Climate averages 1991–2020
Al Hoceïma weather
in March.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 9th warmest and the 9th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a mild month in Al Hoceïma: daytime highs average 17.0°C and nights cool to about 11.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 41 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes March a moderately wet month (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 57 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Melilla (91 km away). In March its highs average 18.7°C, 1.7°C warmer than Al Hoceïma, with 42 mm of rain.
Among the 56 cities listed in Morocco, Al Hoceïma ranks 54th of 56 for the warmest March highs and joint 24th of 56 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 56 cities is 20.4°C; Al Hoceïma is 3.4°C cooler than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 1.3°C to 18.3°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 41 mm to 37 mm.
The annual picture
March 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, selected | 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 | 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
March in nearby cities
- Melilla in MarchSpain · 91 kmHigh 18.7°C · Low 11.5°C · 42 mm rain
- Nador in MarchMorocco · 92 kmHigh 19.5°C · Low 10.7°C · 42 mm rain
- Taza in MarchMorocco · 116 kmHigh 19.0°C · Low 8.3°C · 49 mm rain
- Guercif in MarchMorocco · 126 kmHigh 20.3°C · Low 8.3°C · 28 mm rain
- Martil in MarchMorocco · 128 kmHigh 17.5°C · Low 11.2°C · 68 mm rain
- Taourirt in MarchMorocco · 134 kmHigh 20.5°C · Low 8.3°C · 26 mm rain
- Tétouan in MarchMorocco · 135 kmHigh 17.3°C · Low 10.3°C · 68 mm rain
- Fnidek in MarchMorocco · 145 kmHigh 16.8°C · Low 12.3°C · 60 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.