Souk El Arbaa climate — normals and trends
Souk El Arbaa (Morocco) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.0 °C and it receives 604 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 (24.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (11.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Souk El Arbaa averages 0 frost days, 68 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 74 rainy days per year.
Souk El Arbaa has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.6 °C (on 21 July 1941) and the coldest -4.8 °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
Souk El ArbaaRabat-Salé-Kénitra
- coords
- 34.68°, -6.00°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.0°C
Average daily high
23.8°C
Average daily low
13.0°C
Annual rainfall
604mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
13.4km/h
Seasonal range
13.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
68 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
74 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
24.6 °C
Average feels-like low
12.7 °C
Average peak gust
30.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
29 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.39 · 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
46.6 °C
21 July 1941
Coldest day
-4.8 °C
28 January 2005
Wettest day
72 mm
22 January 1996
Windiest day
42.8 km/h
22 December 1958
Strongest gust
99.4 km/h
6 November 1997
Hottest feels-like
54.0 °C
23 July 1995
Coldest feels-like
-8.6 °C
28 January 2005
Snowiest day
0.1 cm
13 January 1945
Sunniest day
14.0 h
18 June 1950
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 19.0 °C | +2.5 °C | 60 mm | -20 mm |
| Feb | 19.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 46 mm | -31 mm |
| Mar | 19.2 °C | -0.9 °C | 231 mm | +152 mm |
| Apr | 23.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 69 mm | +7 mm |
| May | 26.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 30 mm | -6 mm |
| Jun | 31.5 °C | +3.1 °C | 1 mm | -9 mm |
| Jul | 31.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 33.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 2 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 30.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 6 mm | -13 mm |
| Oct | 27.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 13 mm | -44 mm |
| Nov | 21.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 98 mm | +12 mm |
| Dec | 16.7 °C | -0.7 °C | 182 mm | +89 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Souk El Arbaa?
Souk El Arbaa has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.0 °C and it receives 604 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Souk El Arbaa?
The hottest day measured in Souk El Arbaa between 1940 and 2025 was 21 July 1941, reaching 46.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Souk El Arbaa?
The coldest day measured in Souk El Arbaa between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 2005, at -4.8 °C.
Does it snow in Souk El Arbaa?
Almost never: Souk El Arbaa sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Souk El Arbaa warmed?
Yes: Souk El Arbaa warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Souk El Arbaa?
The wettest day measured in Souk El Arbaa between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1996, with 72 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Souk El Arbaa?
The windiest day measured in Souk El Arbaa between 1940 and 2025 was 22 December 1958, with winds reaching 42.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Souk El Arbaa?
The warmest month in Souk El Arbaa is August (24.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (11.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Souk El Arbaa?
Souk El Arbaa receives on average 604 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 74 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Souk El Arbaa?
Souk El Arbaa gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Souk El Arbaa?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Souk El Arbaa between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1945, with 0.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Souk El Arbaa?
Yes: Souk El Arbaa has on average 29 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Souk El Arbaa?
In Souk El Arbaa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 54.0 °C on 23 July 1995, and the lowest was -8.6 °C on 28 January 2005.
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