El Ksiba climate — normals and trends
El Ksiba (Morocco) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.9 °C and it receives 618 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 (25.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
El Ksiba averages 27 frost days, 60 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 95 rainy days per year.
El Ksiba has warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.36 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 44 to 10 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.7 °C (on 14 August 2021) and the coldest -14.3 °C (on 20 January 1957).
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 KsibaBeni Mellal-Khenifra
- coords
- 32.57°, -6.02°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.9°C
Average daily high
21.2°C
Average daily low
8.6°C
Annual rainfall
618mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
60%
Average peak wind
11.2km/h
Seasonal range
18.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
27 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
60 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
95 d/yr
Annual snowfall
30.5 cm
Average feels-like high
20.2 °C
Average feels-like low
6.6 °C
Average peak gust
34.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
9 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.0 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °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
41.7 °C
14 August 2021
Coldest day
-14.3 °C
20 January 1957
Wettest day
60 mm
15 November 2002
Windiest day
32.5 km/h
15 February 1979
Strongest gust
126.0 km/h
25 November 2002
Hottest feels-like
40.4 °C
23 July 2021
Coldest feels-like
-18.8 °C
20 January 1957
Snowiest day
18.0 cm
31 January 1954
Sunniest day
13.5 h
11 June 1957
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15.6 °C | +2.8 °C | 31 mm | -33 mm |
| Feb | 15.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 46 mm | -22 mm |
| Mar | 15.1 °C | -1.4 °C | 140 mm | +58 mm |
| Apr | 20.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 91 mm | +16 mm |
| May | 24.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 26 mm | -29 mm |
| Jun | 31.9 °C | +5.2 °C | 26 mm | -5 mm |
| Jul | 34.9 °C | +3.2 °C | 10 mm | -6 mm |
| Aug | 34.9 °C | +3.4 °C | 13 mm | -6 mm |
| Sep | 29.9 °C | +2.7 °C | 23 mm | -10 mm |
| Oct | 26.6 °C | +4.3 °C | 8 mm | -40 mm |
| Nov | 19.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 34 mm | -29 mm |
| Dec | 11.3 °C | -2.3 °C | 152 mm | +87 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of El Ksiba?
El Ksiba has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.9 °C and it receives 618 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in El Ksiba?
The hottest day measured in El Ksiba between 1940 and 2025 was 14 August 2021, reaching 41.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in El Ksiba?
The coldest day measured in El Ksiba between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1957, at -14.3 °C.
Does it snow in El Ksiba?
Yes. El Ksiba gets on average 30.5 cm of snow per year and has around 27 frost days.
Has the climate of El Ksiba warmed?
Yes: El Ksiba warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in El Ksiba?
The wettest day measured in El Ksiba between 1940 and 2025 was 15 November 2002, with 60 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in El Ksiba?
The windiest day measured in El Ksiba between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1979, with winds reaching 32.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in El Ksiba?
The warmest month in El Ksiba is July (25.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.3 °C).
How much does it rain in El Ksiba?
El Ksiba receives on average 618 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 95 rainy days.
Is it sunny in El Ksiba?
El Ksiba 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 Ksiba?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in El Ksiba between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 1954, with 18.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in El Ksiba?
Yes: El Ksiba has on average 9 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in El Ksiba?
In El Ksiba, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.4 °C on 23 July 2021, and the lowest was -18.8 °C on 20 January 1957.
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