Kelaa des Srarhna?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in El Kelaa des Srarhna between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 1967, with 1.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in El Kelaa des Srarhna?
Yes: El Kelaa des Srarhna has on average 53 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in El Kelaa des Srarhna?
In El Kelaa des Srarhna, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.3 °C on 17 July 2012, and the lowest was -7.4 °C on 29 January 2005.
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