Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Sidi Abdallah Ghiat Morocco

In Sidi Abdallah Ghiat, the summers are short, sweltering, arid, and clear and the winters are long, cool, and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 43°F to 99°F and is rarely below 38°F or above 108°F.

Based on the beach/pool score, the best time of year to visit Sidi Abdallah Ghiat for hot-weather activities is from early June to late September.

The hot season lasts for 2.5 months, from June 21 to September 6, with an average daily high temperature above 92°F. The hottest month of the year in Sidi Abdallah Ghiat is July, with an average high of 98°F and low of 71°F.

The cool season lasts for 3.7 months, from November 16 to March 7, with an average daily high temperature below 71°F. The coldest month of the year in Sidi Abdallah Ghiat is January, with an average low of 43°F and high of 65°F.

In Sidi Abdallah Ghiat, 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 Sidi Abdallah Ghiat begins around May 30 and lasts for 3.2 months, ending around September 7.

The clearest month of the year in Sidi Abdallah Ghiat is July, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 94% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around September 7 and lasts for 8.7 months, ending around May 30.

The cloudiest month of the year in Sidi Abdallah Ghiat is October, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 40% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Sidi Abdallah Ghiat varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 6.4 months, from October 18 to April 29, with a greater than 8% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Sidi Abdallah Ghiat is March, with an average of 4.4 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 5.6 months, from April 29 to October 18. The month with the fewest wet days in Sidi Abdallah Ghiat is July, with an average of 0.2 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

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 Sidi Abdallah Ghiat is March, with an average of 4.4 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 15% on November 18.

Rainfall

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. Sidi Abdallah Ghiat experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 7.0 months, from October 6 to May 5, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Sidi Abdallah Ghiat is November, with an average rainfall of 1.3 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 5.0 months, from May 5 to October 6. The month with the least rain in Sidi Abdallah Ghiat is July, with an average rainfall of 0.0 inches.

The length of the day in Sidi Abdallah Ghiat varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 10 hours, 6 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 14 hours, 12 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 6:04 AM on April 13, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 27 minutes later at 8:31 AM on January 9. The earliest sunset is at 6:27 PM on December 2, and the latest sunset is 2 hours, 13 minutes later at 8:40 PM on June 30.

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

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.

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 Sidi Abdallah Ghiat, 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.

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 Sidi Abdallah Ghiat experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 4.6 months, from March 19 to August 6, with average wind speeds of more than 7.1 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Sidi Abdallah Ghiat is June, with an average hourly wind speed of 7.7 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 7.4 months, from August 6 to March 19. The calmest month of the year in Sidi Abdallah Ghiat is January, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.6 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Sidi Abdallah Ghiat varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the north for 6.8 months, from March 18 to October 13, with a peak percentage of 57% on June 9. The wind is most often from the south for 5.2 months, from October 13 to March 18, with a peak percentage of 44% on January 1.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Sidi Abdallah Ghiat 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 Sidi Abdallah Ghiat for general outdoor tourist activities are from late March to late June and from mid September to mid November, with a peak score in the last week of May.

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Sidi Abdallah Ghiat for hot-weather activities is from early June to late September, with a peak score in the last week of June.

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 Sidi Abdallah Ghiat 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.

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.

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 3.8 months, from April 20 to August 15, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 7.3 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Sidi Abdallah Ghiat is June, with an average of 8.3 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.3 months, from October 29 to February 7, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.4 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Sidi Abdallah Ghiat is December, with an average of 3.4 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Sidi Abdallah Ghiat are 31.523 deg latitude, -7.833 deg longitude, and 1,906 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Sidi Abdallah Ghiat contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 253 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 1,915 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,965 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (12,887 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Sidi Abdallah Ghiat is covered by sparse vegetation (42%) and cropland (37%), within 10 miles by cropland (58%) and sparse vegetation (19%), and within 50 miles by sparse vegetation (31%) and cropland (27%).