Ait Ourir weather in April

In April, Ait Ourir sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 58 mm of precipitation across 9.6 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of April to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Ait Ourir's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ait Ourir's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
58 mm
9.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
6:08 AM – 6:54 PM
Cloud cover
43%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical April day in Ait Ourir reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 2°C warmer than March and about 3°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1208
2208
3208
4208
5208
6208
7208
8208
9208
10208
11208
12208
13208
14208
15209
16219
17219
18219
19219
20219
21219
22219
23219
24219
25219
26219
27219
28229
292210
302210

How April really feels in Ait Ourir

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

April sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Ait Ourir weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 4161.410.25.4
Feb16° / 446.91.310.85.9
Mar19° / 599.31.111.86.5
Apr21° / 589.60.112.86.7
May24° / 11°439.8013.67.2
Jun28° / 15°205.60147.2
Jul31° / 18°113.7013.85.3
Aug31° / 18°246.4013.25.2
Sep27° / 15°397.2012.27.1
Oct23° / 12°467.9011.27.5
Nov19° / 486.20.110.46.9
Dec16° / 345.50.6106.1

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in April, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26436
36535
46634
56634
66634
76733
86733
96733
106733
116733
126733
136634
146634
156634
166634
176634
186634
196535
206535
216634
226634
236733
246733
256832
266733
276832
286832
296832
306832

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Ait Ourir gets around 58 mm of rain and snow over 9.6 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 32% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1312
2311
3311
4301
5301
6301
7301
8301
9301
10311
11311
12311
13321
14321
15330
16330
17340
18340
19340
20340
21340
22330
23330
24330
25330
26320
27320
28320
29310
30310

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of April feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29982
30982

Wind in April

Winds average 6 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
305calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of April to 13 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:27 AM to 5:52 AM, and sunset from 6:44 PM to 7:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:276:44
212.36:256:45
312.46:246:45
412.46:236:46
512.46:216:47
612.56:206:47
712.56:196:48
812.56:186:49
912.56:166:49
1012.66:156:50
1112.66:146:51
1212.66:136:51
1312.76:116:52
1412.76:106:53
1512.76:096:53
1612.86:086:54
1712.86:076:55
1812.86:056:55
1912.96:046:56
2012.96:036:57
2112.96:026:57
2213.06:016:58
2313.06:006:59
2413.05:597:00
2513.05:577:00
2613.15:567:01
2713.15:557:02
2813.15:547:02
2913.25:537:03
3013.25:527:04

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.34 kWh/m² to a high of 7.65 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 6.59 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
86.4Intense
96.4Intense
106.5Intense
116.5Intense
126.5Intense
136.5Intense
146.5Intense
156.6Intense
166.6Intense
176.6Intense
186.6Intense
196.7Intense
206.7Intense
216.7Intense
226.7Intense
236.8Intense
246.8Intense
256.8Intense
266.8Intense
276.9Intense
286.9Intense
296.9Intense
306.9Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Ait Ourir

In seasonPeak

None of Ait Ourir's seasonal hazards are active in April. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Ait Ourir sees seasonal dust haze (July–August), heaviest in July.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is April a good time to visit Ait Ourir?

Our two travel scores rate April for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.7
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Ait Ourir for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ait Ourir in April

From April's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In April, Ait Ourir sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 9°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

sun protectionrain gear

UV index in Ait Ourir in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ait Ourir peaks around July 20 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highModerateJul 20UV 11Dec 16UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar9Very high
Apr10Extreme
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov4Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Ait Ourir in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where April falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Ait Ourir is worst in August — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodAug 1426 µg/m³Dec 1611 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ait Ourir?

Ait Ourir sits at 31.6°N, 7.7°W, 671 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Méchouar-Kasba, 31 km away.

Topography around Ait Ourir

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Ait Ourir.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ait Ourir has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 213 m around an average of 674 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,114 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,834 m.

The land around Ait Ourir is covered by cropland (42%) within 3 km, cropland (50%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and grassland (38%), cropland (27%) and bare terrain (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
213 m
16 km
1,114 m
80 km
3,834 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
April weather nearby: Méchouar-Kasba 31 km · Tamallalt 31 km · Marrakesh 33 km · Setti Fatma 38 km · Laâttaouia 45 km · Asni 47 km · Tamansourt 47 km · El Kelaa des Srarhna 59 km

Morocco travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 42% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$4,672
2025
Happiness
4.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
80%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
17
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 492
Religion
Muslim 99%other 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Ait Ourir (31.5652°, -7.6616°, elevation 671 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).