Sidi Slimane climate — normals and trends
Sidi Slimane (Morocco) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.4 °C and it receives 458 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 (25.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (11.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Sidi Slimane averages 0 frost days, 89 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 66 rainy days per year.
Sidi Slimane has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.3 °C (on 26 August 2010) and the coldest -4.7 °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 SlimaneRabat-Salé-Kénitra
- coords
- 34.26°, -5.93°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.4°C
Average daily high
24.7°C
Average daily low
13.0°C
Annual rainfall
458mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
12.5km/h
Seasonal range
13.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
89 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
66 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
25.1 °C
Average feels-like low
12.6 °C
Average peak gust
30.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
31 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
46.3 °C
26 August 2010
Coldest day
-4.7 °C
28 January 2005
Wettest day
73 mm
30 November 2010
Windiest day
37.3 km/h
16 February 1956
Strongest gust
97.2 km/h
16 January 1972
Hottest feels-like
50.7 °C
10 July 2021
Coldest feels-like
-8.4 °C
28 January 2005
Snowiest day
0.1 cm
13 December 1949
Sunniest day
13.8 h
23 June 2024
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20.1 °C | +3.2 °C | 41 mm | -20 mm |
| Feb | 20.8 °C | +2.3 °C | 32 mm | -28 mm |
| Mar | 20.2 °C | -0.6 °C | 151 mm | +91 mm |
| Apr | 24.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 35 mm | -10 mm |
| May | 28.9 °C | +2.8 °C | 9 mm | -18 mm |
| Jun | 33.5 °C | +3.8 °C | 3 mm | -6 mm |
| Jul | 33.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 35.0 °C | +2.2 °C | 7 mm | +5 mm |
| Sep | 31.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 4 mm | -10 mm |
| Oct | 28.7 °C | +2.3 °C | 6 mm | -38 mm |
| Nov | 22.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 66 mm | +2 mm |
| Dec | 17.1 °C | -0.7 °C | 149 mm | +80 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sidi Slimane?
Sidi Slimane has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.4 °C and it receives 458 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sidi Slimane?
The hottest day measured in Sidi Slimane between 1940 and 2025 was 26 August 2010, reaching 46.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sidi Slimane?
The coldest day measured in Sidi Slimane between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 2005, at -4.7 °C.
Does it snow in Sidi Slimane?
Almost never: Sidi Slimane sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Sidi Slimane warmed?
Yes: Sidi Slimane warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sidi Slimane?
The wettest day measured in Sidi Slimane between 1940 and 2025 was 30 November 2010, with 73 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sidi Slimane?
The windiest day measured in Sidi Slimane between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 1956, with winds reaching 37.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sidi Slimane?
The warmest month in Sidi Slimane is August (25.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (11.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Sidi Slimane?
Sidi Slimane receives on average 458 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 66 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sidi Slimane?
Sidi Slimane gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Sidi Slimane?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Sidi Slimane between 1940 and 2025 was 13 December 1949, with 0.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Sidi Slimane?
Yes: Sidi Slimane has on average 31 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sidi Slimane?
In Sidi Slimane, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 50.7 °C on 10 July 2021, and the lowest was -8.4 °C on 28 January 2005.
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