Oujda climate — normals and trends
Oujda (Morocco) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.6 °C and it receives 377 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 (25.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (9.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Oujda averages 4 frost days, 74 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 65 rainy days per year.
Oujda has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 6 to 2 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.8 °C (on 10 July 2023) and the coldest -7.5 °C (on 13 December 1967).
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
OujdaOriental
- coords
- 34.68°, -1.91°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.6°C
Average daily high
22.8°C
Average daily low
11.2°C
Annual rainfall
377mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
14.3km/h
Seasonal range
16.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
4 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
74 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
65 d/yr
Annual snowfall
2.5 cm
Average feels-like high
22.2 °C
Average feels-like low
10.0 °C
Average peak gust
34.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
26 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.59 · 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
43.8 °C
10 July 2023
Coldest day
-7.5 °C
13 December 1967
Wettest day
76 mm
10 November 2001
Windiest day
41.7 km/h
10 February 1978
Strongest gust
96.5 km/h
28 January 1951
Hottest feels-like
45.0 °C
11 July 2021
Coldest feels-like
-12.4 °C
13 December 1967
Snowiest day
40.1 cm
10 November 2001
Sunniest day
14.0 h
25 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17.2 °C | +2.6 °C | 28 mm | -13 mm |
| Feb | 18.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 30 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 19.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 56 mm | +5 mm |
| Apr | 23.0 °C | +2.6 °C | 39 mm | -13 mm |
| May | 26.2 °C | +2.3 °C | 39 mm | +1 mm |
| Jun | 33.0 °C | +4.9 °C | 3 mm | -10 mm |
| Jul | 32.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 2 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 33.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 6 mm | +0 mm |
| Sep | 29.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 24 mm | +5 mm |
| Oct | 27.0 °C | +2.9 °C | 4 mm | -30 mm |
| Nov | 21.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 11 mm | -28 mm |
| Dec | 15.0 °C | -0.4 °C | 59 mm | +18 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Oujda?
Oujda has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.6 °C and it receives 377 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Oujda?
The hottest day measured in Oujda between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 2023, reaching 43.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Oujda?
The coldest day measured in Oujda between 1940 and 2025 was 13 December 1967, at -7.5 °C.
Does it snow in Oujda?
Yes. Oujda gets on average 2.5 cm of snow per year and has around 4 frost days.
Has the climate of Oujda warmed?
Yes: Oujda warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Oujda?
The wettest day measured in Oujda between 1940 and 2025 was 10 November 2001, with 76 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Oujda?
The windiest day measured in Oujda between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1978, with winds reaching 41.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Oujda?
The warmest month in Oujda is August (25.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (9.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Oujda?
Oujda receives on average 377 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 65 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Oujda?
Oujda 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 Oujda?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Oujda between 1940 and 2025 was 10 November 2001, with 40.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Oujda?
Yes: Oujda has on average 26 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Oujda?
In Oujda, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.0 °C on 11 July 2021, and the lowest was -12.4 °C on 13 December 1967.
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