Outat Oulad Al Haj climate — normals and trends
Outat Oulad Al Haj (Morocco) has a cold desert climate (BWk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.3 °C and it receives 139 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 (28.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (7.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Outat Oulad Al Haj averages 14 frost days, 104 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 33 rainy days per year.
Outat Oulad Al Haj 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 24 to 4 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.2 °C (on 11 July 2024) and the coldest -10.0 °C (on 8 January 1965).
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
Outat Oulad Al HajFes-Meknes
- coords
- 33.34°, -3.70°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.3°C
Average daily high
23.9°C
Average daily low
11.2°C
Annual rainfall
139mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
48%
Average peak wind
16.1km/h
Seasonal range
20.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
14 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
104 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
33 d/yr
Annual snowfall
1.8 cm
Average feels-like high
21.7 °C
Average feels-like low
9.4 °C
Average peak gust
31.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
53 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 = 0.68 · 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
42.2 °C
11 July 2024
Coldest day
-10.0 °C
8 January 1965
Wettest day
51 mm
10 September 1953
Windiest day
51.7 km/h
26 June 1973
Strongest gust
101.2 km/h
22 June 1988
Hottest feels-like
40.4 °C
10 July 2003
Coldest feels-like
-13.5 °C
8 January 1965
Snowiest day
6.8 cm
27 January 2005
Sunniest day
13.9 h
11 June 1950
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 21 mm | +9 mm |
| Feb | 16.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 8 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | 19.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 11 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 24.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 11 mm | -13 mm |
| May | 27.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 14 mm | -4 mm |
| Jun | 35.1 °C | +4.1 °C | 4 mm | -4 mm |
| Jul | 37.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 3 mm | +0 mm |
| Aug | 36.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 2 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 30.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 19 mm | +10 mm |
| Oct | 27.0 °C | +2.9 °C | 1 mm | -11 mm |
| Nov | 20.6 °C | +2.2 °C | 1 mm | -13 mm |
| Dec | 12.9 °C | -1.6 °C | 40 mm | +29 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Outat Oulad Al Haj?
Outat Oulad Al Haj has a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.3 °C and it receives 139 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Outat Oulad Al Haj?
The hottest day measured in Outat Oulad Al Haj between 1940 and 2025 was 11 July 2024, reaching 42.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Outat Oulad Al Haj?
The coldest day measured in Outat Oulad Al Haj between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1965, at -10.0 °C.
Does it snow in Outat Oulad Al Haj?
Yes. Outat Oulad Al Haj gets on average 1.8 cm of snow per year and has around 14 frost days.
Has the climate of Outat Oulad Al Haj warmed?
Yes: Outat Oulad Al Haj warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Outat Oulad Al Haj?
The wettest day measured in Outat Oulad Al Haj between 1940 and 2025 was 10 September 1953, with 51 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Outat Oulad Al Haj?
The windiest day measured in Outat Oulad Al Haj between 1940 and 2025 was 26 June 1973, with winds reaching 51.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Outat Oulad Al Haj?
The warmest month in Outat Oulad Al Haj is July (28.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Outat Oulad Al Haj?
Outat Oulad Al Haj receives on average 139 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 33 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Outat Oulad Al Haj?
Outat Oulad Al Haj 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 Outat Oulad Al Haj?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Outat Oulad Al Haj between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 2005, with 6.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Outat Oulad Al Haj?
Yes: Outat Oulad Al Haj has on average 53 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Outat Oulad Al Haj?
In Outat Oulad Al Haj, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.4 °C on 10 July 2003, and the lowest was -13.5 °C on 8 January 1965.
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