Oulad Barhil climate — normals and trends
Oulad Barhil (Morocco) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.9 °C and it receives 210 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 (26.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (9.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Oulad Barhil averages 2 frost days, 84 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 31 rainy days per year.
Oulad Barhil has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.32 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 5 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.3 °C (on 18 July 2021) and the coldest -5.1 °C (on 8 February 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
Oulad BarhilSouss-Massa
- coords
- 30.64°, -8.47°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.9°C
Average daily high
23.2°C
Average daily low
11.3°C
Annual rainfall
210mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
47%
Average peak wind
11.3km/h
Seasonal range
17.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
2 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
84 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
31 d/yr
Annual snowfall
3.4 cm
Average feels-like high
21.2 °C
Average feels-like low
9.1 °C
Average peak gust
39.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
32 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.67 · 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
41.3 °C
18 July 2021
Coldest day
-5.1 °C
8 February 1954
Wettest day
111 mm
28 November 2014
Windiest day
25.2 km/h
27 October 2013
Strongest gust
95.0 km/h
21 March 1960
Hottest feels-like
41.0 °C
18 July 2021
Coldest feels-like
-9.5 °C
8 February 1954
Snowiest day
17.2 cm
19 February 1991
Sunniest day
13.3 h
26 June 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 | +2.2 °C | 2 mm | -25 mm |
| Feb | 18.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 3 mm | -29 mm |
| Mar | 17.2 °C | -1.7 °C | 40 mm | +14 mm |
| Apr | 23.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 8 mm | -9 mm |
| May | 26.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 1 mm | -7 mm |
| Jun | 32.8 °C | +3.7 °C | 2 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 35.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 35.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 2 mm | +0 mm |
| Sep | 30.4 °C | +2.0 °C | 2 mm | -3 mm |
| Oct | 27.4 °C | +4.0 °C | 0 mm | -21 mm |
| Nov | 21.1 °C | +2.5 °C | 39 mm | +4 mm |
| Dec | 14.2 °C | -1.2 °C | 60 mm | +26 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Oulad Barhil?
Oulad Barhil has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.9 °C and it receives 210 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Oulad Barhil?
The hottest day measured in Oulad Barhil between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 2021, reaching 41.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Oulad Barhil?
The coldest day measured in Oulad Barhil between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 1954, at -5.1 °C.
Does it snow in Oulad Barhil?
Yes. Oulad Barhil gets on average 3.4 cm of snow per year and has around 2 frost days.
Has the climate of Oulad Barhil warmed?
Yes: Oulad Barhil warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Oulad Barhil?
The wettest day measured in Oulad Barhil between 1940 and 2025 was 28 November 2014, with 111 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Oulad Barhil?
The windiest day measured in Oulad Barhil between 1940 and 2025 was 27 October 2013, with winds reaching 25.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Oulad Barhil?
The warmest month in Oulad Barhil is July (26.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (9.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Oulad Barhil?
Oulad Barhil receives on average 210 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 31 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Oulad Barhil?
Oulad Barhil gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Oulad Barhil?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Oulad Barhil between 1940 and 2025 was 19 February 1991, with 17.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Oulad Barhil?
Yes: Oulad Barhil has on average 32 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Oulad Barhil?
In Oulad Barhil, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.0 °C on 18 July 2021, and the lowest was -9.5 °C on 8 February 1954.
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