Taroudant climate — normals and trends
Taroudant (Morocco) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.5 °C and it receives 268 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 (30.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (14.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Taroudant averages 0 frost days, 140 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 51 rainy days per year.
Taroudant has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 48.9 °C (on 12 July 2023) and the coldest 0.9 °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
TaroudantSouss-Massa
- coords
- 30.47°, -8.88°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
21.5°C
Average daily high
28.2°C
Average daily low
16.0°C
Annual rainfall
268mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
52%
Average peak wind
17.1km/h
Seasonal range
15.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
140 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
51 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
27.3 °C
Average feels-like low
14.5 °C
Average peak gust
38.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
88 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.50 · 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
48.9 °C
12 July 2023
Coldest day
0.9 °C
29 January 2005
Wettest day
101 mm
28 November 2014
Windiest day
37.1 km/h
30 November 1947
Strongest gust
83.2 km/h
28 November 2014
Hottest feels-like
49.7 °C
12 July 2023
Coldest feels-like
-2.6 °C
29 January 2005
Snowiest day
0.6 cm
19 February 1991
Sunniest day
13.3 h
2 July 2004
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23.4 °C | +3.1 °C | 9 mm | -24 mm |
| Feb | 24.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 11 mm | -25 mm |
| Mar | 22.6 °C | -2.0 °C | 76 mm | +44 mm |
| Apr | 28.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 22 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 30.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 5 mm | -12 mm |
| Jun | 37.8 °C | +5.7 °C | 1 mm | -9 mm |
| Jul | 38.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 40.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 35.9 °C | +2.3 °C | 0 mm | -8 mm |
| Oct | 32.1 °C | +3.1 °C | 0 mm | -24 mm |
| Nov | 27.2 °C | +2.9 °C | 19 mm | -19 mm |
| Dec | 19.7 °C | -1.0 °C | 69 mm | +25 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Taroudant?
Taroudant has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.5 °C and it receives 268 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Taroudant?
The hottest day measured in Taroudant between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 2023, reaching 48.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Taroudant?
The coldest day measured in Taroudant between 1940 and 2025 was 29 January 2005, at 0.9 °C.
Does it snow in Taroudant?
Almost never: Taroudant sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Taroudant warmed?
Yes: Taroudant warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Taroudant?
The wettest day measured in Taroudant between 1940 and 2025 was 28 November 2014, with 101 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Taroudant?
The windiest day measured in Taroudant between 1940 and 2025 was 30 November 1947, with winds reaching 37.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Taroudant?
The warmest month in Taroudant is August (30.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (14.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Taroudant?
Taroudant receives on average 268 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 51 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Taroudant?
Taroudant gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Taroudant?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Taroudant between 1940 and 2025 was 19 February 1991, with 0.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Taroudant?
Yes: Taroudant has on average 88 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Taroudant?
In Taroudant, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.7 °C on 12 July 2023, and the lowest was -2.6 °C on 29 January 2005.
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