Climate averages 1991–2020
Khenifra weather
in December.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 11th warmest and the joint 9th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a mild month in Khenifra: daytime highs average 15.9°C and nights cool to about 2.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 66 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes December a moderately wet month (the joint 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 01 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ifrane (83 km away). In December its highs average 11.3°C, 4.6°C cooler than Khenifra, with 56 mm of rain.
Among the 56 cities listed in Morocco, Khenifra ranks joint 49th of 56 for the warmest December highs and 47th of 56 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 56 cities is 17.7°C; Khenifra is 1.9°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.2°C to 14.6°C, and monthly rainfall stays at 66 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
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 | 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, selected | 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
December in nearby cities
- Ifrane in DecemberMorocco · 83 kmHigh 11.3°C · Low 1.6°C · 56 mm rain
- Oued Zem in DecemberMorocco · 86 kmHigh 16.8°C · Low 5.9°C · 45 mm rain
- Beni Mellal in DecemberMorocco · 93 kmHigh 18.2°C · Low 4.5°C · 52 mm rain
- Khemisset in DecemberMorocco · 106 kmHigh 16.8°C · Low 5.6°C · 51 mm rain
- Meknes in DecemberMorocco · 107 kmHigh 16.5°C · Low 5.8°C · 55 mm rain
- Al Fqih Ben Çalah in DecemberMorocco · 107 kmHigh 18.6°C · Low 5.5°C · 46 mm rain
- Khouribga in DecemberMorocco · 116 kmHigh 16.6°C · Low 6.3°C · 48 mm rain
- Tiflet in DecemberMorocco · 122 kmHigh 17.4°C · Low 6.7°C · 59 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.