Taza climate — normals and trends
Taza (Morocco) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.4 °C and it receives 443 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 (26.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (8.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Taza averages 3 frost days, 82 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 77 rainy days per year.
Taza has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 6 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.8 °C (on 10 July 2023) and the coldest -6.8 °C (on 9 January 1965).
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
TazaFes-Meknes
- coords
- 34.21°, -4.01°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.4°C
Average daily high
22.1°C
Average daily low
11.3°C
Annual rainfall
443mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
64%
Average peak wind
14.8km/h
Seasonal range
18.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
3 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
82 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
77 d/yr
Annual snowfall
4.6 cm
Average feels-like high
20.9 °C
Average feels-like low
9.7 °C
Average peak gust
38.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
30 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.62 · 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
42.8 °C
10 July 2023
Coldest day
-6.8 °C
9 January 1965
Wettest day
66 mm
6 November 1962
Windiest day
45.4 km/h
1 December 1959
Strongest gust
115.2 km/h
17 January 1972
Hottest feels-like
43.0 °C
7 August 2005
Coldest feels-like
-11.7 °C
2 February 1954
Snowiest day
26.1 cm
13 December 1949
Sunniest day
13.9 h
8 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15.3 °C | +2.5 °C | 37 mm | -14 mm |
| Feb | 16.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 39 mm | -17 mm |
| Mar | 16.6 °C | -0.3 °C | 117 mm | +59 mm |
| Apr | 21.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 68 mm | +14 mm |
| May | 25.9 °C | +2.5 °C | 17 mm | -18 mm |
| Jun | 34.4 °C | +5.7 °C | 14 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 36.1 °C | +2.4 °C | 4 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 35.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 8 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 30.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 7 mm | -9 mm |
| Oct | 26.9 °C | +4.0 °C | 5 mm | -30 mm |
| Nov | 19.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 26 mm | -25 mm |
| Dec | 12.6 °C | -0.9 °C | 151 mm | +93 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Taza?
Taza has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.4 °C and it receives 443 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Taza?
The hottest day measured in Taza between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 2023, reaching 42.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Taza?
The coldest day measured in Taza between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1965, at -6.8 °C.
Does it snow in Taza?
Yes. Taza gets on average 4.6 cm of snow per year and has around 3 frost days.
Has the climate of Taza warmed?
Yes: Taza warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Taza?
The wettest day measured in Taza between 1940 and 2025 was 6 November 1962, with 66 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Taza?
The windiest day measured in Taza between 1940 and 2025 was 1 December 1959, with winds reaching 45.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Taza?
The warmest month in Taza is July (26.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (8.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Taza?
Taza receives on average 443 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 77 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Taza?
Taza gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Taza?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Taza between 1940 and 2025 was 13 December 1949, with 26.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Taza?
Yes: Taza has on average 30 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Taza?
In Taza, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.0 °C on 7 August 2005, and the lowest was -11.7 °C on 2 February 1954.
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