Méchouar-Kasba climate — normals and trends
Méchouar-Kasba (Morocco) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.0 °C and it receives 389 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 (25.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (9.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Méchouar-Kasba averages 7 frost days, 73 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 62 rainy days per year.
Méchouar-Kasba has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 13 to 1 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.3 °C (on 31 July 2012) and the coldest -8.4 °C (on 8 February 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
Méchouar-KasbaMarrakesh-Safi
- coords
- 31.60°, -7.99°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.0°C
Average daily high
23.6°C
Average daily low
10.6°C
Annual rainfall
389mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
64%
Average peak wind
9.7km/h
Seasonal range
16.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
7 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
73 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
62 d/yr
Annual snowfall
1.3 cm
Average feels-like high
23.5 °C
Average feels-like low
9.4 °C
Average peak gust
28.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
12 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.54 · 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
43.3 °C
31 July 2012
Coldest day
-8.4 °C
8 February 1954
Wettest day
61 mm
28 November 2014
Windiest day
32.4 km/h
9 April 1957
Strongest gust
81.4 km/h
25 November 2002
Hottest feels-like
44.1 °C
13 July 2012
Coldest feels-like
-12.4 °C
8 February 1954
Snowiest day
4.6 cm
31 January 1954
Sunniest day
13.3 h
24 June 1944
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 | 19.2 °C | +3.2 °C | 14 mm | -26 mm |
| Feb | 19.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 24 mm | -20 mm |
| Mar | 19.6 °C | -0.2 °C | 94 mm | +37 mm |
| Apr | 23.8 °C | +2.3 °C | 96 mm | +43 mm |
| May | 26.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 13 mm | -20 mm |
| Jun | 32.0 °C | +3.8 °C | 5 mm | -6 mm |
| Jul | 34.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 35.6 °C | +3.1 °C | 3 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 31.1 °C | +2.6 °C | 6 mm | -14 mm |
| Oct | 28.3 °C | +3.8 °C | 0 mm | -40 mm |
| Nov | 22.6 °C | +2.5 °C | 28 mm | -16 mm |
| Dec | 15.6 °C | -1.1 °C | 121 mm | +82 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Méchouar-Kasba?
Méchouar-Kasba has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.0 °C and it receives 389 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Méchouar-Kasba?
The hottest day measured in Méchouar-Kasba between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 2012, reaching 43.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Méchouar-Kasba?
The coldest day measured in Méchouar-Kasba between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 1954, at -8.4 °C.
Does it snow in Méchouar-Kasba?
Yes. Méchouar-Kasba gets on average 1.3 cm of snow per year and has around 7 frost days.
Has the climate of Méchouar-Kasba warmed?
Yes: Méchouar-Kasba warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Méchouar-Kasba?
The wettest day measured in Méchouar-Kasba between 1940 and 2025 was 28 November 2014, with 61 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Méchouar-Kasba?
The windiest day measured in Méchouar-Kasba between 1940 and 2025 was 9 April 1957, with winds reaching 32.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Méchouar-Kasba?
The warmest month in Méchouar-Kasba is July (25.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (9.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Méchouar-Kasba?
Méchouar-Kasba receives on average 389 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 62 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Méchouar-Kasba?
Méchouar-Kasba gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Méchouar-Kasba?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Méchouar-Kasba between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 1954, with 4.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Méchouar-Kasba?
Yes: Méchouar-Kasba has on average 12 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Méchouar-Kasba?
In Méchouar-Kasba, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.1 °C on 13 July 2012, and the lowest was -12.4 °C on 8 February 1954.
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