Moulay Ali Cherif climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Moulay Ali Cherif?

Moulay Ali Cherif has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.1 °C and it receives 67 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Moulay Ali Cherif?

The hottest day measured in Moulay Ali Cherif between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 2024, reaching 46.1 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Moulay Ali Cherif?

The coldest day measured in Moulay Ali Cherif between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1945, at -4.7 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Moulay Ali Cherif?

Almost never: Moulay Ali Cherif sees virtually no snow, with about 4 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Moulay Ali Cherif warmed?

Yes: Moulay Ali Cherif warmed by +3.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Moulay Ali Cherif?

The wettest day measured in Moulay Ali Cherif between 1940 and 2025 was 5 November 1965, with 42 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Moulay Ali Cherif?

The windiest day measured in Moulay Ali Cherif between 1940 and 2025 was 25 March 1963, with winds reaching 62.5 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Moulay Ali Cherif?

The warmest month in Moulay Ali Cherif is July (34.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (10.4 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Moulay Ali Cherif?

Moulay Ali Cherif receives on average 67 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 13 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Moulay Ali Cherif?

Moulay Ali Cherif gets on average 11.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,161 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Moulay Ali Cherif (Morocco) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.1 °C and it receives 67 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 (34.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (10.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.

Moulay Ali Cherif averages 4 frost days, 160 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 13 rainy days per year.

Moulay Ali Cherif has warmed by +3.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.40 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 10 to 0 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 46.1 °C (on 12 July 2024) and the coldest -4.7 °C (on 2 January 1945).

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

Moulay Ali CherifDrâa-Tafilalet

coords: 31.28°, -4.27°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BWhHot desertWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthNovemberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

22.1°C

Average daily high

28.1°C

Average daily low

15.5°C

Annual rainfall

67mm

Sunshine / day

11.4h

Mean relative humidity

31%

Average peak wind

20.0km/h

Seasonal range

24.0°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

4 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

160 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

13 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.1 cm

Average feels-like high

25.2 °C

Average feels-like low

12.3 °C

Average peak gust

34.6 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

131 d/yr

Solar radiation

21.8 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+3.4 °C

since 1940

+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.78 · 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

46.1 °C

12 July 2024

Coldest day

-4.7 °C

2 January 1945

Wettest day

42 mm

5 November 1965

Windiest day

62.5 km/h

25 March 1963

Strongest gust

106.9 km/h

30 November 2010

Hottest feels-like

45.1 °C

25 July 2010

Coldest feels-like

-9.0 °C

2 February 1954

Snowiest day

4.0 cm

16 December 1960

Sunniest day

13.6 h

6 June 1941

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	44.6 °C31 July 2025	1.3 °C16 January 2025	23.8 °C	79 mm	183	0
2024	46.1 °C12 July 2024	1.8 °C18 December 2024	24.6 °C	84 mm	183	0
2023	45.8 °C27 July 2023	0.6 °C1 February 2023	24.5 °C	28 mm	210	0
2022	43.6 °C25 July 2022	1.5 °C20 January 2022	24.2 °C	49 mm	177	0
2021	45.5 °C15 July 2021	0.4 °C13 January 2021	24.3 °C	40 mm	191	0
2020	45.0 °C6 July 2020	1.1 °C16 January 2020	24.2 °C	41 mm	177	0
2019	44.5 °C14 July 2019	0.8 °C13 January 2019	23.8 °C	49 mm	181	0
2018	45.0 °C26 July 2018	0.2 °C6 February 2018	22.9 °C	75 mm	163	0
2017	44.8 °C28 July 2017	-1.6 °C3 January 2017	24.0 °C	33 mm	183	6
2016	45.0 °C9 July 2016	-1.3 °C31 December 2016	23.6 °C	80 mm	178	1
2015	43.9 °C26 July 2015	-0.4 °C5 January 2015	23.3 °C	54 mm	182	1
2014	44.5 °C23 July 2014	0.4 °C31 December 2014	23.6 °C	114 mm	186	0
2013	44.3 °C19 July 2013	-0.2 °C31 December 2013	23.1 °C	30 mm	179	1
2012	44.1 °C15 July 2012	-1.0 °C5 February 2012	23.1 °C	34 mm	175	1
2011	43.9 °C5 July 2011	1.0 °C3 February 2011	22.8 °C	36 mm	163	0
2010	44.5 °C25 July 2010	0.7 °C10 January 2010	24.1 °C	47 mm	184	0
2009	43.6 °C15 August 2009	1.1 °C13 January 2009	23.1 °C	66 mm	166	0
2008	43.2 °C8 July 2008	-0.3 °C3 December 2008	22.4 °C	137 mm	158	1
2007	43.6 °C4 July 2007	1.2 °C2 January 2007	22.8 °C	49 mm	159	0
2006	43.3 °C7 August 2006	1.0 °C10 January 2006	22.9 °C	177 mm	182	0
2005	43.8 °C15 July 2005	-3.4 °C29 January 2005	23.2 °C	35 mm	191	4
2004	43.3 °C12 July 2004	-1.3 °C28 December 2004	22.7 °C	36 mm	165	1
2003	43.8 °C5 July 2003	-1.1 °C16 January 2003	23.2 °C	48 mm	176	3
2002	43.9 °C23 July 2002	1.2 °C8 January 2002	23.2 °C	56 mm	170	0
2001	44.3 °C12 July 2001	2.8 °C9 January 2001	24.1 °C	19 mm	188	0
2000	44.1 °C20 July 2000	-3.0 °C9 January 2000	22.8 °C	38 mm	156	8
1999	44.4 °C3 August 1999	-0.7 °C26 December 1999	23.2 °C	30 mm	186	3
1998	44.8 °C23 July 1998	1.5 °C9 December 1998	23.1 °C	43 mm	164	0
1997	43.9 °C30 July 1997	3.0 °C24 January 1997	23.1 °C	25 mm	161	0
1996	43.5 °C7 July 1996	0.7 °C9 December 1996	22.4 °C	140 mm	161	0
1995	43.5 °C16 July 1995	-0.8 °C15 January 1995	22.7 °C	47 mm	158	2
1994	43.7 °C27 July 1994	1.1 °C8 January 1994	22.8 °C	97 mm	157	0
1993	43.8 °C13 July 1993	-2.3 °C9 January 1993	21.7 °C	91 mm	151	10
1992	42.4 °C15 July 1992	-1.6 °C6 January 1992	21.3 °C	34 mm	154	3
1991	43.2 °C2 August 1991	-0.3 °C31 December 1991	21.6 °C	81 mm	142	1
1990	42.9 °C29 July 1990	0.3 °C23 January 1990	23.0 °C	31 mm	161	0
1989	42.8 °C7 July 1989	-1.2 °C3 January 1989	22.2 °C	149 mm	160	7
1988	43.8 °C7 July 1988	-0.8 °C26 December 1988	22.4 °C	110 mm	170	2
1987	43.7 °C25 July 1987	-0.4 °C1 January 1987	23.3 °C	66 mm	172	1
1986	43.5 °C8 July 1986	-0.9 °C25 December 1986	22.2 °C	44 mm	152	2
1985	42.8 °C6 August 1985	-2.1 °C16 January 1985	22.5 °C	94 mm	150	2
1984	42.5 °C26 June 1984	-1.0 °C31 December 1984	21.9 °C	33 mm	155	2
1983	43.3 °C14 July 1983	-2.5 °C5 January 1983	22.9 °C	13 mm	168	9
1982	42.3 °C6 August 1982	-0.9 °C24 December 1982	21.7 °C	55 mm	161	3
1981	42.8 °C8 July 1981	-0.8 °C13 January 1981	22.6 °C	13 mm	173	3
1980	43.2 °C20 July 1980	-1.6 °C29 December 1980	21.9 °C	90 mm	162	2
1979	44.3 °C27 July 1979	0.4 °C21 December 1979	21.8 °C	145 mm	151	0
1978	43.2 °C5 July 1978	0.0 °C19 January 1978	22.1 °C	45 mm	148	0
1977	42.4 °C21 July 1977	0.5 °C25 November 1977	22.0 °C	63 mm	148	0
1976	42.8 °C21 July 1976	-2.6 °C28 January 1976	20.7 °C	84 mm	136	4
1975	41.6 °C3 July 1975	-0.4 °C5 January 1975	21.1 °C	146 mm	139	1
1974	42.4 °C18 July 1974	0.3 °C25 December 1974	21.3 °C	53 mm	147	0
1973	43.4 °C26 July 1973	-0.7 °C19 January 1973	21.7 °C	74 mm	165	1
1972	43.0 °C24 July 1972	-0.8 °C19 January 1972	20.7 °C	95 mm	137	7
1971	42.2 °C1 July 1971	-0.5 °C2 January 1971	21.0 °C	77 mm	141	1
1970	43.4 °C14 July 1970	0.8 °C22 December 1970	21.9 °C	66 mm	154	0
1969	42.8 °C5 August 1969	-1.0 °C2 December 1969	21.8 °C	62 mm	155	2
1968	43.1 °C22 July 1968	-0.7 °C3 January 1968	21.8 °C	38 mm	160	2
1967	43.0 °C9 July 1967	-1.5 °C14 December 1967	21.0 °C	154 mm	146	5
1966	43.0 °C15 July 1966	1.3 °C25 December 1966	21.9 °C	71 mm	157	0
1965	42.7 °C22 July 1965	-0.9 °C5 January 1965	21.2 °C	217 mm	139	3
1964	42.1 °C6 July 1964	-3.1 °C11 February 1964	21.1 °C	45 mm	169	12
1963	41.7 °C24 July 1963	-1.8 °C24 December 1963	20.9 °C	49 mm	136	3
1962	42.3 °C16 July 1962	-1.4 °C15 December 1962	21.5 °C	79 mm	154	3
1961	42.4 °C3 August 1961	-3.0 °C15 January 1961	21.9 °C	33 mm	160	4
1960	42.2 °C18 August 1960	-3.3 °C19 December 1960	21.6 °C	77 mm	150	11
1959	42.3 °C29 July 1959	-0.8 °C14 December 1959	21.3 °C	68 mm	152	3
1958	42.2 °C8 July 1958	-1.3 °C17 January 1958	21.5 °C	72 mm	159	5
1957	42.3 °C22 July 1957	-3.2 °C1 February 1957	20.6 °C	73 mm	142	24
1956	42.1 °C4 July 1956	-2.1 °C6 February 1956	20.1 °C	68 mm	151	17
1955	42.6 °C1 August 1955	0.5 °C26 December 1955	21.9 °C	85 mm	162	0
1954	41.4 °C12 July 1954	-4.7 °C2 February 1954	20.4 °C	101 mm	151	30
1953	42.5 °C14 July 1953	-2.3 °C13 January 1953	20.0 °C	92 mm	142	17
1952	42.0 °C5 August 1952	-3.9 °C23 January 1952	21.3 °C	30 mm	152	12
1951	43.0 °C12 July 1951	-1.3 °C12 January 1951	21.1 °C	73 mm	139	3
1950	41.4 °C10 July 1950	-0.2 °C28 December 1950	20.8 °C	86 mm	135	1
1949	41.1 °C19 July 1949	-0.7 °C12 January 1949	20.7 °C	123 mm	145	3
1948	42.2 °C12 August 1948	-1.5 °C18 January 1948	21.2 °C	25 mm	138	3
1947	43.5 °C11 July 1947	-2.7 °C21 December 1947	21.8 °C	46 mm	157	9
1946	41.7 °C28 June 1946	-3.0 °C26 January 1946	20.9 °C	22 mm	137	9
1945	41.5 °C2 July 1945	-4.7 °C2 January 1945	21.7 °C	21 mm	161	14
1944	43.4 °C13 July 1944	-3.6 °C31 December 1944	21.2 °C	36 mm	169	18
1943	41.4 °C13 July 1943	-2.2 °C2 January 1943	20.4 °C	112 mm	127	8
1942	42.1 °C15 June 1942	-2.2 °C9 January 1942	21.3 °C	69 mm	159	9
1941	41.4 °C16 July 1941	-2.4 °C4 January 1941	20.9 °C	39 mm	141	10
1940	41.3 °C7 August 1940	-3.6 °C19 December 1940	20.3 °C	20 mm	137	22

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

29.8 °C

+1.7 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

183 d/yr

+23

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

-4

Annual rainfall

79 mm

+12 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	18.8 °C	+2.0 °C	0 mm	-6 mm
Feb	20.2 °C	+0.6 °C	4 mm	-3 mm
Mar	24.7 °C	+1.1 °C	6 mm	+0 mm
Apr	28.6 °C	+1.2 °C	20 mm	+14 mm
May	32.9 °C	+1.0 °C	3 mm	-1 mm
Jun	39.0 °C	+2.1 °C	1 mm	-1 mm
Jul	42.5 °C	+1.9 °C	1 mm	-0 mm
Aug	40.8 °C	+1.2 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Sep	36.1 °C	+1.6 °C	5 mm	-1 mm
Oct	31.8 °C	+3.8 °C	1 mm	-9 mm
Nov	24.5 °C	+2.9 °C	3 mm	-8 mm
Dec	16.5 °C	-0.5 °C	36 mm	+28 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

44.6 °C

31 Jul 2025

Coldest day

1.3 °C

16 Jan 2025

Wettest day

15.1 mm

13 Dec 2025

Windiest day

46.0 km/h

30 Apr 2025

Strongest gust

71.6 km/h

30 Apr 2025

Hottest feels-like

43.5 °C

26 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

-2.3 °C

16 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

13.5 h

1 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Moulay Ali Cherif?

Moulay Ali Cherif has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.1 °C and it receives 67 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Moulay Ali Cherif?

The hottest day measured in Moulay Ali Cherif between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 2024, reaching 46.1 °C.

What is the coldest day in Moulay Ali Cherif?

The coldest day measured in Moulay Ali Cherif between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1945, at -4.7 °C.

Does it snow in Moulay Ali Cherif?

Almost never: Moulay Ali Cherif sees virtually no snow, with about 4 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Moulay Ali Cherif warmed?

Yes: Moulay Ali Cherif warmed by +3.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Moulay Ali Cherif?

The wettest day measured in Moulay Ali Cherif between 1940 and 2025 was 5 November 1965, with 42 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Moulay Ali Cherif?

The windiest day measured in Moulay Ali Cherif between 1940 and 2025 was 25 March 1963, with winds reaching 62.5 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Moulay Ali Cherif?

The warmest month in Moulay Ali Cherif is July (34.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (10.4 °C).

How much does it rain in Moulay Ali Cherif?

Moulay Ali Cherif receives on average 67 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 13 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Moulay Ali Cherif?

Moulay Ali Cherif gets on average 11.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,161 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Moulay Ali Cherif?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Moulay Ali Cherif between 1940 and 2025 was 16 December 1960, with 4.0 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Moulay Ali Cherif?

Yes: Moulay Ali Cherif has on average 131 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Moulay Ali Cherif?

In Moulay Ali Cherif, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.1 °C on 25 July 2010, and the lowest was -9.0 °C on 2 February 1954.

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