Sidi Bennour climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Sidi Bennour?

Sidi Bennour has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.1 °C and it receives 280 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sidi Bennour?

The hottest day measured in Sidi Bennour between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 1941, reaching 46.4 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Sidi Bennour?

The coldest day measured in Sidi Bennour between 1940 and 2025 was 29 January 2005, at -1.4 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Sidi Bennour?

Almost never: Sidi Bennour sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Sidi Bennour warmed?

Yes: Sidi Bennour warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Sidi Bennour?

The wettest day measured in Sidi Bennour between 1940 and 2025 was 21 November 1977, with 92 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Sidi Bennour?

The windiest day measured in Sidi Bennour between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1941, with winds reaching 63.9 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Sidi Bennour?

The warmest month in Sidi Bennour is August (23.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.2 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Sidi Bennour?

Sidi Bennour receives on average 280 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 47 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Sidi Bennour?

Sidi Bennour gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Sidi Bennour (Morocco) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.1 °C and it receives 280 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 (23.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (12.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.

Sidi Bennour averages 0 frost days, 46 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 47 rainy days per year.

Sidi Bennour has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 46.4 °C (on 19 July 1941) and the coldest -1.4 °C (on 29 January 2005).

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

Sidi BennourCasablanca-Settat

coords: 32.65°, -8.43°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BShHot semi-aridWarmest monthAugustColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthDecemberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

18.1°C

Average daily high

23.7°C

Average daily low

13.5°C

Annual rainfall

280mm

Sunshine / day

10.8h

Mean relative humidity

74%

Average peak wind

17.5km/h

Seasonal range

11.7°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

46 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

47 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

23.5 °C

Average feels-like low

13.0 °C

Average peak gust

36.2 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

23 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.5 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.3 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.34 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

46.4 °C

19 July 1941

Coldest day

-1.4 °C

29 January 2005

Wettest day

92 mm

21 November 1977

Windiest day

63.9 km/h

15 February 1941

Strongest gust

114.1 km/h

25 November 2002

Hottest feels-like

47.8 °C

1 August 1988

Coldest feels-like

-5.6 °C

29 January 2005

Sunniest day

13.6 h

28 June 2008

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	43.1 °C11 August 2025	3.8 °C15 January 2025	19.2 °C	293 mm	61	0
2024	39.0 °C24 July 2024	5.5 °C28 February 2024	19.4 °C	201 mm	51	0
2023	42.5 °C26 June 2023	2.8 °C30 January 2023	19.5 °C	148 mm	77	0
2022	40.5 °C9 July 2022	4.6 °C10 January 2022	19.5 °C	142 mm	59	0
2021	40.1 °C14 August 2021	3.0 °C18 January 2021	18.5 °C	179 mm	34	0
2020	44.2 °C7 July 2020	4.2 °C13 January 2020	19.0 °C	152 mm	53	0
2019	39.8 °C30 September 2019	2.3 °C9 January 2019	18.5 °C	122 mm	35	0
2018	38.3 °C5 August 2018	3.6 °C29 January 2018	18.0 °C	378 mm	38	0
2017	41.8 °C20 May 2017	3.0 °C25 January 2017	19.2 °C	139 mm	76	0
2016	37.0 °C8 August 2016	4.7 °C28 December 2016	18.8 °C	296 mm	67	0
2015	40.5 °C12 May 2015	3.2 °C6 February 2015	18.7 °C	198 mm	46	0
2014	40.8 °C14 May 2014	4.2 °C1 January 2014	18.7 °C	347 mm	40	0
2013	42.6 °C11 August 2013	3.2 °C31 December 2013	18.4 °C	219 mm	51	0
2012	43.5 °C17 July 2012	1.5 °C5 February 2012	18.6 °C	192 mm	63	0
2011	42.2 °C1 July 2011	3.5 °C4 February 2011	18.8 °C	264 mm	60	0
2010	45.3 °C26 August 2010	3.9 °C9 January 2010	19.2 °C	425 mm	54	0
2009	45.7 °C20 July 2009	3.2 °C13 January 2009	19.1 °C	368 mm	61	0
2008	41.4 °C30 June 2008	3.2 °C3 December 2008	18.2 °C	255 mm	30	0
2007	40.3 °C30 July 2007	4.0 °C27 January 2007	18.3 °C	164 mm	35	0
2006	39.9 °C10 July 2006	2.0 °C31 January 2006	18.7 °C	235 mm	50	0
2005	39.9 °C20 July 2005	-1.4 °C29 January 2005	18.2 °C	163 mm	43	2
2004	43.3 °C24 July 2004	1.9 °C20 January 2004	18.4 °C	212 mm	48	0
2003	42.1 °C12 June 2003	1.5 °C13 January 2003	18.6 °C	301 mm	45	0
2002	35.8 °C19 October 2002	6.2 °C7 December 2002	18.4 °C	326 mm	24	0
2001	38.3 °C27 May 2001	4.8 °C8 January 2001	18.7 °C	225 mm	34	0
2000	43.6 °C31 July 2000	2.2 °C12 January 2000	18.4 °C	239 mm	49	0
1999	34.3 °C2 July 1999	2.0 °C18 December 1999	17.9 °C	259 mm	33	0
1998	36.9 °C4 August 1998	3.6 °C9 December 1998	18.5 °C	197 mm	40	0
1997	34.2 °C4 September 1997	5.4 °C28 December 1997	18.9 °C	345 mm	17	0
1996	35.2 °C22 July 1996	3.3 °C23 February 1996	18.3 °C	617 mm	45	0
1995	42.3 °C23 July 1995	2.4 °C9 January 1995	19.1 °C	200 mm	45	0
1994	39.3 °C5 July 1994	2.0 °C26 December 1994	18.1 °C	181 mm	46	0
1993	40.2 °C28 July 1993	3.0 °C5 January 1993	17.2 °C	208 mm	15	0
1992	39.5 °C17 August 1992	3.9 °C26 January 1992	17.9 °C	163 mm	34	0
1991	40.1 °C17 July 1991	3.1 °C6 January 1991	17.5 °C	296 mm	45	0
1990	41.2 °C5 August 1990	3.7 °C12 January 1990	18.3 °C	196 mm	43	0
1989	37.7 °C18 July 1989	3.1 °C2 January 1989	18.6 °C	358 mm	49	0
1988	44.7 °C2 August 1988	2.3 °C28 February 1988	18.0 °C	337 mm	53	0
1987	42.2 °C27 July 1987	3.9 °C17 January 1987	18.7 °C	248 mm	33	0
1986	38.0 °C20 August 1986	1.3 °C26 December 1986	17.5 °C	240 mm	42	0
1985	41.0 °C23 July 1985	1.7 °C1 January 1985	18.1 °C	270 mm	38	0
1984	40.0 °C28 July 1984	3.2 °C17 February 1984	17.5 °C	248 mm	43	0
1983	38.7 °C13 June 1983	2.5 °C3 January 1983	18.4 °C	223 mm	44	0
1982	41.5 °C10 August 1982	3.0 °C31 December 1982	17.5 °C	242 mm	26	0
1981	37.6 °C9 September 1981	1.6 °C6 January 1981	18.0 °C	127 mm	35	0
1980	41.2 °C6 August 1980	1.2 °C3 December 1980	18.2 °C	241 mm	63	0
1979	38.5 °C29 July 1979	4.4 °C1 April 1979	17.5 °C	268 mm	22	0
1978	40.9 °C22 July 1978	3.2 °C14 January 1978	17.7 °C	309 mm	41	0
1977	34.9 °C11 May 1977	3.5 °C8 January 1977	17.4 °C	401 mm	16	0
1976	40.1 °C10 August 1976	-0.3 °C28 January 1976	17.1 °C	391 mm	24	1
1975	40.6 °C29 July 1975	4.0 °C21 November 1975	17.2 °C	315 mm	40	0
1974	42.8 °C15 August 1974	3.6 °C4 March 1974	16.9 °C	285 mm	44	0
1973	36.6 °C14 August 1973	3.7 °C4 February 1973	17.4 °C	300 mm	29	0
1972	33.7 °C23 July 1972	2.3 °C25 January 1972	16.4 °C	395 mm	12	0
1971	40.9 °C29 July 1971	3.4 °C2 January 1971	17.1 °C	428 mm	38	0
1970	43.1 °C2 July 1970	3.5 °C17 February 1970	18.0 °C	397 mm	50	0
1969	39.3 °C18 July 1969	4.2 °C1 January 1969	17.8 °C	499 mm	36	0
1968	39.7 °C29 June 1968	3.0 °C13 January 1968	17.6 °C	436 mm	45	0
1967	44.5 °C19 July 1967	3.3 °C15 December 1967	17.3 °C	329 mm	35	0
1966	38.0 °C7 September 1966	4.1 °C25 December 1966	17.7 °C	221 mm	35	0
1965	39.2 °C5 August 1965	2.4 °C6 January 1965	17.6 °C	354 mm	31	0
1964	40.1 °C15 July 1964	3.2 °C31 January 1964	18.0 °C	305 mm	92	0
1963	40.5 °C27 September 1963	2.7 °C24 December 1963	17.7 °C	536 mm	42	0
1962	40.8 °C13 August 1962	3.1 °C11 February 1962	17.8 °C	466 mm	52	0
1961	41.1 °C28 August 1961	1.7 °C13 January 1961	18.6 °C	245 mm	63	0
1960	36.5 °C7 September 1960	1.2 °C18 January 1960	17.8 °C	360 mm	43	0
1959	41.4 °C17 August 1959	4.0 °C4 January 1959	17.5 °C	249 mm	24	0
1958	39.3 °C14 August 1958	3.7 °C16 January 1958	18.0 °C	245 mm	38	0
1957	38.9 °C10 July 1957	1.8 °C16 January 1957	17.6 °C	343 mm	46	0
1956	39.7 °C1 August 1956	2.0 °C6 February 1956	17.2 °C	407 mm	56	0
1955	42.1 °C25 June 1955	4.1 °C12 March 1955	19.1 °C	346 mm	78	0
1954	43.5 °C24 July 1954	1.9 °C12 January 1954	17.6 °C	249 mm	74	0
1953	45.5 °C20 July 1953	0.1 °C11 January 1953	18.1 °C	224 mm	67	0
1952	44.5 °C10 July 1952	1.0 °C7 February 1952	17.6 °C	272 mm	46	0
1951	38.8 °C14 June 1951	3.9 °C26 January 1951	17.4 °C	299 mm	31	0
1950	40.8 °C28 June 1950	4.5 °C15 February 1950	17.9 °C	197 mm	38	0
1949	42.8 °C24 August 1949	3.4 °C15 January 1949	18.3 °C	233 mm	50	0
1948	42.1 °C28 June 1948	3.9 °C19 January 1948	18.1 °C	198 mm	54	0
1947	37.6 °C8 June 1947	2.5 °C21 December 1947	17.9 °C	323 mm	31	0
1946	44.4 °C11 July 1946	1.3 °C23 December 1946	17.5 °C	213 mm	56	0
1945	45.0 °C22 July 1945	0.7 °C8 January 1945	18.6 °C	143 mm	52	0
1944	43.4 °C31 July 1944	1.6 °C30 December 1944	17.9 °C	208 mm	39	0
1943	40.6 °C16 August 1943	1.3 °C1 January 1943	17.9 °C	253 mm	69	0
1942	42.7 °C17 July 1942	1.5 °C10 February 1942	17.8 °C	453 mm	55	0
1941	46.4 °C19 July 1941	1.0 °C7 January 1941	18.4 °C	256 mm	90	0
1940	39.8 °C12 August 1940	1.5 °C24 January 1940	17.7 °C	312 mm	83	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

24.9 °C

+1.2 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

61 d/yr

+15

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

293 mm

+13 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	20.3 °C	+2.7 °C	13 mm	-26 mm
Feb	20.1 °C	+1.3 °C	31 mm	-8 mm
Mar	20.2 °C	-0.6 °C	62 mm	+25 mm
Apr	23.4 °C	+1.3 °C	23 mm	-3 mm
May	25.9 °C	+1.4 °C	6 mm	-8 mm
Jun	29.6 °C	+2.7 °C	0 mm	-3 mm
Jul	30.1 °C	+0.3 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Aug	32.2 °C	+2.2 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Sep	29.5 °C	+1.4 °C	1 mm	-5 mm
Oct	26.6 °C	+1.1 °C	3 mm	-24 mm
Nov	22.8 °C	+1.1 °C	35 mm	-8 mm
Dec	17.8 °C	-0.7 °C	119 mm	+74 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

43.1 °C

11 Aug 2025

Coldest day

3.8 °C

15 Jan 2025

Wettest day

25.0 mm

16 Dec 2025

Windiest day

41.7 km/h

17 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

76.0 km/h

17 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

45.4 °C

29 Jun 2025

Coldest feels-like

0.0 °C

15 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

13.5 h

28 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Sidi Bennour?

Sidi Bennour has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.1 °C and it receives 280 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sidi Bennour?

The hottest day measured in Sidi Bennour between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 1941, reaching 46.4 °C.

What is the coldest day in Sidi Bennour?

The coldest day measured in Sidi Bennour between 1940 and 2025 was 29 January 2005, at -1.4 °C.

Does it snow in Sidi Bennour?

Almost never: Sidi Bennour sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Sidi Bennour warmed?

Yes: Sidi Bennour warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Sidi Bennour?

The wettest day measured in Sidi Bennour between 1940 and 2025 was 21 November 1977, with 92 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Sidi Bennour?

The windiest day measured in Sidi Bennour between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1941, with winds reaching 63.9 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Sidi Bennour?

The warmest month in Sidi Bennour is August (23.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.2 °C).

How much does it rain in Sidi Bennour?

Sidi Bennour receives on average 280 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 47 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Sidi Bennour?

Sidi Bennour gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Sidi Bennour?

Yes: Sidi Bennour has on average 23 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sidi Bennour?

In Sidi Bennour, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.8 °C on 1 August 1988, and the lowest was -5.6 °C on 29 January 2005.

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