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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Gueltat Zemmour Morocco

In Gueltat Zemmour, the summers are short, sweltering, arid, and clear; the winters are cool, dry, and mostly clear; and it is windy year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 47°F to 105°F and is rarely below 42°F or above 113°F.

Based on the beach/pool score, the best times of year to visit Gueltat Zemmour for hot-weather activities are from mid May to mid July and from early September to early October.

Climate in Gueltat Zemmour

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Gueltat Zemmour weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The hot season lasts for 2.6 months, from June 22 to September 10, with an average daily high temperature above 98°F. The hottest month of the year in Gueltat Zemmour is August, with an average high of 103°F and low of 70°F.

The cool season lasts for 3.1 months, from November 20 to February 24, with an average daily high temperature below 78°F. The coldest month of the year in Gueltat Zemmour is January, with an average low of 47°F and high of 72°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Gueltat Zemmour

Average High and Low Temperature in Gueltat ZemmourhotcoolcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°F110°F110°F120°F120°FJan 1271°FJan 1271°FJul 25105°FJul 25105°F47°F47°F70°F70°FJun 2298°FJun 2298°FSep 1098°FSep 1098°FNov 2078°FNov 2078°FFeb 2478°FFeb 2478°F64°F64°F69°F69°F54°F54°F50°F50°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.
AverageJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
High 72°F76°F82°F86°F90°F97°F103°F103°F96°F88°F79°F73°F
Temp. 57°F61°F66°F70°F74°F80°F85°F86°F81°F74°F66°F59°F
Low 47°F49°F53°F55°F59°F63°F69°F70°F68°F62°F55°F49°F

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in Gueltat Zemmour

Average Hourly Temperature in Gueltat ZemmourJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNowNowcoldcoldcoolcoolcoolcoolcomfortablewarmwarmhotswelteringcold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Garnet, California, United States (6,015 miles away); Rosario, Mexico (5,825 miles); and Keetmanshoop, Namibia (4,116 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Gueltat Zemmour (view comparison).

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In Gueltat Zemmour, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Gueltat Zemmour begins around May 24 and lasts for 3.4 months, ending around September 7.

The clearest month of the year in Gueltat Zemmour is July, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 96% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around September 7 and lasts for 8.5 months, ending around May 24.

The cloudiest month of the year in Gueltat Zemmour is November, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 36% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Gueltat Zemmour

Cloud Cover Categories in Gueltat ZemmourclearercloudiercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Jul 1797%Jul 1797%Nov 2363%Nov 2363%May 2479%May 2479%Sep 780%Sep 780%NowNowclearmostly clearovercastpartly cloudymostly cloudy
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.
FractionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cloudier 27%23%21%26%23%10%4%10%25%34%36%33%
Clearer 73%77%79%74%77%90%96%90%75%66%64%67%

Gueltat Zemmour does not experience significant seasonal variation in the frequency of wet days (i.e., those with greater than 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation). The frequency ranges from 1% to 6%, with an average value of 2%.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Gueltat Zemmour is September, with an average of 1.4 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 6% on September 16.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Gueltat Zemmour

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Gueltat ZemmourJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Sep 166%Sep 166%May 241%May 241%Oct 193%Oct 193%NowNow
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).
Days ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rain 0.6d0.8d0.7d0.3d0.2d0.3d0.3d0.8d1.4d1.2d0.6d0.6d

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Gueltat Zemmour experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 1.3 months, from August 31 to October 9, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Gueltat Zemmour is September, with an average rainfall of 0.7 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 11 months, from October 9 to August 31. The month with the least rain in Gueltat Zemmour is May, with an average rainfall of 0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Gueltat Zemmour

Average Monthly Rainfall in Gueltat ZemmourrainJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0.0 in0.0 in0.5 in0.5 in1.0 in1.0 in1.5 in1.5 in2.0 in2.0 in2.5 in2.5 in3.0 in3.0 inSep 230.7 inSep 230.7 inMay 170.0 inMay 170.0 inJan 290.2 inJan 290.2 inNowNow
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rainfall 0.1″0.2″0.1″0.1″0.0″0.1″0.1″0.3″0.7″0.4″0.2″0.2″

The length of the day in Gueltat Zemmour varies over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 10 hours, 34 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 13 hours, 42 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Gueltat Zemmour

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Gueltat ZemmourJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 6 minMar 2012 hr, 6 minMar 2013 hr, 42 minJun 2013 hr, 42 minJun 2012 hr, 7 minSep 2212 hr, 7 minSep 2210 hr, 34 minDec 2110 hr, 34 minDec 21nightnightdayNowNow
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.
Hours ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight 10.8h11.3h12.0h12.8h13.4h13.7h13.5h13.0h12.3h11.5h10.9h10.6h

The earliest sunrise is at 6:28 AM on April 13, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 8 minutes later at 8:36 AM on January 14. The earliest sunset is at 6:56 PM on March 10, and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 47 minutes later at 8:43 PM on July 3.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in Gueltat Zemmour during 2024, starting in the spring on March 10, lasting 1.1 months, and ending in the fall on April 14.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in Gueltat Zemmour

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in Gueltat ZemmourJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AM2 AMApr 136:28 AMApr 136:28 AM8:43 PMJul 38:43 PMJul 3Mar 106:56 PMMar 106:56 PM8:36 AMJan 148:36 AMJan 14Apr 14DSTApr 14DSTdaynightnightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of the year 2024. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray. The transitions to and from daylight saving time are indicated by the 'DST' labels.

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.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in Gueltat Zemmour

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in Gueltat ZemmourJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AM00001010102020203030303040404050506060708000010101010202020303030404040405050606070708041NowNow
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of the year 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 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.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in Gueltat Zemmour

The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

We 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 perceived humidity level in Gueltat Zemmour, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, staying within 1% of 1% throughout.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Gueltat Zemmour

Humidity Comfort Levels in Gueltat ZemmourJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Feb 290%Feb 290%Sep 172%Sep 172%NowNowcomfortablecomfortabledrydryhumidhumid
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Muggy days 0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.1d0.3d0.5d0.3d0.0d0.0d

This 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 Gueltat Zemmour experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 4.6 months, from April 28 to September 14, with average wind speeds of more than 13.2 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Gueltat Zemmour is July, with an average hourly wind speed of 16.3 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 7.4 months, from September 14 to April 28. The calmest month of the year in Gueltat Zemmour is November, with an average hourly wind speed of 10.2 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Gueltat Zemmour

Average Wind Speed in Gueltat ZemmourwindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mph16 mph16 mph18 mph18 mph20 mph20 mph22 mph22 mphJul 1416.5 mphJul 1416.5 mphNov 310.0 mphNov 310.0 mphApr 2813.2 mphApr 2813.2 mphSep 1413.2 mphSep 1413.2 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Wind Speed (mph) 11.311.711.912.913.614.916.315.313.010.510.210.7

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Gueltat Zemmour varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the north for 9.5 months, from February 10 to November 25, with a peak percentage of 92% on June 22. The wind is most often from the east for 2.5 months, from November 25 to February 10, with a peak percentage of 59% on January 1.

Wind Direction in Gueltat Zemmour

Wind Direction in Gueltat ZemmourENEJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNoweastnorthwestsouth
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Gueltat Zemmour throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Gueltat Zemmour for general outdoor tourist activities are from early February to mid May and from mid October to late November, with a peak score in the third week of March.

Tourism Score in Gueltat Zemmour

Tourism Score in Gueltat Zemmourbest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810108.08.04.84.87.57.56.46.4NowNow cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationtourism score
The tourism score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Gueltat Zemmour for hot-weather activities are from mid May to mid July and from early September to early October, with a peak score in the second week of June.

Beach/Pool Score in Gueltat Zemmour

Beach/Pool Score in Gueltat Zemmourbest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810108.28.21.81.87.57.57.07.0NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationbeach/pool score
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions 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).

Temperatures in Gueltat Zemmour are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Gueltat Zemmour

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Gueltat ZemmourJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%100%Jan 1100%Jan 1100%Jul 2100%Jul 2NowNowcoldcoolcomfortablewarmhotswelteringvery cold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is 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.

Growing Degree Days in Gueltat Zemmour

Growing Degree Days in Gueltat ZemmourJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F1,000°F1,000°F2,000°F2,000°F3,000°F3,000°F4,000°F4,000°F5,000°F5,000°F6,000°F6,000°F7,000°F7,000°FJan 1290°FJan 1290°FMar 21900°FMar 21900°FMay 71,800°FMay 71,800°FDec 317,380°FDec 317,380°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the year, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This 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 experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 4.0 months, from April 4 to August 3, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 7.2 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Gueltat Zemmour is June, with an average of 7.9 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.8 months, from November 4 to January 31, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.9 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Gueltat Zemmour is December, with an average of 4.2 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Gueltat Zemmour

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Gueltat ZemmourbrightdarkdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWhJun 58.0 kWhJun 58.0 kWhDec 174.1 kWhDec 174.1 kWhApr 47.2 kWhApr 47.2 kWhAug 37.2 kWhAug 37.2 kWhNov 44.9 kWhNov 44.9 kWhJan 314.9 kWhJan 314.9 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Solar Energy (kWh) 4.55.56.67.57.97.97.57.06.35.44.64.2

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Gueltat Zemmour are 25.143 deg latitude, -12.372 deg longitude, and 1,375 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Gueltat Zemmour contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 499 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 1,456 feet. Within 10 miles also contains significant variations in elevation (807 feet). Within 50 miles contains significant variations in elevation (1,296 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Gueltat Zemmour is covered by bare soil (100%), within 10 miles by bare soil (100%), and within 50 miles by bare soil (100%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Gueltat Zemmour, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Gueltat Zemmour is further than 200 kilometers from the nearest reliable weather station, so the weather-related data on this page were taken entirely from NASA's MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

The temperature and dew point estimates are corrected for the difference between the reference elevation of the MERRA-2 grid cell and the elevation of Gueltat Zemmour, according to the International Standard Atmosphere .

All 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.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

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