December 2024

December 2024 shows a national temperature anomaly of +1.7 °C relative to 1991–2020, ranking 4 among the warmest Decembers since 1991 (35 years).

Rainfall reached 21% of the monthly normal.

National SPEI-3: -1.35 (moderate drought). 6 of 12 regions are in severe or extreme drought: Beni Mellal-Khenifra, Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab, Guelmim-Oued Noun, Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra, Oriental, Souss-Massa.

The largest regional anomaly was in Marrakesh-Safi (+3.7 °C); the average number of very hot days was 10.

Text generated automatically from the data. National values are an unweighted mean of 12 regional points (regional capitals). Source: Open-Meteo (ERA5), Observatory calculations.