Midelt climate — normals and trends
Midelt (Morocco) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.3 °C and it receives 286 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 (25.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Midelt averages 36 frost days, 67 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 64 rainy days per year.
Midelt has warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.34 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 52 to 20 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.6 °C (on 11 July 2024) and the coldest -15.1 °C (on 9 January 1965).
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
MideltBeni Mellal-Khenifra
- coords
- 32.69°, -4.75°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.3°C
Average daily high
20.6°C
Average daily low
8.4°C
Annual rainfall
286mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
52%
Average peak wind
16.9km/h
Seasonal range
19.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
36 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
67 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
64 d/yr
Annual snowfall
19.8 cm
Average feels-like high
18.2 °C
Average feels-like low
5.7 °C
Average peak gust
35.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
12 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.9 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.66 · 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
39.6 °C
11 July 2024
Coldest day
-15.1 °C
9 January 1965
Wettest day
69 mm
10 October 2008
Windiest day
53.8 km/h
11 February 1979
Strongest gust
112.0 km/h
17 January 1972
Hottest feels-like
37.9 °C
9 July 2016
Coldest feels-like
-20.4 °C
9 January 1965
Snowiest day
21.4 cm
10 December 2006
Sunniest day
13.8 h
11 June 1957
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 | 13.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 8 mm | -12 mm |
| Feb | 14.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 23 mm | +1 mm |
| Mar | 15.4 °C | -0.5 °C | 17 mm | -10 mm |
| Apr | 20.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 30 mm | -6 mm |
| May | 24.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 24 mm | -14 mm |
| Jun | 31.7 °C | +4.1 °C | 9 mm | -14 mm |
| Jul | 34.7 °C | +2.4 °C | 2 mm | -7 mm |
| Aug | 33.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 1 mm | -11 mm |
| Sep | 27.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 33 mm | +4 mm |
| Oct | 24.8 °C | +3.8 °C | 2 mm | -23 mm |
| Nov | 18.6 °C | +2.9 °C | 3 mm | -21 mm |
| Dec | 8.9 °C | -3.0 °C | 72 mm | +50 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Midelt?
Midelt has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.3 °C and it receives 286 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Midelt?
The hottest day measured in Midelt between 1940 and 2025 was 11 July 2024, reaching 39.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Midelt?
The coldest day measured in Midelt between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1965, at -15.1 °C.
Does it snow in Midelt?
Yes. Midelt gets on average 19.8 cm of snow per year and has around 36 frost days.
Has the climate of Midelt warmed?
Yes: Midelt warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Midelt?
The wettest day measured in Midelt between 1940 and 2025 was 10 October 2008, with 69 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Midelt?
The windiest day measured in Midelt between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 1979, with winds reaching 53.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Midelt?
The warmest month in Midelt is July (25.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Midelt?
Midelt receives on average 286 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 64 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Midelt?
Midelt 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 Midelt?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Midelt between 1940 and 2025 was 10 December 2006, with 21.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Midelt?
Yes: Midelt has on average 12 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Midelt?
In Midelt, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.9 °C on 9 July 2016, and the lowest was -20.4 °C on 9 January 1965.
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