Tamansourt climate — normals and trends
Tamansourt (Morocco) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.7 °C and it receives 289 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 (27.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (10.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Tamansourt averages 1 frost days, 114 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 54 rainy days per year.
Tamansourt has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 2 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 45.7 °C (on 17 July 2012) and the coldest -3.9 °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
TamansourtMarrakesh-Safi
- coords
- 31.75°, -8.11°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.7°C
Average daily high
25.7°C
Average daily low
12.5°C
Annual rainfall
289mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
62%
Average peak wind
13.7km/h
Seasonal range
16.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
1 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
114 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
54 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
24.9 °C
Average feels-like low
11.4 °C
Average peak gust
28.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
34 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.53 · 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
45.7 °C
17 July 2012
Coldest day
-3.9 °C
29 January 2005
Wettest day
60 mm
28 November 2014
Windiest day
50.0 km/h
15 December 1975
Strongest gust
91.1 km/h
24 January 1947
Hottest feels-like
47.3 °C
27 July 1988
Coldest feels-like
-8.2 °C
29 January 2005
Snowiest day
0.3 cm
1 February 1954
Sunniest day
13.3 h
14 June 1957
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20.7 °C | +3.3 °C | 13 mm | -21 mm |
| Feb | 21.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 18 mm | -18 mm |
| Mar | 21.2 °C | -0.6 °C | 55 mm | +14 mm |
| Apr | 26.1 °C | +2.4 °C | 46 mm | +9 mm |
| May | 29.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 10 mm | -9 mm |
| Jun | 34.9 °C | +3.9 °C | 7 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 36.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 3 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 37.8 °C | +2.8 °C | 13 mm | +8 mm |
| Sep | 33.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 7 mm | -5 mm |
| Oct | 30.2 °C | +3.5 °C | 1 mm | -24 mm |
| Nov | 23.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 31 mm | -5 mm |
| Dec | 16.8 °C | -1.3 °C | 99 mm | +64 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tamansourt?
Tamansourt has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.7 °C and it receives 289 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tamansourt?
The hottest day measured in Tamansourt between 1940 and 2025 was 17 July 2012, reaching 45.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tamansourt?
The coldest day measured in Tamansourt between 1940 and 2025 was 29 January 2005, at -3.9 °C.
Does it snow in Tamansourt?
Almost never: Tamansourt sees virtually no snow, with about 1 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Tamansourt warmed?
Yes: Tamansourt warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tamansourt?
The wettest day measured in Tamansourt between 1940 and 2025 was 28 November 2014, with 60 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tamansourt?
The windiest day measured in Tamansourt between 1940 and 2025 was 15 December 1975, with winds reaching 50.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tamansourt?
The warmest month in Tamansourt is July (27.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (10.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Tamansourt?
Tamansourt receives on average 289 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 54 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tamansourt?
Tamansourt gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Tamansourt?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Tamansourt between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 1954, with 0.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Tamansourt?
Yes: Tamansourt has on average 34 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tamansourt?
In Tamansourt, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.3 °C on 27 July 1988, and the lowest was -8.2 °C on 29 January 2005.
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