Climate averages 1991–2020
Oued Zem weather
in December.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 11th warmest and the 9th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a mild month in Oued Zem: daytime highs average 16.8°C and nights cool to about 5.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 45 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes December a moderately wet month (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 02 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Khouribga (31 km away). In December its highs average 16.6°C, about as warm as Oued Zem, with 48 mm of rain.
Among the 56 cities listed in Morocco, Oued Zem ranks joint 37th of 56 for the warmest December highs and joint 25th of 56 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 56 cities is 17.7°C; Oued Zem is 0.9°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.1°C to 15.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 45 mm to 46 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
Oued Zem climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15.7°C4.4°C | 4.4°C | 46 | 6.2 | 10.210 h |
| February | 17.2°C5.4°C | 5.4°C | 40 | 6.0 | 11.011 h |
| March | 19.9°C7.7°C | 7.7°C | 47 | 7.0 | 12.012 h |
| April | 22.0°C9.7°C | 9.7°C | 36 | 6.0 | 13.013 h |
| May | 26.1°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 25 | 4.6 | 13.814 h |
| June | 30.9°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 9.0 | 2.1 | 14.314 h |
| July | 35.3°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 5.7 | 2.4 | 14.114 h |
| August | 35.2°C20.2°C | 20.2°C | 8.4 | 3.4 | 13.413 h |
| September | 30.0°C17.1°C | 17.1°C | 14 | 2.7 | 12.412 h |
| October | 25.5°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 29 | 4.3 | 11.411 h |
| November | 19.7°C8.8°C | 8.8°C | 52 | 6.1 | 10.511 h |
| December, selected | 16.8°C5.9°C | 5.9°C | 45 | 5.8 | 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
- Khouribga in DecemberMorocco · 31 kmHigh 16.6°C · Low 6.3°C · 48 mm rain
- Al Fqih Ben Çalah in DecemberMorocco · 41 kmHigh 18.6°C · Low 5.5°C · 46 mm rain
- Beni Mellal in DecemberMorocco · 62 kmHigh 18.2°C · Low 4.5°C · 52 mm rain
- Khenifra in DecemberMorocco · 86 kmHigh 15.9°C · Low 2.7°C · 66 mm rain
- Settat in DecemberMorocco · 99 kmHigh 18.2°C · Low 8.6°C · 45 mm rain
- Berrechid in DecemberMorocco · 105 kmHigh 18.3°C · Low 8.5°C · 43 mm rain
- Lahraouyine in DecemberMorocco · 117 kmHigh 18.4°C · Low 9.5°C · 43 mm rain
- Khemisset in DecemberMorocco · 117 kmHigh 16.8°C · Low 5.6°C · 51 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 Oued Zem) is explained once on the Oued Zem year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.