Ksar El Kebir climate — normals and trends
Ksar El Kebir (Morocco) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.7 °C and it receives 688 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 (24.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (11.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Ksar El Kebir averages 0 frost days, 52 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 76 rainy days per year.
Ksar El Kebir has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 45.1 °C (on 23 July 1995) and the coldest -4.1 °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
Ksar El KebirTanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
- coords
- 35.00°, -5.90°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.7°C
Average daily high
23.1°C
Average daily low
12.9°C
Annual rainfall
688mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
13.6km/h
Seasonal range
12.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
52 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
76 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
23.9 °C
Average feels-like low
12.5 °C
Average peak gust
31.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
23 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.35 · 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
45.1 °C
23 July 1995
Coldest day
-4.1 °C
28 January 2005
Wettest day
91 mm
17 December 1963
Windiest day
47.9 km/h
22 December 1958
Strongest gust
108.0 km/h
6 November 1997
Hottest feels-like
50.3 °C
19 July 1995
Coldest feels-like
-7.5 °C
28 January 2005
Snowiest day
0.1 cm
13 January 1945
Sunniest day
14.1 h
22 June 1955
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 18.7 °C | +2.4 °C | 69 mm | -26 mm |
| Feb | 19.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 49 mm | -39 mm |
| Mar | 18.8 °C | -0.7 °C | 253 mm | +164 mm |
| Apr | 22.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 91 mm | +21 mm |
| May | 25.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 38 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 30.1 °C | +2.7 °C | 4 mm | -7 mm |
| Jul | 29.9 °C | -0.4 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 31.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 2 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 28.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 7 mm | -13 mm |
| Oct | 26.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 20 mm | -45 mm |
| Nov | 20.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 117 mm | +19 mm |
| Dec | 16.5 °C | -0.6 °C | 184 mm | +74 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ksar El Kebir?
Ksar El Kebir has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.7 °C and it receives 688 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ksar El Kebir?
The hottest day measured in Ksar El Kebir between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 1995, reaching 45.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ksar El Kebir?
The coldest day measured in Ksar El Kebir between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 2005, at -4.1 °C.
Does it snow in Ksar El Kebir?
Almost never: Ksar El Kebir sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ksar El Kebir warmed?
Yes: Ksar El Kebir warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ksar El Kebir?
The wettest day measured in Ksar El Kebir between 1940 and 2025 was 17 December 1963, with 91 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ksar El Kebir?
The windiest day measured in Ksar El Kebir between 1940 and 2025 was 22 December 1958, with winds reaching 47.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ksar El Kebir?
The warmest month in Ksar El Kebir is August (24.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (11.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Ksar El Kebir?
Ksar El Kebir receives on average 688 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 76 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ksar El Kebir?
Ksar El Kebir gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ksar El Kebir?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ksar El Kebir between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1945, with 0.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ksar El Kebir?
Yes: Ksar El Kebir has on average 23 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ksar El Kebir?
In Ksar El Kebir, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 50.3 °C on 19 July 1995, and the lowest was -7.5 °C on 28 January 2005.
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