Rich climate — normals and trends
Rich (Morocco) has a cold desert climate (BWk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.5 °C and it receives 213 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 (26.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Rich averages 25 frost days, 71 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 49 rainy days per year.
Rich has warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.36 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 41 to 9 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.3 °C (on 12 July 2024) and the coldest -11.3 °C (on 9 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
RichDrâa-Tafilalet
- coords
- 32.26°, -4.50°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.5°C
Average daily high
20.9°C
Average daily low
10.0°C
Annual rainfall
213mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
43%
Average peak wind
14.6km/h
Seasonal range
21.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
25 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
71 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
49 d/yr
Annual snowfall
13.9 cm
Average feels-like high
18.1 °C
Average feels-like low
7.4 °C
Average peak gust
38.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
36 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.1 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °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
38.3 °C
12 July 2024
Coldest day
-11.3 °C
9 January 1965
Wettest day
80 mm
10 October 2008
Windiest day
46.7 km/h
16 April 1962
Strongest gust
113.4 km/h
16 April 1962
Hottest feels-like
37.5 °C
24 July 2024
Coldest feels-like
-16.0 °C
9 January 1965
Snowiest day
22.5 cm
10 December 2006
Sunniest day
13.8 h
11 June 1957
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 1 mm | -12 mm |
| Feb | 14.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 11 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | 16.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 16 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 20.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 49 mm | +22 mm |
| May | 24.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 23 mm | -4 mm |
| Jun | 30.9 °C | +2.3 °C | 16 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 34.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 3 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 33.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 5 mm | -4 mm |
| Sep | 27.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 22 mm | +2 mm |
| Oct | 24.4 °C | +3.6 °C | 5 mm | -23 mm |
| Nov | 18.4 °C | +3.1 °C | 1 mm | -20 mm |
| Dec | 9.3 °C | -2.4 °C | 69 mm | +54 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Rich?
Rich has a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.5 °C and it receives 213 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Rich?
The hottest day measured in Rich between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 2024, reaching 38.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Rich?
The coldest day measured in Rich between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1965, at -11.3 °C.
Does it snow in Rich?
Yes. Rich gets on average 13.9 cm of snow per year and has around 25 frost days.
Has the climate of Rich warmed?
Yes: Rich warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Rich?
The wettest day measured in Rich between 1940 and 2025 was 10 October 2008, with 80 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Rich?
The windiest day measured in Rich between 1940 and 2025 was 16 April 1962, with winds reaching 46.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Rich?
The warmest month in Rich is July (26.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Rich?
Rich receives on average 213 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 49 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Rich?
Rich 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 Rich?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Rich between 1940 and 2025 was 10 December 2006, with 22.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Rich?
Yes: Rich has on average 36 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Rich?
In Rich, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.5 °C on 24 July 2024, and the lowest was -16.0 °C on 9 January 1965.
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