Guercif weather in December

In December, Guercif sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 18 mm of rain across 4.2 wet days and about 9.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 54 min at the start of December to 9 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Guercif's 7th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Guercif's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
11th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Rainfall
18 mm
4.2 wet days
Daylight
9 h 42 min
7:18 AM – 5:01 PM
Cloud cover
39%
7th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
2.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Guercif is city in Morocco.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month.

A typical December day in Guercif reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1188
2178
3178
4178
5178
6178
7177
8177
9177
10177
11177
12177
13177
14177
15177
16177
17177
18177
19177
20177
21177
22177
23177
24177
25177
26177
27176
28176
29176
30176
31176

How December really feels in Guercif

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December 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

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

Guercif weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan16° / 184.1106.1
Feb18° / 224.510.76.9
Mar21° / 10°285.111.77.4
Apr23° / 12°254.712.88.0
May27° / 15°213.913.87.4
Jun32° / 19°82.114.25.1
Jul36° / 22°30.814.12.7
Aug36° / 23°61.613.32.7
Sep31° / 19°152.912.25.5
Oct26° / 15°254.211.17.8
Nov20° / 10°284.610.27.4
Dec17° / 184.29.86.4

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27129
37129
47129
57129
67129
77129
87129
97129
107129
117030
127030
136931
146931
156832
166931
176931
186832
196931
206931
216832
226931
236931
246931
257030
267030
277030
287129
297129
307129
317228

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Guercif gets around 18 mm of rain over 4.2 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 14% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
118
217
317
416
516
616
716
815
915
1015
1115
1215
1314
1414
1514
1614
1714
1813
1913
2013
2113
2213
2312
2412
2511
2611
2711
2811
2911
3010
3110

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December 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%151015202531
Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 8 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 54 min at the start of December to 9 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:07 AM to 7:24 AM, and sunset from 5:00 PM to 5:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.97:075:00
29.97:085:00
39.97:084:59
49.87:094:59
59.87:104:59
69.87:114:59
79.87:125:00
89.87:125:00
99.87:135:00
109.87:145:00
119.87:155:00
129.87:155:00
139.77:165:01
149.77:175:01
159.77:175:01
169.77:185:01
179.77:185:02
189.77:195:02
199.77:195:02
209.77:205:03
219.77:215:03
229.77:215:04
239.77:215:04
249.77:225:05
259.77:225:05
269.77:235:06
279.77:235:06
289.77:235:07
299.77:245:08
309.77:245:08
319.77:245:09

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 2.89 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.89 kWh/m² to a high of 7.67 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 2.89 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.0Moderate
23.0Moderate
33.0Moderate
43.0Moderate
53.0Moderate
62.9Moderate
72.9Moderate
82.9Moderate
92.9Moderate
102.9Moderate
112.9Moderate
122.9Moderate
132.9Moderate
142.9Moderate
152.9Moderate
162.9Moderate
172.9Moderate
182.9Moderate
192.9Moderate
202.9Moderate
212.9Moderate
222.9Moderate
232.9Moderate
242.9Moderate
252.9Moderate
262.9Moderate
272.9Moderate
282.9Moderate
293.0Moderate
303.0Moderate
313.0Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Guercif

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is December a good time to visit Guercif?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
1.4
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Guercif for sightseeing.

What to pack for Guercif in December

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

In December, Guercif sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Guercif in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Guercif peaks around July 21 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highHighModerateJul 21UV 10Dec 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Guercif in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Guercif is worst in February — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateFeb 2120 µg/m³Jun 1214 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Guercif?

Guercif sits at 34.2°N, 3.4°W, 367 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Taourirt, 47 km away.

El AïounBen TaiebAl AarouiZaïo

Topography around Guercif

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Guercif has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m around an average of 368 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 296 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,970 m.

The land around Guercif is covered by bare terrain (44%), trees (21%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, bare terrain (55%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (52%) and bare terrain (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
55 m
16 km
296 m
80 km
2,970 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Taourirt 47 km · Taza 60 km · Midar 81 km · Driouch 84 km · El Aïoun 87 km · Ben Taieb 91 km · Al Aaroui 93 km · Zaïo 98 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 Guercif (34.2257°, -3.3536°, elevation 367 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).