Ifrane climate — normals and trends
Ifrane (Morocco) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.2 °C and it receives 691 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 (21.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Ifrane averages 41 frost days, 19 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 124 rainy days per year.
Ifrane has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.32 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 58 to 24 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.6 °C (on 6 August 2023) and the coldest -16.5 °C (on 9 January 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
IfraneFes-Meknes
- coords
- 33.53°, -5.11°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.2°C
Average daily high
17.9°C
Average daily low
7.3°C
Annual rainfall
691mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
64%
Average peak wind
13.4km/h
Seasonal range
17.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
41 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
19 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
124 d/yr
Annual snowfall
72.3 cm
Average feels-like high
16.2 °C
Average feels-like low
4.8 °C
Average peak gust
36.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
3 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.64 · 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
36.6 °C
6 August 2023
Coldest day
-16.5 °C
9 January 1954
Wettest day
64 mm
11 February 1956
Windiest day
45.9 km/h
19 February 2010
Strongest gust
112.7 km/h
21 December 1945
Hottest feels-like
36.4 °C
6 August 2023
Coldest feels-like
-20.8 °C
9 January 1954
Snowiest day
28.4 cm
17 January 1972
Sunniest day
13.8 h
8 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 40 mm | -24 mm |
| Feb | 12.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 41 mm | -27 mm |
| Mar | 12.0 °C | -1.2 °C | 137 mm | +58 mm |
| Apr | 17.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 89 mm | +8 mm |
| May | 20.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 54 mm | -20 mm |
| Jun | 27.8 °C | +4.4 °C | 39 mm | -7 mm |
| Jul | 30.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 19 mm | -3 mm |
| Aug | 30.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 19 mm | -9 mm |
| Sep | 25.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 40 mm | -5 mm |
| Oct | 22.7 °C | +3.9 °C | 10 mm | -44 mm |
| Nov | 15.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 30 mm | -31 mm |
| Dec | 8.0 °C | -2.4 °C | 145 mm | +76 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ifrane?
Ifrane has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.2 °C and it receives 691 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ifrane?
The hottest day measured in Ifrane between 1940 and 2025 was 6 August 2023, reaching 36.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ifrane?
The coldest day measured in Ifrane between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1954, at -16.5 °C.
Does it snow in Ifrane?
Yes. Ifrane gets on average 72.3 cm of snow per year and has around 41 frost days.
Has the climate of Ifrane warmed?
Yes: Ifrane warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ifrane?
The wettest day measured in Ifrane between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 1956, with 64 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ifrane?
The windiest day measured in Ifrane between 1940 and 2025 was 19 February 2010, with winds reaching 45.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ifrane?
The warmest month in Ifrane is July (21.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Ifrane?
Ifrane receives on average 691 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 124 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ifrane?
Ifrane 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 Ifrane?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ifrane between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1972, with 28.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ifrane?
Yes: Ifrane has on average 3 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ifrane?
In Ifrane, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.4 °C on 6 August 2023, and the lowest was -20.8 °C on 9 January 1954.
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