Taounate climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Taounate?

Taounate has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.7 °C and it receives 749 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Taounate?

The hottest day measured in Taounate between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 2005, reaching 45.5 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Taounate?

The coldest day measured in Taounate between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1954, at -3.3 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Taounate?

Almost never: Taounate sees virtually no snow, with about 1 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Taounate warmed?

Yes: Taounate warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Taounate?

The wettest day measured in Taounate between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 1950, with 90 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Taounate?

The windiest day measured in Taounate between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 1986, with winds reaching 35.0 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Taounate?

The warmest month in Taounate is August (27.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (10.8 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Taounate?

Taounate receives on average 749 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 78 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Taounate?

Taounate gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Taounate (Morocco) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.7 °C and it receives 749 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 (27.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (10.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.

Taounate averages 1 frost days, 104 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 78 rainy days per year.

Taounate has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °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 45.5 °C (on 20 July 2005) and the coldest -3.3 °C (on 2 February 1954).

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

TaounateFes-Meknes

coords: 34.54°, -4.64°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CsaHot-summer MediterraneanWarmest monthAugustColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthDecemberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

18.7°C

Average daily high

24.3°C

Average daily low

13.4°C

Annual rainfall

749mm

Sunshine / day

10.6h

Mean relative humidity

64%

Average peak wind

11.5km/h

Seasonal range

17.0°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

1 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

104 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

78 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.6 cm

Average feels-like high

24.2 °C

Average feels-like low

12.6 °C

Average peak gust

30.1 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

57 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.7 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.1 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.54 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

45.5 °C

20 July 2005

Coldest day

-3.3 °C

2 February 1954

Wettest day

90 mm

29 December 1950

Windiest day

35.0 km/h

30 January 1986

Strongest gust

101.2 km/h

1 December 1959

Hottest feels-like

47.5 °C

10 July 2023

Coldest feels-like

-6.9 °C

2 February 1954

Snowiest day

20.2 cm

13 December 1949

Sunniest day

13.9 h

23 June 2024

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	42.7 °C2 August 2025	2.2 °C16 January 2025	20.0 °C	858 mm	133	0
2024	44.1 °C23 July 2024	3.1 °C8 January 2024	20.0 °C	607 mm	117	0
2023	45.5 °C10 July 2023	-0.1 °C29 January 2023	20.4 °C	292 mm	126	1
2022	42.7 °C30 July 2022	3.6 °C16 January 2022	20.5 °C	541 mm	139	0
2021	45.3 °C10 July 2021	0.0 °C4 January 2021	19.5 °C	632 mm	126	0
2020	42.8 °C11 July 2020	3.4 °C16 January 2020	20.0 °C	550 mm	124	0
2019	40.9 °C23 August 2019	1.1 °C8 January 2019	19.1 °C	548 mm	126	0
2018	42.1 °C2 August 2018	1.7 °C28 January 2018	18.5 °C	1,072 mm	102	0
2017	44.7 °C12 July 2017	0.7 °C16 January 2017	20.6 °C	453 mm	150	0
2016	44.4 °C19 July 2016	2.4 °C12 March 2016	20.1 °C	709 mm	133	0
2015	42.4 °C9 August 2015	2.2 °C25 January 2015	20.1 °C	354 mm	124	0
2014	41.9 °C16 July 2014	1.6 °C8 December 2014	19.2 °C	722 mm	128	0
2013	42.7 °C31 July 2013	-0.3 °C8 February 2013	19.1 °C	866 mm	128	1
2012	42.7 °C16 July 2012	-0.4 °C5 February 2012	19.0 °C	685 mm	127	1
2011	43.2 °C9 August 2011	1.0 °C2 February 2011	19.7 °C	718 mm	144	0
2010	44.2 °C26 August 2010	2.8 °C10 January 2010	19.8 °C	1,436 mm	112	0
2009	43.1 °C26 July 2009	3.3 °C11 January 2009	19.6 °C	989 mm	128	0
2008	42.5 °C22 July 2008	3.4 °C16 December 2008	19.0 °C	727 mm	112	0
2007	43.2 °C3 August 2007	1.0 °C27 January 2007	19.1 °C	439 mm	111	0
2006	44.6 °C10 July 2006	2.2 °C10 January 2006	19.7 °C	573 mm	121	0
2005	45.5 °C20 July 2005	-1.3 °C28 January 2005	19.6 °C	361 mm	139	2
2004	43.5 °C27 June 2004	0.7 °C20 January 2004	19.3 °C	572 mm	118	0
2003	44.3 °C29 July 2003	0.8 °C2 February 2003	19.5 °C	883 mm	130	0
2002	42.7 °C28 July 2002	2.7 °C7 December 2002	19.0 °C	751 mm	106	0
2001	42.2 °C21 July 2001	1.8 °C16 November 2001	19.6 °C	545 mm	124	0
2000	43.2 °C31 July 2000	2.0 °C20 January 2000	19.4 °C	659 mm	119	0
1999	43.3 °C1 July 1999	1.5 °C20 January 1999	19.0 °C	446 mm	112	0
1998	41.7 °C10 August 1998	2.0 °C1 December 1998	19.1 °C	495 mm	89	0
1997	40.7 °C14 August 1997	4.7 °C28 December 1997	19.6 °C	866 mm	88	0
1996	42.2 °C24 July 1996	0.6 °C23 February 1996	18.5 °C	1,326 mm	94	0
1995	44.5 °C23 July 1995	1.4 °C9 January 1995	19.6 °C	526 mm	92	0
1994	43.5 °C3 July 1994	0.8 °C26 December 1994	19.0 °C	377 mm	97	0
1993	41.3 °C25 July 1993	0.8 °C28 February 1993	17.8 °C	583 mm	68	0
1992	41.6 °C6 August 1992	0.9 °C25 January 1992	18.2 °C	522 mm	81	0
1991	42.5 °C14 July 1991	0.5 °C14 January 1991	18.3 °C	564 mm	100	0
1990	42.4 °C3 August 1990	3.0 °C12 January 1990	19.3 °C	553 mm	100	0
1989	42.3 °C21 July 1989	2.9 °C2 January 1989	19.5 °C	861 mm	108	0
1988	44.9 °C28 July 1988	2.0 °C17 December 1988	19.0 °C	460 mm	93	0
1987	40.7 °C21 August 1987	0.4 °C16 January 1987	19.3 °C	846 mm	105	0
1986	41.9 °C29 July 1986	2.1 °C24 December 1986	18.6 °C	708 mm	107	0
1985	43.4 °C4 August 1985	-1.1 °C1 January 1985	18.9 °C	663 mm	111	2
1984	41.7 °C23 July 1984	1.1 °C30 December 1984	18.0 °C	705 mm	94	0
1983	38.9 °C16 June 1983	0.7 °C13 February 1983	18.9 °C	606 mm	104	0
1982	43.0 °C30 June 1982	2.1 °C16 December 1982	18.2 °C	638 mm	84	0
1981	42.7 °C29 July 1981	-1.2 °C15 January 1981	18.9 °C	560 mm	106	2
1980	42.2 °C22 July 1980	-0.6 °C3 December 1980	18.4 °C	722 mm	101	1
1979	44.1 °C28 July 1979	0.9 °C21 December 1979	18.1 °C	871 mm	87	0
1978	42.9 °C16 July 1978	0.4 °C15 January 1978	18.4 °C	870 mm	92	0
1977	38.0 °C19 July 1977	0.9 °C24 November 1977	17.9 °C	757 mm	67	0
1976	42.1 °C4 August 1976	-1.1 °C27 January 1976	17.5 °C	1,054 mm	77	2
1975	41.8 °C14 July 1975	1.8 °C8 January 1975	17.6 °C	827 mm	81	0
1974	42.3 °C6 August 1974	1.4 °C5 March 1974	17.9 °C	675 mm	96	0
1973	41.2 °C27 July 1973	1.9 °C3 January 1973	18.1 °C	731 mm	89	0
1972	39.9 °C13 July 1972	2.8 °C12 December 1972	16.6 °C	1,072 mm	54	0
1971	39.5 °C31 July 1971	0.2 °C2 January 1971	17.5 °C	1,135 mm	86	0
1970	40.8 °C26 July 1970	-0.6 °C16 February 1970	18.8 °C	917 mm	104	1
1969	41.0 °C16 July 1969	2.1 °C2 December 1969	18.1 °C	1,372 mm	78	0
1968	42.9 °C9 July 1968	2.1 °C12 January 1968	18.6 °C	1,052 mm	114	0
1967	42.6 °C20 July 1967	-0.8 °C12 December 1967	18.3 °C	681 mm	96	1
1966	41.9 °C12 July 1966	2.0 °C21 November 1966	18.3 °C	654 mm	104	0
1965	42.1 °C5 August 1965	0.2 °C6 January 1965	18.2 °C	764 mm	95	0
1964	39.9 °C1 September 1964	1.3 °C31 January 1964	18.6 °C	765 mm	128	0
1963	40.5 °C15 July 1963	1.7 °C25 December 1963	17.8 °C	1,388 mm	78	0
1962	42.0 °C28 July 1962	-0.2 °C14 December 1962	18.5 °C	973 mm	108	1
1961	41.5 °C25 July 1961	1.9 °C5 January 1961	19.2 °C	651 mm	112	0
1960	39.1 °C28 August 1960	-0.3 °C17 January 1960	18.2 °C	1,205 mm	93	1
1959	40.9 °C16 August 1959	1.8 °C5 January 1959	17.9 °C	739 mm	80	0
1958	40.6 °C29 July 1958	3.3 °C14 April 1958	18.4 °C	756 mm	91	0
1957	39.0 °C4 August 1957	-2.1 °C16 January 1957	17.7 °C	848 mm	86	4
1956	42.2 °C5 July 1956	-1.2 °C13 February 1956	17.3 °C	968 mm	103	3
1955	42.2 °C7 July 1955	0.4 °C13 March 1955	19.1 °C	1,164 mm	126	0
1954	42.4 °C19 August 1954	-3.3 °C2 February 1954	17.6 °C	746 mm	106	3
1953	42.8 °C20 July 1953	-1.7 °C11 January 1953	18.1 °C	497 mm	99	7
1952	42.3 °C11 July 1952	0.3 °C7 February 1952	17.7 °C	630 mm	96	0
1951	41.6 °C27 July 1951	1.1 °C6 March 1951	17.6 °C	988 mm	88	0
1950	39.9 °C18 July 1950	2.0 °C27 December 1950	18.3 °C	576 mm	96	0
1949	40.7 °C10 August 1949	0.8 °C13 December 1949	18.5 °C	650 mm	85	0
1948	40.7 °C25 July 1948	0.3 °C18 January 1948	18.3 °C	525 mm	89	0
1947	41.1 °C31 July 1947	1.4 °C21 December 1947	18.5 °C	1,166 mm	89	0
1946	42.8 °C13 July 1946	-0.2 °C23 December 1946	17.6 °C	723 mm	101	1
1945	41.7 °C21 July 1945	-1.3 °C6 January 1945	19.4 °C	520 mm	117	2
1944	42.4 °C30 July 1944	-0.6 °C21 February 1944	18.1 °C	380 mm	87	1
1943	41.0 °C7 August 1943	1.7 °C21 November 1943	18.3 °C	634 mm	103	0
1942	42.5 °C16 July 1942	0.6 °C8 January 1942	18.0 °C	1,030 mm	107	0
1941	43.3 °C21 July 1941	-2.2 °C4 January 1941	17.8 °C	873 mm	105	6
1940	42.0 °C28 July 1940	-0.1 °C27 December 1940	17.4 °C	978 mm	92	1

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

26.0 °C

+1.7 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

133 d/yr

+29

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

-1

Annual rainfall

858 mm

+109 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	17.7 °C	+2.2 °C	55 mm	-50 mm
Feb	18.6 °C	+1.6 °C	50 mm	-50 mm
Mar	18.3 °C	-1.2 °C	310 mm	+211 mm
Apr	23.2 °C	+1.6 °C	55 mm	-22 mm
May	27.7 °C	+2.2 °C	14 mm	-29 mm
Jun	35.4 °C	+4.9 °C	9 mm	-5 mm
Jul	36.3 °C	+1.2 °C	0 mm	-2 mm
Aug	37.0 °C	+2.0 °C	3 mm	+0 mm
Sep	32.6 °C	+1.7 °C	6 mm	-9 mm
Oct	29.1 °C	+3.6 °C	18 mm	-43 mm
Nov	20.8 °C	+1.0 °C	86 mm	-18 mm
Dec	14.8 °C	-1.4 °C	251 mm	+127 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

42.7 °C

2 Aug 2025

Coldest day

2.2 °C

16 Jan 2025

Wettest day

55.5 mm

11 Mar 2025

Windiest day

22.5 km/h

23 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

69.8 km/h

13 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

44.4 °C

6 Aug 2025

Coldest feels-like

-0.4 °C

16 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

13.8 h

1 Jul 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Taounate?

Taounate has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.7 °C and it receives 749 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Taounate?

The hottest day measured in Taounate between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 2005, reaching 45.5 °C.

What is the coldest day in Taounate?

The coldest day measured in Taounate between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1954, at -3.3 °C.

Does it snow in Taounate?

Almost never: Taounate sees virtually no snow, with about 1 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Taounate warmed?

Yes: Taounate warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Taounate?

The wettest day measured in Taounate between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 1950, with 90 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Taounate?

The windiest day measured in Taounate between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 1986, with winds reaching 35.0 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Taounate?

The warmest month in Taounate is August (27.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (10.8 °C).

How much does it rain in Taounate?

Taounate receives on average 749 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 78 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Taounate?

Taounate gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Taounate?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Taounate between 1940 and 2025 was 13 December 1949, with 20.2 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Taounate?

Yes: Taounate has on average 57 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Taounate?

In Taounate, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.5 °C on 10 July 2023, and the lowest was -6.9 °C on 2 February 1954.

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