Sidi Rahal climate — normals and trends
Sidi Rahal (Morocco) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.0 °C and it receives 411 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 (22.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (13.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Sidi Rahal averages 0 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 57 rainy days per year.
Sidi Rahal has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.3 °C (on 2 August 1988) and the coldest 4.2 °C (on 28 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 RahalCasablanca-Settat
- coords
- 33.48°, -7.94°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.0°C
Average daily high
20.0°C
Average daily low
16.1°C
Annual rainfall
411mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
21.7km/h
Seasonal range
8.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
57 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
20.2 °C
Average feels-like low
15.5 °C
Average peak gust
32.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
64 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.35 · 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
36.3 °C
2 August 1988
Coldest day
4.2 °C
28 January 2005
Wettest day
70 mm
30 November 2010
Windiest day
70.4 km/h
15 February 1941
Strongest gust
110.5 km/h
25 November 2002
Hottest feels-like
39.9 °C
2 August 1988
Coldest feels-like
-0.6 °C
28 January 2005
Sunniest day
13.7 h
26 June 1950
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 18.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 32 mm | -28 mm |
| Feb | 17.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 32 mm | -22 mm |
| Mar | 17.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 124 mm | +73 mm |
| Apr | 19.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 35 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 21.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 5 mm | -12 mm |
| Jun | 23.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 1 mm | -4 mm |
| Jul | 24.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 1 mm | +1 mm |
| Aug | 25.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 23.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 1 mm | -10 mm |
| Oct | 22.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 4 mm | -33 mm |
| Nov | 20.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 44 mm | -21 mm |
| Dec | 16.8 °C | -0.2 °C | 184 mm | +112 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sidi Rahal?
Sidi Rahal has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.0 °C and it receives 411 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sidi Rahal?
The hottest day measured in Sidi Rahal between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 1988, reaching 36.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sidi Rahal?
The coldest day measured in Sidi Rahal between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 2005, at 4.2 °C.
Does it snow in Sidi Rahal?
Almost never: Sidi Rahal sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Sidi Rahal warmed?
Yes: Sidi Rahal warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sidi Rahal?
The wettest day measured in Sidi Rahal between 1940 and 2025 was 30 November 2010, with 70 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sidi Rahal?
The windiest day measured in Sidi Rahal between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1941, with winds reaching 70.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sidi Rahal?
The warmest month in Sidi Rahal is August (22.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (13.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Sidi Rahal?
Sidi Rahal receives on average 411 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 57 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sidi Rahal?
Sidi Rahal 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 Rahal?
Yes: Sidi Rahal has on average 64 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sidi Rahal?
In Sidi Rahal, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.9 °C on 2 August 1988, and the lowest was -0.6 °C on 28 January 2005.
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