Climate averages 1991–2020
Al Hoceïma weather
in December.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 10th warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a mild month in Al Hoceïma: daytime highs average 16.2°C and nights cool to about 10.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 39 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 9 h 50 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Melilla (91 km away). In December its highs average 17.5°C, 1.3°C warmer than Al Hoceïma, with 32 mm of rain.
Among the 56 cities listed in Morocco, Al Hoceïma ranks joint 44th of 56 for the warmest December highs and joint 16th of 56 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 56 cities is 17.7°C; Al Hoceïma is 1.5°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.0°C to 15.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 39 mm to 54 mm.
The annual picture
December in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Al Hoceïma climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15.2°C9.6°C | 9.6°C | 54 | 8.1 | 10.110 h |
| February | 15.6°C10.0°C | 10.0°C | 40 | 6.5 | 10.911 h |
| March | 17.0°C11.2°C | 11.2°C | 41 | 6.7 | 11.912 h |
| April | 18.3°C12.6°C | 12.6°C | 37 | 5.6 | 13.113 h |
| May | 20.7°C15.0°C | 15.0°C | 26 | 3.7 | 14.014 h |
| June | 23.7°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 9.1 | 1.2 | 14.514 h |
| July | 26.6°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 0.8 | 0.2 | 14.314 h |
| August | 27.1°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 4.7 | 0.9 | 13.513 h |
| September | 24.6°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 23 | 3.4 | 12.412 h |
| October | 21.9°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 48 | 6.2 | 11.311 h |
| November | 18.4°C13.0°C | 13.0°C | 58 | 6.9 | 10.310 h |
| December, selected | 16.2°C10.8°C | 10.8°C | 39 | 6.7 | 9.810 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
December in nearby cities
- Melilla in DecemberSpain · 91 kmHigh 17.5°C · Low 10.8°C · 32 mm rain
- Nador in DecemberMorocco · 92 kmHigh 17.9°C · Low 9.7°C · 32 mm rain
- Taza in DecemberMorocco · 116 kmHigh 15.6°C · Low 6.8°C · 46 mm rain
- Guercif in DecemberMorocco · 126 kmHigh 16.0°C · Low 5.8°C · 18 mm rain
- Martil in DecemberMorocco · 128 kmHigh 16.2°C · Low 11.4°C · 69 mm rain
- Taourirt in DecemberMorocco · 134 kmHigh 16.1°C · Low 6.0°C · 16 mm rain
- Tétouan in DecemberMorocco · 135 kmHigh 15.9°C · Low 10.3°C · 69 mm rain
- Fnidek in DecemberMorocco · 145 kmHigh 15.9°C · Low 12.5°C · 74 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Al Hoceïma) is explained once on the Al Hoceïma year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.