Khenifra weather in April

In April, Khenifra sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 56 mm of rain across 7.8 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Khenifra's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Khenifra's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Rainfall
56 mm
7.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
5:58 AM – 6:47 PM
Cloud cover
44%
11th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Khenifra is city in Morocco.

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

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 Khenifra 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 14°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 2°C warmer than March and about 4°C cooler than May.

10°20°30°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1208
2208
3208
4208
5208
6208
7208
8208
9208
10209
11219
12219
13219
14219
15219
16219
17219
18219
19219
20219
21219
22219
23219
242110
252210
262210
272210
282210
292210
302210

How April really feels in Khenifra

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.

Khenifra weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 656.7110.15.0
Feb16° / 607.20.810.85.6
Mar19° / 678.60.411.76.5
Apr21° / 567.8012.87.0
May25° / 12°437.2013.77.5
Jun30° / 16°174.4014.16.0
Jul35° / 20°114.40143.3
Aug34° / 20°145.6013.23.3
Sep30° / 16°224.6012.26.2
Oct25° / 12°455.7011.27.7
Nov19° / 7570.110.36.7
Dec16° / 666.50.49.95.6

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
26139
36139
46139
56139
66337
76337
86337
96337
106337
116238
126337
136337
146337
156238
166238
176238
186238
196337
206238
216337
226436
236535
246535
256535
266634
276733
286733
296832
306832

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Khenifra gets around 56 mm of rain over 7.8 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 27% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
128
228
327
427
527
627
727
827
927
1027
1127
1227
1328
1428
1528
1628
1728
1828
1928
2027
2127
2226
2326
2426
2525
2625
2725
2825
2924
3024

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
29991
30991

Wind in April

Winds average 8 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 60 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:18 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 6:36 PM to 6:58 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:186:36
212.36:176:37
312.46:156:38
412.46:146:39
512.46:136:39
612.56:116:40
712.56:106:41
812.56:096:41
912.66:076:42
1012.66:066:43
1112.66:056:44
1212.76:046:44
1312.76:026:45
1412.76:016:46
1512.86:006:47
1612.85:586:47
1712.85:576:48
1812.95:566:49
1912.95:556:49
2012.95:546:50
2113.05:526:51
2213.05:516:52
2313.05:506:52
2413.15:496:53
2513.15:486:54
2613.15:476:55
2713.25:466:55
2813.25:446:56
2913.25:436:57
3013.35:426:58

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.02 kWh/m² to a high of 7.58 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 6.34 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
25.9Bright
35.9Bright
46.0Bright
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
156.3Intense
166.3Intense
176.3Intense
186.4Intense
196.4Intense
206.4Intense
216.5Intense
226.5Intense
236.5Intense
246.5Intense
256.6Intense
266.6Intense
276.6Intense
286.7Intense
296.7Intense
306.7Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Khenifra

In seasonPeak

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

Khenifra 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 Khenifra?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is one of the better times to visit Khenifra for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Khenifra in April

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

In April, Khenifra sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 9°C. Pack sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

sun protection

UV index in Khenifra 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 Khenifra peaks around July 19 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highVery highExtremeVery highModerateJul 19UV 11Dec 17UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr10Extreme
May10Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Khenifra 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 Khenifra is worst in August — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateAug 1626 µg/m³Dec 1217 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Khenifra?

Khenifra sits at 32.9°N, 5.7°W, 868 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Mrirt, 27 km away.

Topography around Khenifra

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Khenifra has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 263 m around an average of 876 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 931 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,963 m.

The land around Khenifra is covered by cropland (39%), grassland (29%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, grassland (50%) and cropland (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (46%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
263 m
16 km
931 m
80 km
2,963 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
April weather nearby: Mrirt 27 km · Aguelmous 31 km · Zawyat ech Cheïkh 40 km · El Ksiba 52 km · Boumia 57 km · Oulmes 63 km · Kasba Tadla 68 km · Azrou 69 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 Khenifra (32.9349°, -5.6617°, elevation 868 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).