Nador climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Nador?

Nador has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.9 °C and it receives 342 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Nador between 1940 and 2025 was 18 August 2025, reaching 42.1 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Nador?

The coldest day measured in Nador between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1954, at 1.3 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Nador?

Almost never: Nador sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Nador warmed?

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

Q: What is the wettest day in Nador?

The wettest day measured in Nador between 1940 and 2025 was 19 February 1943, with 97 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Nador?

The windiest day measured in Nador between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 1951, with winds reaching 56.6 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Nador?

The warmest month in Nador is August (26.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.7 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Nador?

Nador receives on average 342 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 58 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Nador?

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

Nador (Morocco) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.9 °C and it receives 342 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 (26.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (12.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.

Nador averages 0 frost days, 44 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 58 rainy days per year.

Nador has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 42.1 °C (on 18 August 2025) and the coldest 1.3 °C (on 11 January 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

NadorOriental

coords: 35.17°, -2.93°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BShHot semi-aridWarmest monthAugustColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthDecemberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

18.9°C

Average daily high

23.0°C

Average daily low

15.1°C

Annual rainfall

342mm

Sunshine / day

11.0h

Mean relative humidity

71%

Average peak wind

19.5km/h

Seasonal range

13.5°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

44 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

58 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

22.7 °C

Average feels-like low

14.6 °C

Average peak gust

43.0 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

77 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.7 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.1 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.74 · 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

42.1 °C

18 August 2025

Coldest day

1.3 °C

11 January 1954

Wettest day

97 mm

19 February 1943

Windiest day

56.6 km/h

28 January 1951

Strongest gust

123.5 km/h

1 December 1959

Hottest feels-like

44.5 °C

18 August 2025

Coldest feels-like

-3.7 °C

1 February 1954

Snowiest day

0.8 cm

22 January 1952

Sunniest day

14.0 h

2 June 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	42.1 °C18 August 2025	6.6 °C7 February 2025	20.4 °C	332 mm	74
2024	36.5 °C6 April 2024	6.5 °C11 December 2024	20.4 °C	177 mm	65
2023	39.5 °C19 July 2023	5.1 °C3 March 2023	20.5 °C	195 mm	70
2022	39.9 °C12 September 2022	6.3 °C17 January 2022	20.3 °C	245 mm	72
2021	39.2 °C16 August 2021	5.7 °C19 January 2021	19.7 °C	327 mm	55
2020	39.5 °C2 August 2020	5.5 °C13 January 2020	19.9 °C	277 mm	65
2019	34.7 °C8 August 2019	3.9 °C13 January 2019	19.6 °C	255 mm	47
2018	36.2 °C25 August 2018	6.4 °C25 December 2018	19.3 °C	426 mm	49
2017	37.4 °C4 August 2017	4.5 °C16 January 2017	19.8 °C	219 mm	60
2016	38.7 °C5 September 2016	6.4 °C13 March 2016	20.0 °C	276 mm	52
2015	37.9 °C8 July 2015	4.5 °C1 January 2015	20.1 °C	315 mm	75
2014	36.7 °C27 August 2014	4.9 °C31 December 2014	20.0 °C	280 mm	65
2013	34.1 °C7 August 2013	5.0 °C10 February 2013	19.4 °C	291 mm	47
2012	40.7 °C11 August 2012	2.3 °C14 February 2012	19.2 °C	360 mm	65
2011	36.1 °C8 August 2011	5.1 °C4 February 2011	19.8 °C	328 mm	61
2010	38.0 °C11 August 2010	4.0 °C17 December 2010	19.7 °C	456 mm	54
2009	38.2 °C30 July 2009	6.3 °C10 January 2009	19.7 °C	288 mm	63
2008	35.7 °C2 July 2008	5.3 °C7 March 2008	19.3 °C	524 mm	56
2007	35.2 °C1 August 2007	4.4 °C27 January 2007	19.1 °C	438 mm	33
2006	36.3 °C1 August 2006	6.1 °C11 January 2006	19.7 °C	293 mm	55
2005	36.7 °C7 August 2005	1.3 °C28 January 2005	19.1 °C	248 mm	56
2004	36.8 °C23 July 2004	4.2 °C3 March 2004	19.5 °C	338 mm	73
2003	36.5 °C15 August 2003	3.8 °C2 February 2003	19.7 °C	452 mm	67
2002	36.2 °C4 July 2002	6.5 °C21 January 2002	19.4 °C	272 mm	48
2001	35.6 °C3 June 2001	5.8 °C9 January 2001	19.7 °C	283 mm	54
2000	34.9 °C19 August 2000	4.2 °C3 January 2000	19.3 °C	233 mm	42
1999	37.0 °C3 July 1999	4.4 °C4 February 1999	19.4 °C	328 mm	43
1998	34.1 °C14 July 1998	4.8 °C1 December 1998	19.3 °C	179 mm	40
1997	32.0 °C26 July 1997	7.4 °C14 March 1997	19.8 °C	338 mm	16
1996	34.7 °C20 July 1996	4.1 °C23 February 1996	19.1 °C	423 mm	26
1995	35.3 °C22 July 1995	3.3 °C15 January 1995	19.5 °C	365 mm	36
1994	41.0 °C5 July 1994	4.2 °C25 December 1994	19.4 °C	271 mm	50
1993	35.9 °C6 August 1993	3.3 °C9 January 1993	18.4 °C	356 mm	26
1992	35.3 °C19 August 1992	4.1 °C25 January 1992	18.6 °C	307 mm	34
1991	38.0 °C14 July 1991	3.1 °C28 December 1991	18.6 °C	276 mm	52
1990	36.0 °C16 September 1990	6.3 °C23 January 1990	19.4 °C	336 mm	52
1989	37.2 °C1 August 1989	4.5 °C23 January 1989	19.5 °C	347 mm	56
1988	38.8 °C28 August 1988	5.4 °C15 December 1988	19.1 °C	251 mm	36
1987	33.3 °C25 September 1987	4.4 °C19 January 1987	19.2 °C	288 mm	31
1986	38.1 °C22 August 1986	4.2 °C12 December 1986	18.6 °C	326 mm	30
1985	33.5 °C2 October 1985	1.8 °C15 January 1985	19.0 °C	344 mm	45
1984	37.5 °C25 July 1984	3.4 °C12 February 1984	18.4 °C	245 mm	26
1983	37.4 °C12 June 1983	4.3 °C13 February 1983	19.0 °C	199 mm	23
1982	37.6 °C27 July 1982	4.6 °C29 January 1982	18.7 °C	314 mm	24
1981	33.2 °C18 July 1981	3.8 °C2 February 1981	18.6 °C	242 mm	24
1980	37.8 °C23 August 1980	2.7 °C3 December 1980	18.6 °C	341 mm	44
1979	40.0 °C30 July 1979	4.4 °C21 December 1979	18.5 °C	243 mm	22
1978	40.1 °C18 July 1978	3.8 °C14 January 1978	18.8 °C	245 mm	34
1977	31.8 °C12 May 1977	7.6 °C14 January 1977	18.4 °C	340 mm	5
1976	38.5 °C9 August 1976	3.8 °C29 January 1976	18.2 °C	542 mm	39
1975	38.7 °C16 July 1975	4.3 °C8 January 1975	18.4 °C	374 mm	54
1974	37.6 °C7 August 1974	4.7 °C24 January 1974	18.1 °C	324 mm	40
1973	35.2 °C15 August 1973	2.9 °C24 January 1973	18.2 °C	485 mm	39
1972	34.6 °C24 July 1972	5.2 °C23 January 1972	18.0 °C	511 mm	14
1971	37.0 °C31 July 1971	5.9 °C8 February 1971	18.3 °C	592 mm	34
1970	36.9 °C2 July 1970	4.9 °C19 February 1970	18.7 °C	299 mm	43
1969	33.3 °C1 August 1969	4.1 °C4 January 1969	18.5 °C	665 mm	26
1968	33.4 °C6 July 1968	5.6 °C12 January 1968	18.7 °C	509 mm	47
1967	39.6 °C21 July 1967	3.4 °C11 December 1967	18.7 °C	497 mm	53
1966	34.4 °C21 August 1966	3.9 °C26 December 1966	18.6 °C	210 mm	34
1965	35.4 °C21 June 1965	2.5 °C12 February 1965	18.6 °C	357 mm	41
1964	37.5 °C16 September 1964	2.1 °C11 February 1964	18.3 °C	310 mm	47
1963	34.0 °C10 July 1963	3.0 °C3 February 1963	18.1 °C	593 mm	19
1962	37.1 °C21 August 1962	4.5 °C17 February 1962	18.6 °C	419 mm	59
1961	36.9 °C11 July 1961	4.0 °C6 January 1961	19.0 °C	219 mm	38
1960	36.3 °C15 September 1960	4.2 °C16 December 1960	18.5 °C	349 mm	38
1959	34.6 °C29 June 1959	5.2 °C6 January 1959	18.3 °C	333 mm	29
1958	34.8 °C17 August 1958	6.1 °C24 January 1958	18.3 °C	340 mm	21
1957	36.0 °C13 July 1957	3.7 °C20 January 1957	17.9 °C	436 mm	38
1956	33.6 °C25 August 1956	3.0 °C7 December 1956	17.4 °C	357 mm	31
1955	40.6 °C31 August 1955	4.0 °C11 March 1955	19.1 °C	380 mm	38
1954	34.1 °C20 August 1954	1.3 °C11 January 1954	17.9 °C	448 mm	29
1953	36.7 °C9 August 1953	2.3 °C11 January 1953	18.3 °C	337 mm	41
1952	35.5 °C17 August 1952	1.9 °C7 February 1952	18.5 °C	310 mm	37
1951	33.7 °C22 July 1951	4.3 °C27 February 1951	17.9 °C	294 mm	32
1950	37.0 °C17 July 1950	4.5 °C4 March 1950	18.5 °C	346 mm	51
1949	38.2 °C2 August 1949	4.2 °C6 February 1949	18.6 °C	436 mm	53
1948	36.5 °C29 June 1948	6.0 °C3 January 1948	18.3 °C	343 mm	37
1947	37.2 °C4 August 1947	4.2 °C27 December 1947	18.7 °C	474 mm	51
1946	41.4 °C13 July 1946	4.7 °C19 January 1946	18.2 °C	303 mm	47
1945	36.4 °C20 July 1945	2.7 °C13 January 1945	18.7 °C	140 mm	36
1944	34.3 °C2 August 1944	2.8 °C21 February 1944	17.7 °C	221 mm	27
1943	34.7 °C13 July 1943	4.6 °C21 November 1943	18.0 °C	515 mm	55
1942	38.5 °C18 July 1942	4.3 °C9 February 1942	18.5 °C	546 mm	44
1941	40.0 °C20 July 1941	2.4 °C5 January 1941	17.9 °C	277 mm	54
1940	38.2 °C22 August 1940	1.9 °C29 December 1940	17.7 °C	312 mm	41

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

24.4 °C

+1.4 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

74 d/yr

+30

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

332 mm

-10 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	19.0 °C	+2.4 °C	25 mm	-15 mm
Feb	18.8 °C	+1.4 °C	39 mm	-0 mm
Mar	20.0 °C	+1.0 °C	71 mm	+28 mm
Apr	21.6 °C	+0.8 °C	45 mm	+4 mm
May	25.8 °C	+2.1 °C	18 mm	-10 mm
Jun	30.1 °C	+3.1 °C	0 mm	-9 mm
Jul	31.2 °C	+1.1 °C	2 mm	+0 mm
Aug	31.8 °C	+1.2 °C	0 mm	-4 mm
Sep	28.8 °C	+0.8 °C	1 mm	-16 mm
Oct	26.5 °C	+2.1 °C	9 mm	-27 mm
Nov	21.6 °C	+1.3 °C	38 mm	-3 mm
Dec	17.4 °C	-0.1 °C	86 mm	+42 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

42.1 °C

18 Aug 2025

Coldest day

6.6 °C

7 Feb 2025

Wettest day

21.3 mm

3 Feb 2025

Windiest day

44.3 km/h

3 Dec 2025

Strongest gust

87.8 km/h

3 Dec 2025

Hottest feels-like

44.5 °C

18 Aug 2025

Coldest feels-like

4.1 °C

16 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

14.0 h

2 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Nador?

Nador has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.9 °C and it receives 342 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nador?

The hottest day measured in Nador between 1940 and 2025 was 18 August 2025, reaching 42.1 °C.

What is the coldest day in Nador?

The coldest day measured in Nador between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1954, at 1.3 °C.

Does it snow in Nador?

Almost never: Nador sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Nador warmed?

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

What is the wettest day in Nador?

The wettest day measured in Nador between 1940 and 2025 was 19 February 1943, with 97 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Nador?

The windiest day measured in Nador between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 1951, with winds reaching 56.6 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Nador?

The warmest month in Nador is August (26.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.7 °C).

How much does it rain in Nador?

Nador receives on average 342 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 58 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Nador?

Nador 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 Nador?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Nador between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1952, with 0.8 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Nador?

Yes: Nador has on average 77 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Nador?

In Nador, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.5 °C on 18 August 2025, and the lowest was -3.7 °C on 1 February 1954.

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