Climate averages 1991–2020
Khenifra weather
in August.
A very hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a very hot month in Khenifra: daytime highs average 35.8°C and nights cool to about 18.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 14 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes August a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 22 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ifrane (83 km away). In August its highs average 29.2°C, 6.7°C cooler than Khenifra, with 31 mm of rain.
Among the 56 cities listed in Morocco, Khenifra ranks 10th of 56 for the warmest August highs and 54th of 56 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 56 cities is 32.3°C; Khenifra is 3.6°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 5.6°C to 30.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 14 mm to 22 mm.
The annual picture
August 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
Khenifra climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14.6°C1.3°C | 1.3°C | 66 | 6.8 | 10.210 h |
| February | 16.3°C2.5°C | 2.5°C | 60 | 7.3 | 11.011 h |
| March | 19.0°C5.1°C | 5.1°C | 67 | 8.6 | 12.012 h |
| April | 21.3°C7.6°C | 7.6°C | 56 | 7.8 | 13.013 h |
| May | 25.6°C11.2°C | 11.2°C | 43 | 7.2 | 13.814 h |
| June | 31.0°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 17 | 4.3 | 14.314 h |
| July | 36.0°C18.7°C | 18.7°C | 11 | 4.4 | 14.114 h |
| August, selected | 35.8°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 14 | 5.6 | 13.413 h |
| September | 30.3°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 22 | 4.6 | 12.412 h |
| October | 25.1°C11.1°C | 11.1°C | 45 | 5.5 | 11.411 h |
| November | 18.8°C5.8°C | 5.8°C | 76 | 7.0 | 10.510 h |
| December | 15.9°C2.7°C | 2.7°C | 66 | 6.5 | 10.010 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
August in nearby cities
- Ifrane in AugustMorocco · 83 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 16.4°C · 31 mm rain
- Oued Zem in AugustMorocco · 86 kmHigh 35.2°C · Low 20.2°C · 8.4 mm rain
- Beni Mellal in AugustMorocco · 93 kmHigh 37.0°C · Low 20.5°C · 12 mm rain
- Khemisset in AugustMorocco · 106 kmHigh 32.6°C · Low 18.0°C · 4.8 mm rain
- Meknes in AugustMorocco · 107 kmHigh 33.9°C · Low 19.0°C · 4.3 mm rain
- Al Fqih Ben Çalah in AugustMorocco · 107 kmHigh 38.0°C · Low 21.6°C · 5.7 mm rain
- Khouribga in AugustMorocco · 116 kmHigh 33.9°C · Low 19.5°C · 6.6 mm rain
- Tiflet in AugustMorocco · 122 kmHigh 32.8°C · Low 18.7°C · 1.4 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 Khenifra) is explained once on the Khenifra year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.