Kenitra climate — normals and trends
Kenitra (Morocco) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.8 °C and it receives 589 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 (23.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (12.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Kenitra averages 0 frost days, 15 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 70 rainy days per year.
Kenitra has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.0 °C (on 19 July 1967) and the coldest -0.3 °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
KenitraRabat-Salé-Kénitra
- coords
- 34.26°, -6.58°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.8°C
Average daily high
21.6°C
Average daily low
14.5°C
Annual rainfall
589mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
16.4km/h
Seasonal range
10.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
15 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
70 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
22.0 °C
Average feels-like low
14.1 °C
Average peak gust
31.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
33 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · 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
40.0 °C
19 July 1967
Coldest day
-0.3 °C
28 January 2005
Wettest day
74 mm
11 October 2010
Windiest day
54.4 km/h
6 November 1997
Strongest gust
110.2 km/h
6 November 1997
Hottest feels-like
44.3 °C
21 July 1989
Coldest feels-like
-4.3 °C
28 January 2005
Sunniest day
13.8 h
17 June 2004
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 18.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 59 mm | -24 mm |
| Feb | 18.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 36 mm | -43 mm |
| Mar | 18.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 234 mm | +159 mm |
| Apr | 21.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 55 mm | -5 mm |
| May | 23.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 18 mm | -12 mm |
| Jun | 27.2 °C | +2.7 °C | 1 mm | -7 mm |
| Jul | 27.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 29.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 4 mm | +2 mm |
| Sep | 26.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 4 mm | -11 mm |
| Oct | 24.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 8 mm | -46 mm |
| Nov | 20.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 92 mm | +5 mm |
| Dec | 16.6 °C | -0.4 °C | 222 mm | +125 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kenitra?
Kenitra has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.8 °C and it receives 589 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kenitra?
The hottest day measured in Kenitra between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 1967, reaching 40.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kenitra?
The coldest day measured in Kenitra between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 2005, at -0.3 °C.
Does it snow in Kenitra?
Almost never: Kenitra sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kenitra warmed?
Yes: Kenitra warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kenitra?
The wettest day measured in Kenitra between 1940 and 2025 was 11 October 2010, with 74 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kenitra?
The windiest day measured in Kenitra between 1940 and 2025 was 6 November 1997, with winds reaching 54.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kenitra?
The warmest month in Kenitra is August (23.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Kenitra?
Kenitra receives on average 589 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 70 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kenitra?
Kenitra gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kenitra?
Yes: Kenitra has on average 33 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kenitra?
In Kenitra, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.3 °C on 21 July 1989, and the lowest was -4.3 °C on 28 January 2005.
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