Zagora climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Zagora?

Zagora has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.9 °C and it receives 60 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Zagora between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 2024, reaching 46.1 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Zagora?

The coldest day measured in Zagora between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1957, at -2.3 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Zagora?

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

Q: Has the climate of Zagora warmed?

Yes: Zagora warmed by +3.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Zagora?

The wettest day measured in Zagora between 1940 and 2025 was 18 October 1979, with 62 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Zagora?

The windiest day measured in Zagora between 1940 and 2025 was 7 April 2008, with winds reaching 49.4 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Zagora?

The warmest month in Zagora is July (34.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (11.8 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Zagora?

Zagora receives on average 60 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 11 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Zagora?

Zagora gets on average 11.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,161 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Zagora (Morocco) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.9 °C and it receives 60 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 (34.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (11.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.

Zagora averages 1 frost days, 165 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 11 rainy days per year.

Zagora has warmed by +3.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.39 °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 46.1 °C (on 12 July 2024) and the coldest -2.3 °C (on 22 January 1957).

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

ZagoraDrâa-Tafilalet

coords: 30.33°, -5.84°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BWhHot desertWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthOctoberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

22.9°C

Average daily high

28.7°C

Average daily low

16.3°C

Annual rainfall

60mm

Sunshine / day

11.4h

Mean relative humidity

28%

Average peak wind

18.1km/h

Seasonal range

22.8°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

1 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

165 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

11 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

25.8 °C

Average feels-like low

13.4 °C

Average peak gust

37.4 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

136 d/yr

Solar radiation

22.1 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+3.3 °C

since 1940

+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.76 · 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

46.1 °C

12 July 2024

Coldest day

-2.3 °C

22 January 1957

Wettest day

62 mm

18 October 1979

Windiest day

49.4 km/h

7 April 2008

Strongest gust

106.9 km/h

7 April 2008

Hottest feels-like

45.2 °C

25 July 2010

Coldest feels-like

-5.9 °C

17 January 1941

Snowiest day

1.5 cm

17 December 1960

Sunniest day

13.2 h

7 June 2014

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	44.7 °C31 July 2025	3.9 °C2 January 2025	24.6 °C	65 mm	194	0
2024	46.1 °C12 July 2024	3.6 °C18 December 2024	25.5 °C	62 mm	192	0
2023	45.6 °C5 July 2023	2.6 °C1 February 2023	25.4 °C	63 mm	222	0
2022	43.7 °C21 August 2022	4.3 °C19 January 2022	24.9 °C	40 mm	184	0
2021	45.3 °C15 July 2021	2.4 °C13 January 2021	25.0 °C	54 mm	194	0
2020	44.9 °C6 July 2020	3.8 °C16 January 2020	24.8 °C	36 mm	179	0
2019	44.2 °C14 July 2019	3.8 °C11 January 2019	24.7 °C	41 mm	186	0
2018	45.0 °C25 July 2018	2.3 °C9 February 2018	23.7 °C	62 mm	167	0
2017	45.1 °C28 July 2017	0.8 °C3 January 2017	24.8 °C	32 mm	193	0
2016	44.7 °C8 July 2016	1.3 °C31 December 2016	24.4 °C	41 mm	182	0
2015	44.1 °C27 July 2015	2.1 °C7 January 2015	24.1 °C	27 mm	185	0
2014	43.9 °C17 July 2014	3.4 °C2 January 2014	24.3 °C	161 mm	194	0
2013	44.5 °C17 July 2013	2.2 °C5 January 2013	24.1 °C	29 mm	192	0
2012	44.4 °C15 July 2012	1.4 °C5 February 2012	23.8 °C	21 mm	178	0
2011	44.2 °C28 July 2011	3.3 °C5 February 2011	23.5 °C	49 mm	171	0
2010	44.9 °C25 July 2010	3.4 °C9 January 2010	24.6 °C	61 mm	192	0
2009	43.6 °C16 August 2009	3.3 °C8 January 2009	24.0 °C	47 mm	175	0
2008	43.7 °C8 July 2008	3.0 °C28 November 2008	23.4 °C	47 mm	162	0
2007	44.0 °C8 July 2007	3.4 °C2 January 2007	23.7 °C	14 mm	162	0
2006	43.6 °C10 July 2006	1.3 °C31 January 2006	23.6 °C	142 mm	194	0
2005	44.6 °C16 July 2005	-0.8 °C29 January 2005	23.9 °C	24 mm	196	1
2004	43.4 °C12 July 2004	1.7 °C25 December 2004	23.1 °C	51 mm	174	0
2003	43.7 °C9 July 2003	1.5 °C16 January 2003	23.9 °C	73 mm	181	0
2002	44.2 °C24 July 2002	3.5 °C8 January 2002	24.0 °C	50 mm	177	0
2001	44.6 °C12 July 2001	4.6 °C12 November 2001	24.9 °C	8 mm	199	0
2000	44.2 °C20 July 2000	-0.4 °C6 January 2000	23.4 °C	21 mm	154	3
1999	44.3 °C8 July 1999	0.4 °C4 February 1999	23.7 °C	80 mm	178	0
1998	44.8 °C23 July 1998	2.9 °C10 December 1998	23.9 °C	51 mm	172	0
1997	43.7 °C30 July 1997	2.5 °C4 January 1997	23.6 °C	19 mm	170	0
1996	43.1 °C7 July 1996	2.9 °C9 December 1996	23.1 °C	100 mm	168	0
1995	43.1 °C16 July 1995	1.2 °C9 January 1995	23.4 °C	48 mm	164	0
1994	43.2 °C12 July 1994	2.3 °C29 January 1994	23.4 °C	117 mm	155	0
1993	43.8 °C8 July 1993	-0.2 °C8 January 1993	22.3 °C	85 mm	154	2
1992	42.4 °C16 July 1992	0.7 °C5 January 1992	22.0 °C	50 mm	156	0
1991	43.4 °C3 August 1991	2.1 °C31 December 1991	22.4 °C	63 mm	145	0
1990	43.1 °C15 July 1990	2.0 °C18 January 1990	23.6 °C	22 mm	162	0
1989	42.7 °C2 July 1989	0.3 °C1 January 1989	22.8 °C	170 mm	171	0
1988	43.6 °C7 July 1988	0.9 °C26 December 1988	23.1 °C	110 mm	176	0
1987	43.8 °C5 August 1987	2.0 °C5 January 1987	23.9 °C	32 mm	183	0
1986	44.3 °C8 July 1986	0.6 °C26 December 1986	22.8 °C	59 mm	153	0
1985	43.1 °C6 August 1985	-0.2 °C16 January 1985	23.1 °C	100 mm	160	1
1984	42.4 °C2 August 1984	1.9 °C12 January 1984	22.7 °C	38 mm	161	0
1983	43.3 °C10 August 1983	-0.1 °C2 January 1983	23.6 °C	14 mm	169	2
1982	43.1 °C6 August 1982	1.2 °C24 December 1982	22.5 °C	35 mm	161	0
1981	42.5 °C6 July 1981	0.4 °C13 January 1981	23.3 °C	16 mm	177	0
1980	44.2 °C20 July 1980	1.2 °C29 December 1980	22.9 °C	77 mm	170	0
1979	44.6 °C27 July 1979	1.0 °C22 December 1979	22.4 °C	236 mm	160	0
1978	42.4 °C5 July 1978	1.5 °C14 January 1978	22.8 °C	43 mm	154	0
1977	43.1 °C21 July 1977	1.3 °C25 November 1977	22.7 °C	53 mm	153	0
1976	42.3 °C4 August 1976	0.6 °C28 January 1976	21.5 °C	71 mm	143	0
1975	42.2 °C4 July 1975	0.8 °C5 January 1975	22.1 °C	36 mm	145	0
1974	42.7 °C18 July 1974	1.4 °C25 December 1974	22.1 °C	48 mm	155	0
1973	43.3 °C26 July 1973	1.3 °C30 December 1973	22.5 °C	44 mm	167	0
1972	43.4 °C24 July 1972	0.8 °C31 December 1972	21.3 °C	90 mm	136	0
1971	42.5 °C29 June 1971	1.9 °C3 January 1971	21.7 °C	48 mm	145	0
1970	43.0 °C7 August 1970	1.3 °C30 December 1970	22.6 °C	78 mm	160	0
1969	43.4 °C5 August 1969	0.6 °C2 December 1969	22.5 °C	55 mm	151	0
1968	42.6 °C18 July 1968	1.0 °C1 January 1968	22.5 °C	32 mm	163	0
1967	43.8 °C9 July 1967	0.2 °C12 December 1967	21.8 °C	112 mm	150	0
1966	43.5 °C15 July 1966	4.0 °C28 November 1966	22.9 °C	65 mm	165	0
1965	42.3 °C10 July 1965	-0.9 °C5 January 1965	22.0 °C	171 mm	151	2
1964	42.5 °C6 July 1964	-1.1 °C28 January 1964	21.9 °C	25 mm	172	2
1963	42.1 °C8 July 1963	1.1 °C25 December 1963	21.6 °C	58 mm	147	0
1962	42.0 °C2 July 1962	0.0 °C16 December 1962	22.3 °C	57 mm	159	0
1961	42.5 °C3 August 1961	-1.0 °C13 January 1961	22.6 °C	17 mm	164	2
1960	42.8 °C16 July 1960	-0.4 °C19 December 1960	22.3 °C	61 mm	148	2
1959	42.7 °C31 July 1959	1.6 °C22 February 1959	22.0 °C	84 mm	154	0
1958	42.8 °C8 July 1958	1.0 °C1 January 1958	22.3 °C	33 mm	162	0
1957	43.1 °C22 July 1957	-2.3 °C22 January 1957	21.3 °C	72 mm	143	8
1956	42.1 °C4 July 1956	-1.5 °C2 January 1956	20.8 °C	64 mm	154	4
1955	42.5 °C10 August 1955	1.8 °C12 March 1955	22.7 °C	83 mm	171	0
1954	42.7 °C1 July 1954	-1.2 °C7 January 1954	21.3 °C	88 mm	156	8
1953	43.3 °C14 July 1953	-0.6 °C6 December 1953	20.7 °C	94 mm	146	1
1952	42.1 °C26 June 1952	-1.6 °C11 January 1952	22.0 °C	24 mm	157	3
1951	42.3 °C12 July 1951	0.4 °C11 January 1951	22.1 °C	53 mm	145	0
1950	41.7 °C23 July 1950	1.4 °C23 January 1950	21.8 °C	62 mm	135	0
1949	41.9 °C19 July 1949	-0.5 °C4 January 1949	21.3 °C	133 mm	147	1
1948	42.7 °C12 August 1948	0.4 °C18 January 1948	22.0 °C	23 mm	139	0
1947	43.1 °C12 July 1947	0.4 °C22 December 1947	22.7 °C	34 mm	161	0
1946	42.0 °C28 June 1946	-0.9 °C25 December 1946	21.7 °C	27 mm	138	1
1945	41.8 °C16 July 1945	0.5 °C4 January 1945	22.6 °C	27 mm	165	0
1944	43.4 °C13 July 1944	-1.1 °C28 December 1944	22.1 °C	56 mm	171	3
1943	41.9 °C13 July 1943	-0.9 °C21 November 1943	21.4 °C	73 mm	137	3
1942	41.9 °C15 July 1942	0.1 °C9 January 1942	22.2 °C	41 mm	170	0
1941	41.6 °C17 July 1941	-2.2 °C17 January 1941	21.8 °C	28 mm	149	2
1940	41.5 °C8 August 1940	-1.3 °C4 December 1940	21.1 °C	10 mm	145	5

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

30.5 °C

+1.8 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

194 d/yr

+29

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

-1

Annual rainfall

65 mm

+5 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	19.6 °C	+1.9 °C	0 mm	-6 mm
Feb	21.0 °C	+0.6 °C	1 mm	-5 mm
Mar	25.3 °C	+1.1 °C	2 mm	-3 mm
Apr	29.2 °C	+1.2 °C	14 mm	+10 mm
May	33.3 °C	+1.0 °C	1 mm	-1 mm
Jun	39.8 °C	+2.7 °C	1 mm	-0 mm
Jul	42.9 °C	+2.1 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Aug	41.3 °C	+1.5 °C	1 mm	-1 mm
Sep	36.3 °C	+1.5 °C	9 mm	+4 mm
Oct	32.7 °C	+4.2 °C	0 mm	-11 mm
Nov	25.9 °C	+3.6 °C	1 mm	-9 mm
Dec	18.0 °C	+0.1 °C	36 mm	+27 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

44.7 °C

31 Jul 2025

Coldest day

3.9 °C

2 Jan 2025

Wettest day

24.6 mm

13 Dec 2025

Windiest day

39.5 km/h

1 May 2025

Strongest gust

74.9 km/h

30 Apr 2025

Hottest feels-like

43.1 °C

27 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

0.0 °C

16 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

13.1 h

6 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Zagora?

Zagora has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.9 °C and it receives 60 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zagora?

The hottest day measured in Zagora between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 2024, reaching 46.1 °C.

What is the coldest day in Zagora?

The coldest day measured in Zagora between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1957, at -2.3 °C.

Does it snow in Zagora?

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

Has the climate of Zagora warmed?

Yes: Zagora warmed by +3.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Zagora?

The wettest day measured in Zagora between 1940 and 2025 was 18 October 1979, with 62 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Zagora?

The windiest day measured in Zagora between 1940 and 2025 was 7 April 2008, with winds reaching 49.4 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Zagora?

The warmest month in Zagora is July (34.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (11.8 °C).

How much does it rain in Zagora?

Zagora receives on average 60 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 11 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Zagora?

Zagora gets on average 11.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,161 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Zagora?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Zagora between 1940 and 2025 was 17 December 1960, with 1.5 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Zagora?

Yes: Zagora has on average 136 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zagora?

In Zagora, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.2 °C on 25 July 2010, and the lowest was -5.9 °C on 17 January 1941.

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