Midar climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Midar?

Midar has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.3 °C and it receives 462 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Midar?

The hottest day measured in Midar between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 2023, reaching 41.9 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Midar?

The coldest day measured in Midar between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 2005, at -3.2 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Midar?

Almost never: Midar sees virtually no snow, with about 1 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Midar warmed?

Yes: Midar warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Midar?

The wettest day measured in Midar between 1940 and 2025 was 26 October 2008, with 94 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Midar?

The windiest day measured in Midar between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 1951, with winds reaching 41.7 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Midar?

The warmest month in Midar is August (24.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (9.7 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Midar?

Midar receives on average 462 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 70 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Midar?

Midar gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Midar (Morocco) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.3 °C and it receives 462 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 (9.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.

Midar averages 1 frost days, 32 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 70 rainy days per year.

Midar has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 2 to 0 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 41.9 °C (on 10 July 2023) and the coldest -3.2 °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

MidarOriental

coords: 34.94°, -3.53°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BSkCold semi-aridWarmest monthAugustColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthAprilDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

16.3°C

Average daily high

21.4°C

Average daily low

11.8°C

Annual rainfall

462mm

Sunshine / day

11.0h

Mean relative humidity

71%

Average peak wind

14.1km/h

Seasonal range

14.6°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

1 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

32 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

70 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.9 cm

Average feels-like high

21.2 °C

Average feels-like low

10.8 °C

Average peak gust

35.8 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

25 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.2 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.1 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.64 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

41.9 °C

10 July 2023

Coldest day

-3.2 °C

28 January 2005

Wettest day

94 mm

26 October 2008

Windiest day

41.7 km/h

28 January 1951

Strongest gust

104.4 km/h

17 January 1972

Hottest feels-like

43.3 °C

10 July 2023

Coldest feels-like

-8.4 °C

2 February 1954

Snowiest day

11.1 cm

13 December 1949

Sunniest day

13.9 h

22 June 2025

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	39.7 °C18 August 2025	1.9 °C16 January 2025	18.1 °C	442 mm	67	0
2024	35.3 °C19 July 2024	1.2 °C11 December 2024	18.3 °C	284 mm	59	0
2023	41.9 °C10 July 2023	0.9 °C29 January 2023	18.3 °C	277 mm	60	0
2022	39.8 °C13 August 2022	1.7 °C14 January 2022	18.1 °C	392 mm	64	0
2021	38.9 °C7 September 2021	1.0 °C4 January 2021	17.3 °C	444 mm	38	0
2020	40.5 °C8 July 2020	0.9 °C13 January 2020	17.6 °C	417 mm	54	0
2019	33.0 °C7 August 2019	-0.2 °C13 January 2019	17.2 °C	338 mm	32	1
2018	35.2 °C7 August 2018	2.4 °C8 February 2018	16.8 °C	482 mm	35	0
2017	41.4 °C13 July 2017	-0.7 °C16 January 2017	17.5 °C	362 mm	50	1
2016	39.6 °C5 September 2016	1.2 °C12 March 2016	17.5 °C	380 mm	45	0
2015	37.6 °C7 August 2015	1.3 °C25 January 2015	17.5 °C	464 mm	54	0
2014	34.9 °C20 October 2014	-0.2 °C31 December 2014	17.6 °C	330 mm	40	1
2013	35.1 °C2 August 2013	0.3 °C8 February 2013	16.7 °C	357 mm	28	0
2012	37.5 °C11 August 2012	-2.3 °C14 February 2012	16.8 °C	420 mm	44	1
2011	35.5 °C2 July 2011	-0.2 °C4 February 2011	17.0 °C	589 mm	33	1
2010	37.3 °C8 July 2010	0.4 °C17 December 2010	17.2 °C	678 mm	39	0
2009	41.4 °C21 July 2009	1.8 °C11 January 2009	17.2 °C	429 mm	44	0
2008	33.5 °C2 July 2008	1.0 °C7 March 2008	16.4 °C	741 mm	37	0
2007	35.3 °C1 August 2007	0.9 °C27 January 2007	16.3 °C	625 mm	20	0
2006	35.0 °C11 July 2006	1.9 °C25 December 2006	17.2 °C	466 mm	42	0
2005	37.4 °C7 August 2005	-3.2 °C28 January 2005	16.4 °C	301 mm	34	6
2004	38.0 °C23 August 2004	-0.9 °C3 March 2004	16.9 °C	396 mm	50	1
2003	37.1 °C1 August 2003	-0.9 °C2 February 2003	17.2 °C	533 mm	45	1
2002	32.8 °C4 July 2002	2.2 °C7 December 2002	16.9 °C	386 mm	24	0
2001	36.1 °C23 August 2001	1.2 °C11 November 2001	17.3 °C	359 mm	45	0
2000	35.1 °C19 August 2000	0.4 °C8 January 2000	16.7 °C	363 mm	26	0
1999	34.9 °C3 July 1999	-0.7 °C4 February 1999	16.6 °C	463 mm	26	2
1998	33.2 °C24 August 1998	-0.1 °C1 December 1998	16.7 °C	332 mm	26	1
1997	31.7 °C26 July 1997	3.9 °C12 March 1997	16.9 °C	578 mm	1	0
1996	33.0 °C24 July 1996	-0.8 °C23 February 1996	16.3 °C	669 mm	9	1
1995	37.2 °C20 July 1995	-0.6 °C15 January 1995	16.9 °C	399 mm	22	2
1994	38.8 °C5 July 1994	-0.9 °C25 December 1994	16.9 °C	369 mm	37	1
1993	37.7 °C4 August 1993	-0.9 °C9 January 1993	15.6 °C	602 mm	18	2
1992	36.2 °C18 August 1992	-0.4 °C25 January 1992	16.0 °C	390 mm	27	1
1991	37.1 °C14 July 1991	0.3 °C15 January 1991	16.0 °C	379 mm	39	0
1990	33.6 °C29 September 1990	1.3 °C23 January 1990	16.7 °C	567 mm	25	0
1989	36.5 °C10 August 1989	0.0 °C2 January 1989	17.0 °C	586 mm	43	0
1988	40.1 °C2 August 1988	0.7 °C9 December 1988	16.5 °C	406 mm	34	0
1987	33.3 °C21 August 1987	-0.1 °C19 January 1987	16.8 °C	340 mm	18	1
1986	37.4 °C22 August 1986	-0.1 °C12 December 1986	16.0 °C	406 mm	24	1
1985	35.2 °C4 August 1985	-1.5 °C1 January 1985	16.5 °C	511 mm	37	4
1984	36.4 °C23 July 1984	-1.2 °C31 December 1984	15.8 °C	353 mm	23	3
1983	35.9 °C13 June 1983	0.1 °C3 January 1983	16.6 °C	271 mm	20	0
1982	38.2 °C19 August 1982	0.7 °C29 January 1982	16.0 °C	490 mm	19	0
1981	34.5 °C30 July 1981	-1.7 °C3 February 1981	16.1 °C	412 mm	13	4
1980	35.6 °C23 August 1980	-2.3 °C3 December 1980	16.1 °C	464 mm	36	2
1979	39.9 °C30 July 1979	0.4 °C3 March 1979	16.0 °C	329 mm	17	0
1978	40.5 °C17 July 1978	-0.1 °C15 January 1978	16.2 °C	285 mm	28	1
1977	30.3 °C27 June 1977	3.1 °C1 April 1977	15.7 °C	475 mm	2	0
1976	36.7 °C9 August 1976	-0.3 °C28 January 1976	15.3 °C	700 mm	23	1
1975	37.9 °C15 July 1975	-0.2 °C8 January 1975	15.6 °C	495 mm	35	1
1974	37.2 °C7 August 1974	1.3 °C26 February 1974	15.5 °C	330 mm	31	0
1973	35.1 °C14 September 1973	-0.7 °C24 January 1973	15.4 °C	763 mm	26	1
1972	33.8 °C23 July 1972	2.1 °C25 January 1972	15.2 °C	696 mm	13	0
1971	36.0 °C13 August 1971	0.9 °C2 January 1971	15.4 °C	706 mm	14	0
1970	35.8 °C2 July 1970	0.7 °C21 December 1970	16.3 °C	416 mm	33	0
1969	33.1 °C1 August 1969	1.3 °C4 January 1969	15.8 °C	878 mm	15	0
1968	36.6 °C9 July 1968	0.5 °C12 January 1968	16.2 °C	612 mm	30	0
1967	37.7 °C1 August 1967	-0.2 °C15 December 1967	15.9 °C	735 mm	32	1
1966	36.1 °C11 July 1966	0.7 °C28 November 1966	16.0 °C	307 mm	26	0
1965	34.2 °C21 June 1965	-1.7 °C12 February 1965	16.1 °C	485 mm	32	3
1964	35.6 °C2 September 1964	-1.6 °C10 February 1964	16.0 °C	338 mm	40	5
1963	31.2 °C9 July 1963	-0.3 °C3 February 1963	15.4 °C	775 mm	8	1
1962	37.0 °C20 August 1962	0.6 °C10 December 1962	16.0 °C	582 mm	48	0
1961	35.3 °C11 July 1961	0.7 °C6 January 1961	16.5 °C	342 mm	25	0
1960	35.1 °C14 September 1960	0.2 °C18 January 1960	16.2 °C	411 mm	19	0
1959	34.4 °C27 July 1959	1.2 °C5 January 1959	15.7 °C	449 mm	20	0
1958	35.9 °C17 August 1958	1.7 °C4 March 1958	15.9 °C	350 mm	23	0
1957	36.1 °C4 August 1957	-0.1 °C17 January 1957	15.4 °C	581 mm	22	1
1956	33.6 °C7 September 1956	-1.0 °C14 February 1956	14.7 °C	542 mm	21	9
1955	37.6 °C4 July 1955	-0.7 °C11 March 1955	16.7 °C	475 mm	26	1
1954	33.3 °C20 August 1954	-3.0 °C2 February 1954	15.4 °C	433 mm	17	10
1953	36.2 °C26 July 1953	-2.5 °C11 January 1953	15.6 °C	503 mm	37	5
1952	35.4 °C13 August 1952	-2.8 °C7 February 1952	15.8 °C	395 mm	29	3
1951	35.2 °C28 July 1951	0.1 °C27 February 1951	15.2 °C	401 mm	17	0
1950	38.0 °C22 August 1950	1.1 °C19 December 1950	15.8 °C	496 mm	40	0
1949	37.4 °C4 July 1949	0.1 °C15 January 1949	15.9 °C	509 mm	42	0
1948	36.6 °C29 June 1948	2.3 °C14 January 1948	15.9 °C	355 mm	34	0
1947	36.4 °C18 September 1947	-0.1 °C21 December 1947	16.5 °C	440 mm	24	1
1946	39.9 °C13 July 1946	-0.1 °C26 January 1946	15.7 °C	378 mm	44	1
1945	37.4 °C7 September 1945	-1.7 °C3 January 1945	16.4 °C	197 mm	33	3
1944	35.6 °C31 July 1944	-2.3 °C21 February 1944	15.2 °C	255 mm	25	2
1943	34.5 °C1 September 1943	-0.1 °C21 November 1943	15.4 °C	619 mm	48	1
1942	36.8 °C18 July 1942	-0.4 °C8 January 1942	16.0 °C	581 mm	40	1
1941	38.3 °C20 July 1941	-2.6 °C5 January 1941	15.6 °C	423 mm	59	6
1940	36.9 °C29 July 1940	-2.4 °C27 December 1940	15.5 °C	460 mm	40	7

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

23.2 °C

+1.8 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

67 d/yr

+35

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

-1

Annual rainfall

442 mm

-20 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	17.3 °C	+2.5 °C	23 mm	-14 mm
Feb	17.3 °C	+1.5 °C	65 mm	+22 mm
Mar	18.1 °C	+0.6 °C	77 mm	+19 mm
Apr	20.4 °C	+1.3 °C	74 mm	+4 mm
May	23.9 °C	+1.9 °C	40 mm	-10 mm
Jun	30.2 °C	+4.7 °C	1 mm	-21 mm
Jul	30.2 °C	+0.9 °C	6 mm	+2 mm
Aug	31.6 °C	+1.9 °C	2 mm	-7 mm
Sep	28.0 °C	+1.5 °C	29 mm	-7 mm
Oct	25.6 °C	+2.9 °C	9 mm	-41 mm
Nov	20.6 °C	+2.1 °C	34 mm	-11 mm
Dec	15.3 °C	-0.3 °C	84 mm	+44 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

39.7 °C

18 Aug 2025

Coldest day

1.9 °C

16 Jan 2025

Wettest day

26.4 mm

13 Apr 2025

Windiest day

32.8 km/h

3 Dec 2025

Strongest gust

74.5 km/h

3 Dec 2025

Hottest feels-like

41.3 °C

18 Aug 2025

Coldest feels-like

-1.8 °C

16 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

13.9 h

22 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Midar?

Midar has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.3 °C and it receives 462 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Midar?

The hottest day measured in Midar between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 2023, reaching 41.9 °C.

What is the coldest day in Midar?

The coldest day measured in Midar between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 2005, at -3.2 °C.

Does it snow in Midar?

Almost never: Midar sees virtually no snow, with about 1 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Midar warmed?

Yes: Midar warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Midar?

The wettest day measured in Midar between 1940 and 2025 was 26 October 2008, with 94 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Midar?

The windiest day measured in Midar between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 1951, with winds reaching 41.7 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Midar?

The warmest month in Midar is August (24.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (9.7 °C).

How much does it rain in Midar?

Midar receives on average 462 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 70 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Midar?

Midar gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Midar?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Midar between 1940 and 2025 was 13 December 1949, with 11.1 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Midar?

Yes: Midar has on average 25 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Midar?

In Midar, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.3 °C on 10 July 2023, and the lowest was -8.4 °C on 2 February 1954.

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