Al Hoceïma climate

Name: Al Hoceïma
Address: MA

Al Hoceïma is warmest in August, with average highs of 27 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 9.3 °C. November is the wettest month (58 mm) and July the driest (0.9 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Al Hoceïma averages 381 mm of rain and 77 days above 25 °C.

Morocco · population 395,644 · 1991–2020 normals

Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month

Warmest month August 27 °C
Coldest month January 9.3 °C
Driest month July 1 mm
Wettest month November 58 mm
Least cloud July 16 % cloud
Hottest on record August 38 °C
Coldest on record January 0.7 °C
Warmest sea August 24 °C

What to expectAl Hoceïma through the year

Al Hoceïma has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 15 °C in January to 27 °C in August, a swing of 12 °C in mean temperature across the year.

Counted across a normal year, 77 days a year reach 25 °C, 5 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 38 °C, in August.

Rain is strongly seasonal. November averages 58 mm against 1 mm in July — 62 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.

The sea off Al Hoceïma is warmest in August at 24 °C and coldest in February at 16 °C. Sea temperature lags the air by a month or two, which is why late summer swims warmer than early summer at the same air temperature.

Month by month

Month	Avg high	Rainfall	Cloud
January	15.3 °C	54 mm	40 %
February	15.6 °C	40 mm	38 %
March	17.1 °C	42 mm	41 %
April	18.4 °C	37 mm	39 %
May	20.8 °C	26 mm	37 %
June	23.9 °C	9 mm	23 %
July	26.7 °C	1 mm	16 %
August	27.2 °C	5 mm	22 %
September	24.7 °C	24 mm	35 %
October	22.0 °C	47 mm	41 %
November	18.5 °C	58 mm	41 %
December	16.3 °C	38 mm	42 %

Temperature month by month

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Mean	Record high	Record low	Days above 25 °C	Days above 30 °C
January	15.3 °C	9.3 °C	12.3 °C	21.0 °C	0.7 °C	0	0
February	15.6 °C	9.7 °C	12.8 °C	28.9 °C	2.7 °C	0	0
March	17.1 °C	11.0 °C	14.2 °C	26.1 °C	4.9 °C	0	0
April	18.4 °C	12.5 °C	15.6 °C	27.6 °C	7.4 °C	0	0
May	20.8 °C	14.9 °C	18.1 °C	28.7 °C	8.1 °C	1	0
June	23.9 °C	17.8 °C	21.2 °C	35.0 °C	12.6 °C	8	0
July	26.7 °C	20.4 °C	23.9 °C	35.7 °C	14.9 °C	25	2
August	27.2 °C	21.1 °C	24.4 °C	37.8 °C	16.1 °C	28	2
September	24.7 °C	19.0 °C	21.9 °C	32.5 °C	13.5 °C	13	0
October	22.0 °C	16.2 °C	19.1 °C	29.7 °C	10.1 °C	2	0
November	18.5 °C	12.8 °C	15.6 °C	34.2 °C	5.5 °C	0	0
December	16.3 °C	10.6 °C	13.4 °C	23.5 °C	3.1 °C	0	0

Rain, sun and wind month by month

Month	Rainfall	Wet days	Daylight	Cloud cover	Humidity	Wind	Sea temp
January	54 mm	8	10 h/day	40 %	76 %	23 km/h	16.0 °C
February	40 mm	6	11 h/day	38 %	75 %	25 km/h	15.6 °C
March	42 mm	7	12 h/day	41 %	75 %	25 km/h	15.7 °C
April	37 mm	5	13 h/day	39 %	74 %	24 km/h	16.5 °C
May	26 mm	4	14 h/day	37 %	74 %	21 km/h	18.0 °C
June	9 mm	1	15 h/day	23 %	73 %	20 km/h	20.2 °C
July	1 mm	0	14 h/day	16 %	70 %	18 km/h	22.4 °C
August	5 mm	1	13 h/day	22 %	73 %	18 km/h	23.6 °C
September	24 mm	3	12 h/day	35 %	78 %	20 km/h	22.5 °C
October	47 mm	6	11 h/day	41 %	79 %	20 km/h	20.7 °C
November	58 mm	7	10 h/day	41 %	75 %	23 km/h	18.4 °C
December	38 mm	6	9.8 h/day	42 %	76 %	23 km/h	16.8 °C

How Al Hoceïma compares

The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.

Destination	Summer high	Winter low	Rain per year	Days above 25 °C
Al Hoceïma	27 °C	9.3 °C	381 mm	77
Nador · Morocco	32 °C	7.3 °C	332 mm	151
Taza · Morocco	36 °C	5.4 °C	420 mm	159
Tétouan · Morocco	29 °C	8.7 °C	557 mm	106
Gibraltar · Gibraltar	28 °C	10 °C	689 mm	93
Marbella · Spain	28 °C	9.0 °C	655 mm	96
Fes · Morocco	35 °C	4.6 °C	519 mm	164

Where Al Hoceïma ranks

Ranking	Position	Value
Best beach destinations in Africa in August	4thof 50	98/100
The coolest places in Africa in April	4thof 50	18 °C
The coolest places in Africa year-round	8thof 50	21 °C
Best beach destinations in the world in August	14thof 50	98/100
The coolest places in Africa in March	14thof 50	17 °C
Best beach destinations in Africa in July	15thof 50	96/100

Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Al Hoceïma.

QuestionsCommon questions about Al Hoceïma’s climate

When is the best time to visit Al Hoceïma?

That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. May, June, October sit closest to 20 °C on average, August is the warmest month and July the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.

How hot does Al Hoceïma get?

In August, the warmest month, daily highs average 27 °C. About 5 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 38 °C.

How cold does it get in winter?

Nights average 9.3 °C in January, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.

Which month is wettest in Al Hoceïma?

November, averaging 58 mm over 7 days with rain. The driest month is July with 1 mm. The year as a whole averages 381 mm.

Are these figures a forecast?

No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Al Hoceïma rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.

Data sources and method

ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0

Normal period: 1991–2020
Dataset version: era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed: 1 August 2026

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.