Climate averages 1991–2020
Ben Guerir weather
in December.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 11th warmest and the joint 8th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a mild month in Ben Guerir: daytime highs average 18.3°C and nights cool to about 7.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 27 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the joint 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 05 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Youssoufia (54 km away). In December its highs average 19.1°C, 0.8°C warmer than Ben Guerir, with 33 mm of rain.
Among the 56 cities listed in Morocco, Ben Guerir ranks joint 19th of 56 for the warmest December highs and joint 8th of 56 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 56 cities is 17.7°C; Ben Guerir is 0.6°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.0°C to 17.3°C, and monthly rainfall stays at 27 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
Ben Guerir climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17.3°C6.0°C | 6.0°C | 27 | 4.6 | 10.310 h |
| February | 19.0°C7.1°C | 7.1°C | 27 | 5.0 | 11.011 h |
| March | 21.8°C9.3°C | 9.3°C | 30 | 5.5 | 12.012 h |
| April | 23.7°C10.8°C | 10.8°C | 24 | 4.6 | 13.013 h |
| May | 27.3°C13.4°C | 13.4°C | 12 | 2.6 | 13.814 h |
| June | 30.9°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 3.0 | 1.2 | 14.214 h |
| July | 34.2°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 1.5 | 0.6 | 14.014 h |
| August | 34.1°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 2.5 | 0.9 | 13.313 h |
| September | 30.0°C17.1°C | 17.1°C | 9.0 | 1.7 | 12.412 h |
| October | 26.4°C14.6°C | 14.6°C | 19 | 3.7 | 11.411 h |
| November | 21.3°C10.3°C | 10.3°C | 31 | 4.4 | 10.511 h |
| December, selected | 18.3°C7.5°C | 7.5°C | 27 | 4.8 | 10.110 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
- Youssoufia in DecemberMorocco · 54 kmHigh 19.1°C · Low 9.0°C · 33 mm rain
- El Kelaa des Srarhna in DecemberMorocco · 55 kmHigh 18.6°C · Low 6.5°C · 27 mm rain
- Marrakesh in DecemberMorocco · 68 kmHigh 18.6°C · Low 4.3°C · 27 mm rain
- Settat in DecemberMorocco · 90 kmHigh 18.2°C · Low 8.6°C · 45 mm rain
- Berrechid in DecemberMorocco · 119 kmHigh 18.3°C · Low 8.5°C · 43 mm rain
- Safi in DecemberMorocco · 121 kmHigh 19.4°C · Low 11.1°C · 41 mm rain
- Khouribga in DecemberMorocco · 121 kmHigh 16.6°C · Low 6.3°C · 48 mm rain
- Al Fqih Ben Çalah in DecemberMorocco · 122 kmHigh 18.6°C · Low 5.5°C · 46 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 Ben Guerir) is explained once on the Ben Guerir year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.