Tangier climate — normals and trends
Tangier (Morocco) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.8 °C and it receives 594 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 (24.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (12.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Tangier averages 0 frost days, 22 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 74 rainy days per year.
Tangier has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.0 °C (on 20 July 1941) and the coldest -1.0 °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
TangierTanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
- coords
- 35.77°, -5.80°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.8°C
Average daily high
21.6°C
Average daily low
14.3°C
Annual rainfall
594mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
21.0km/h
Seasonal range
11.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
22 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
74 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
21.1 °C
Average feels-like low
13.2 °C
Average peak gust
45.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
35 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.59 · 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
42.0 °C
20 July 1941
Coldest day
-1.0 °C
28 January 2005
Wettest day
91 mm
29 November 2010
Windiest day
56.7 km/h
22 December 1958
Strongest gust
130.3 km/h
22 December 1958
Hottest feels-like
42.1 °C
25 July 2004
Coldest feels-like
-4.8 °C
28 January 2005
Sunniest day
14.2 h
30 June 1955
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 | +2.5 °C | 45 mm | -38 mm |
| Feb | 18.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 43 mm | -35 mm |
| Mar | 17.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 210 mm | +134 mm |
| Apr | 20.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 73 mm | +21 mm |
| May | 24.2 °C | +1.8 °C | 30 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 28.9 °C | +3.3 °C | 15 mm | +6 mm |
| Jul | 29.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 3 mm | +1 mm |
| Aug | 30.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| Sep | 27.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 8 mm | -11 mm |
| Oct | 25.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 22 mm | -35 mm |
| Nov | 19.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 114 mm | +27 mm |
| Dec | 16.0 °C | -0.3 °C | 140 mm | +44 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tangier?
Tangier has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.8 °C and it receives 594 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tangier?
The hottest day measured in Tangier between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 1941, reaching 42.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tangier?
The coldest day measured in Tangier between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 2005, at -1.0 °C.
Does it snow in Tangier?
Almost never: Tangier sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Tangier warmed?
Yes: Tangier warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tangier?
The wettest day measured in Tangier between 1940 and 2025 was 29 November 2010, with 91 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tangier?
The windiest day measured in Tangier between 1940 and 2025 was 22 December 1958, with winds reaching 56.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tangier?
The warmest month in Tangier is August (24.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Tangier?
Tangier receives on average 594 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 74 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tangier?
Tangier gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Tangier?
Yes: Tangier has on average 35 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tangier?
In Tangier, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.1 °C on 25 July 2004, and the lowest was -4.8 °C on 28 January 2005.
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