Summer Weather in Settat MoroccoDaily high temperatures increase by 8°F, from 83°F to 91°F, rarely falling below 74°F or exceeding 107°F. The highest daily average high temperature is 94°F on July 28. Daily low temperatures increase by 7°F, from 56°F to 64°F, rarely falling below 50°F or exceeding 71°F. The highest daily average low temperature is 65°F on July 31. For reference, on July 27, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Settat typically range from 65°F to 94°F, while on January 15, the coldest day of the year, they range from 38°F to 63°F. The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average summer temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day. Moreno Valley, United States (5,946 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Settat (view comparison). CloudsThe summer in Settat experiences gradually decreasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy decreasing from 23% to 18%. The lowest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 5% on July 15. The clearest day of the summer is July 15, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 95% of the time. For reference, on October 28, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 42%, while on July 15, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 95%. PrecipitationA wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Settat, the chance of a wet day over the course of the summer is essentially constant, remaining around 2% throughout. For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 21% on December 7, and its lowest chance is 1% on July 7. RainfallTo show variation within the season and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day. The average sliding 31-day rainfall during the summer in Settat is essentially constant, remaining about 0.1 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 0.8 inches. The lowest average 31-day accumulation is 0.1 inches on July 14. SunOver the course of the summer in Settat, the length of the day is rapidly decreasing. From the start to the end of the season, the length of the day decreases by 1 hour, 20 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 53 seconds, and weekly decrease of 6 minutes, 10 seconds. The shortest day of the summer is August 31, with 12 hours, 52 minutes of daylight and the longest day is June 20, with 14 hours, 20 minutes of daylight. The earliest sunrise of the summer in Settat is 6:21 AM on June 12 and the latest sunrise is 43 minutes later at 7:04 AM on August 31. The latest sunset is 8:43 PM on June 29 and the earliest sunset is 47 minutes earlier at 7:56 PM on August 31. Daylight saving time is observed in Settat during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during the summer, so the entire season is in standard time. For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 6:22 AM and sets 14 hours, 20 minutes later, at 8:42 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 8:29 AM and sets 9 hours, 58 minutes later, at 6:27 PM. The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation. MoonThe figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for the summer of 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon. HumidityWe base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night. The chance that a given day will be muggy in Settat is gradually increasing during the summer, rising from 0% to 5% over the course of the season. The highest chance of a muggy day during the summer is 6% on August 18. For reference, on August 18, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 6% of the time, while on January 1, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time. WindThis section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages. The average hourly wind speed in Settat is essentially constant during the summer, remaining within 0.4 miles per hour of 9.9 miles per hour throughout. For reference, on July 16, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 10.4 miles per hour, while on January 29, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 7.8 miles per hour. The highest daily average wind speed during the summer is 10.4 miles per hour on July 16. The hourly average wind direction in Settat throughout the summer is predominantly from the north, with a peak proportion of 81% on July 16. Water TemperatureSettat is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water. The average surface water temperature in Settat is increasing during the summer, rising by 5°F, from 68°F to 72°F, over the course of the season. The highest average surface water temperature during the summer is 73°F on August 12. Growing SeasonDefinitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere). The growing season in Settat typically lasts for 9.8 months (297 days), from around February 24 to around December 18, rarely starting before January 19 or after March 22, and rarely ending before November 25 or after January 12. The summer in Settat is reliably fully within the growing season. Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F. The average accumulated growing degree days in Settat are very rapidly increasing during the summer, increasing by 2,148°F, from 1,288°F to 3,436°F, over the course of the season. Solar EnergyThis section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation. The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Settat is decreasing during the summer, falling by 1.2 kWh, from 8.0 kWh to 6.8 kWh, over the course of the season. The highest average daily incident shortwave solar energy during the summer is 8.2 kWh on June 25. TopographyFor the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Settat are 33.001 deg latitude, -7.617 deg longitude, and 1,198 ft elevation. The topography within 2 miles of Settat contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 364 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 1,288 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,260 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (2,966 feet). The area within 2 miles of Settat is covered by artificial surfaces (52%) and cropland (40%), within 10 miles by cropland (76%), and within 50 miles by cropland (59%). Data SourcesThis report illustrates the typical weather in Settat, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016. Temperature and Dew PointThere is only a single weather station, Mohammed V International Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Settat. At a distance of 41 kilometers from Settat, closer than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed sufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records. The station records are corrected for the elevation difference between the station and Settat according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations. Please note that the station records themselves may additionally have been back-filled using other nearby stations or the MERRA-2 reanalysis. Other DataAll data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus. All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . 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