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
19402025 · 86 yrs
BSkCold semi-aridWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthNovemberDriest monthJuly

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

1940Each stripe is one year, from 1940 (left) to 2025 (right). Blue = colder than the period average, red = warmer.2025

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

YearHottest dayColdest dayAnnual meanRainfallHot daysFrost days
202540.0 °C16 July 20251.1 °C17 December 202518.4 °C158 mm1120
202440.0 °C3 August 20242.5 °C31 December 202419.3 °C106 mm1180
202341.1 °C12 July 20230.1 °C2 February 202319.2 °C103 mm1040
202239.8 °C26 July 20221.7 °C15 March 202218.8 °C153 mm1070
202141.3 °C18 July 20211.2 °C15 January 202118.4 °C171 mm1130
202040.3 °C6 July 20201.7 °C8 January 202018.6 °C115 mm1110
201939.2 °C15 August 2019-0.2 °C10 January 201918.5 °C83 mm1161
201838.4 °C10 July 20180.3 °C29 January 201817.2 °C227 mm700
201739.4 °C8 August 2017-0.3 °C20 January 201718.8 °C136 mm1171
201638.4 °C13 July 20161.5 °C21 December 201618.0 °C183 mm940
201537.3 °C23 July 20151.0 °C7 February 201518.0 °C108 mm960
201438.0 °C30 June 20142.4 °C4 January 201418.1 °C320 mm910
201339.0 °C15 August 20131.1 °C12 January 201318.0 °C154 mm870
201239.0 °C22 July 2012-0.4 °C5 February 201218.0 °C163 mm1111
201139.2 °C30 July 20111.1 °C3 February 201117.4 °C221 mm880
201038.9 °C30 July 20102.0 °C29 January 201018.0 °C492 mm830
200939.5 °C31 July 20090.4 °C21 January 200917.9 °C268 mm820
200838.2 °C29 June 20080.4 °C18 December 200817.5 °C205 mm890
200739.2 °C29 July 20071.7 °C26 January 200717.5 °C121 mm800
200636.6 °C10 July 2006-0.1 °C18 January 200617.6 °C174 mm961
200539.3 °C21 July 2005-3.5 °C29 January 200517.7 °C166 mm958
200439.7 °C25 July 20041.2 °C28 December 200417.1 °C181 mm890
200337.0 °C19 July 2003-0.6 °C17 January 200318.0 °C125 mm1073
200237.0 °C22 June 20022.6 °C17 March 200217.8 °C239 mm950
200138.6 °C17 July 20011.0 °C12 November 200118.4 °C71 mm1050
200037.2 °C21 July 20000.0 °C9 January 200017.7 °C98 mm1110
199937.6 °C3 July 19990.4 °C4 February 199917.4 °C141 mm1030
199840.2 °C5 August 19981.6 °C31 December 199818.0 °C226 mm900
199735.6 °C27 July 19972.8 °C21 January 199717.1 °C132 mm570
199636.2 °C30 July 19960.8 °C9 December 199616.7 °C494 mm810
199539.3 °C20 July 19950.3 °C28 February 199517.7 °C184 mm810
199438.3 °C4 July 19940.4 °C24 January 199417.7 °C102 mm1070
199337.5 °C27 July 1993-0.1 °C31 January 199316.1 °C166 mm701
199236.1 °C15 July 19921.0 °C1 January 199216.5 °C149 mm690
199137.4 °C14 July 19910.6 °C30 January 199116.4 °C321 mm890
199038.2 °C6 July 1990-0.4 °C22 December 199017.2 °C196 mm761
198935.6 °C26 July 19890.8 °C13 January 198916.7 °C280 mm720
198839.0 °C17 August 19881.2 °C28 December 198816.8 °C305 mm740
198740.0 °C19 August 19870.4 °C2 January 198717.4 °C287 mm680
198639.6 °C21 July 19860.6 °C26 December 198616.8 °C142 mm820
198537.7 °C22 August 1985-0.7 °C16 January 198516.9 °C231 mm832
198438.2 °C2 August 19840.9 °C12 January 198416.9 °C154 mm810
198338.6 °C5 September 1983-0.6 °C14 February 198317.3 °C188 mm681
198238.9 °C25 July 19820.2 °C24 December 198216.6 °C230 mm640
198138.2 °C20 July 1981-1.6 °C13 January 198117.2 °C102 mm862
198039.0 °C6 August 1980-0.4 °C14 January 198017.1 °C185 mm821
197939.3 °C27 July 1979-0.2 °C16 February 197916.6 °C237 mm603
197838.8 °C21 July 1978-0.8 °C14 January 197816.7 °C226 mm721
197737.9 °C10 August 19771.5 °C24 November 197716.7 °C226 mm630
197636.9 °C1 August 1976-0.5 °C27 January 197615.5 °C217 mm501
197538.8 °C4 July 19750.4 °C4 January 197516.4 °C232 mm720
197439.2 °C1 July 19740.3 °C22 February 197416.1 °C146 mm700
197338.5 °C27 July 19730.4 °C20 February 197316.5 °C234 mm730
197238.9 °C24 July 1972-0.5 °C23 February 197214.7 °C294 mm605
197138.5 °C20 July 1971-0.1 °C10 December 197115.1 °C263 mm611
197039.2 °C28 July 1970-1.4 °C19 December 197016.6 °C378 mm792
196936.9 °C29 July 1969-0.9 °C2 December 196916.0 °C330 mm702
196837.4 °C16 July 1968-0.7 °C1 January 196816.4 °C318 mm872
196739.2 °C20 July 1967-0.8 °C13 December 196716.1 °C336 mm766
196637.8 °C14 July 19661.2 °C6 January 196617.1 °C177 mm770
196537.1 °C3 August 1965-4.2 °C9 January 196516.1 °C321 mm736
196438.9 °C9 July 1964-1.2 °C29 January 196416.4 °C226 mm882
196338.1 °C11 July 1963-0.2 °C25 March 196315.7 °C511 mm671
196237.4 °C16 July 1962-1.0 °C12 February 196216.2 °C342 mm813
196138.6 °C8 July 1961-1.8 °C16 January 196117.1 °C182 mm846
196037.4 °C16 July 1960-0.8 °C26 December 196016.5 °C195 mm914
195937.7 °C16 August 19591.1 °C16 December 195916.5 °C139 mm750
195837.3 °C14 August 19581.5 °C17 January 195816.6 °C119 mm730
195738.0 °C21 July 1957-2.9 °C17 January 195715.7 °C220 mm8112
195637.5 °C5 July 1956-2.0 °C22 December 195615.2 °C337 mm8610
195536.6 °C6 July 1955-1.6 °C13 March 195516.7 °C339 mm963
195438.7 °C13 July 1954-5.1 °C8 February 195415.9 °C189 mm9613
195338.3 °C20 July 1953-0.8 °C15 February 195315.4 °C310 mm767
195237.4 °C12 July 1952-1.9 °C14 January 195216.2 °C140 mm724
195136.9 °C28 July 1951-1.0 °C6 February 195116.3 °C178 mm771
195038.5 °C17 July 19500.9 °C27 January 195016.4 °C105 mm680
194937.7 °C19 July 1949-1.0 °C13 December 194915.8 °C263 mm612
194837.7 °C26 July 1948-0.6 °C17 January 194816.6 °C127 mm892
194737.8 °C14 July 1947-2.0 °C27 January 194716.5 °C214 mm723
194638.2 °C11 July 1946-0.8 °C26 December 194616.1 °C92 mm834
194536.2 °C5 August 1945-2.0 °C1 January 194516.9 °C129 mm7315
194438.4 °C29 July 1944-1.5 °C31 December 194416.3 °C106 mm633
194337.6 °C13 July 1943-1.9 °C1 January 194315.9 °C188 mm974
194237.9 °C28 July 1942-1.0 °C10 January 194216.1 °C328 mm904
194137.6 °C22 July 1941-0.9 °C18 January 194116.1 °C185 mm853
194036.8 °C23 July 1940-1.2 °C20 December 194015.6 °C150 mm754

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Across the whole year

Average daily high
24.9 °C
+1.7 °C
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
112 d/yr
+28
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
-2
Annual rainfall
158 mm
-52 mm

Month by month

Highvs. normalPrecipitationvs. normal
Jan17.2 °C+2.2 °C2 mm-25 mm
Feb18.3 °C+1.9 °C3 mm-29 mm
Mar17.2 °C-1.7 °C40 mm+14 mm
Apr23.1 °C+1.6 °C8 mm-9 mm
May26.0 °C+0.9 °C1 mm-7 mm
Jun32.8 °C+3.7 °C2 mm-1 mm
Jul35.9 °C+2.2 °C0 mm-0 mm
Aug35.1 °C+2.1 °C2 mm+0 mm
Sep30.4 °C+2.0 °C2 mm-3 mm
Oct27.4 °C+4.0 °C0 mm-21 mm
Nov21.1 °C+2.5 °C39 mm+4 mm
Dec14.2 °C-1.2 °C60 mm+26 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day
40.0 °C
16 Jul 2025
Coldest day
1.1 °C
17 Dec 2025
Wettest day
28.7 mm
13 Nov 2025
Windiest day
21.7 km/h
9 Apr 2025
Strongest gust
82.1 km/h
9 Apr 2025
Hottest feels-like
39.5 °C
16 Jul 2025
Coldest feels-like
-2.6 °C
17 Dec 2025
Snowiest day
0.4 cm
17 Dec 2025
Sunniest day
13.2 h
3 Jul 2025

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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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