Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Oulmes Morocco

In Oulmes, the summers are short, warm, arid, and clear and the winters are long, cold, wet, and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 35°F to 87°F and is rarely below 28°F or above 97°F.

Based on the beach/pool score, the best time of year to visit Oulmes for hot-weather activities is from early July to late August.

The hot season lasts for 2.6 months, from June 23 to September 10, with an average daily high temperature above 81°F. The hottest month of the year in Oulmes is August, with an average high of 86°F and low of 60°F.

The cool season lasts for 3.8 months, from November 17 to March 11, with an average daily high temperature below 61°F. The coldest month of the year in Oulmes is January, with an average low of 35°F and high of 54°F.

In Oulmes, 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 Oulmes begins around June 2 and lasts for 3.2 months, ending around September 8.

The clearest month of the year in Oulmes is July, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 93% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around September 8 and lasts for 8.8 months, ending around June 2.

The cloudiest month of the year in Oulmes is November, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 42% 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 Oulmes varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 7.8 months, from September 29 to May 22, with a greater than 12% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Oulmes is February, with an average of 6.5 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 4.2 months, from May 22 to September 29. The month with the fewest wet days in Oulmes is July, with an average of 0.5 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 Oulmes is November, with an average of 6.6 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 23% on November 19.

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. Oulmes experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 8.7 months, from September 11 to June 3, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Oulmes is November, with an average rainfall of 2.8 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 3.3 months, from June 3 to September 11. The month with the least rain in Oulmes is July, with an average rainfall of 0.1 inches.

The length of the day in Oulmes varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 9 hours, 56 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 14 hours, 22 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:55 AM on April 13, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 33 minutes later at 8:28 AM on January 8. The earliest sunset is at 6:15 PM on December 4, and the latest sunset is 2 hours, 22 minutes later at 8:37 PM on June 29.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in Oulmes 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 Oulmes, 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, remaining a virtually constant 0% 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 Oulmes does not vary significantly over the course of the year, remaining within 0.3 miles per hour of 7.2 miles per hour throughout.

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

The wind is most often from the west for 1.1 months, from March 3 to April 7, with a peak percentage of 32% on April 6. The wind is most often from the north for 6.4 months, from April 7 to October 19, with a peak percentage of 56% on June 21. The wind is most often from the south for 4.5 months, from October 19 to March 3, with a peak percentage of 37% on January 1.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Oulmes 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 time of year to visit Oulmes for general outdoor tourist activities is from early June to late September, with a peak score in the last week of June.

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 Oulmes for hot-weather activities is from early July to late August, with a peak score in the last week of July.

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).

The growing season in Oulmes typically lasts for 8.3 months (252 days), from around March 26 to around December 4, rarely starting before February 18 or after April 26, and rarely ending before November 10 or after December 27.

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.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Oulmes should appear around February 28, only rarely appearing before February 13 or after March 19.

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 extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.5 months, from May 4 to August 20, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 7.2 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Oulmes is June, with an average of 8.1 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.4 months, from October 29 to February 10, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.0 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Oulmes is December, with an average of 3.0 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Oulmes are 33.426 deg latitude, -6.001 deg longitude, and 3,855 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Oulmes contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,102 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 3,787 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (3,054 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (7,064 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Oulmes is covered by cropland (70%) and grassland (11%), within 10 miles by cropland (53%) and shrubs (22%), and within 50 miles by cropland (57%) and grassland (14%).