Khenifra weather in December

In December, Khenifra sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 66 mm of precipitation across 6.5 wet days and about 9.9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 hours at the start of December to 9 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Khenifra's 7th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Khenifra's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
66 mm
6.5 wet days
Daylight
9 h 48 min
7:24 AM – 5:14 PM
Cloud cover
42%
7th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Khenifra 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 16°C through the month.

A typical December day in Khenifra reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

10°15°20°25°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1165
2165
3165
4165
5165
6165
7165
8165
9165
10164
11164
12164
13164
14164
15164
16164
17164
18164
19164
20164
21164
22164
23164
24164
25164
26164
27164
28164
29164
30164
31163

How December really feels in Khenifra

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.

Khenifra weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-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 December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
26040
36139
46139
56139
66238
76238
86337
96238
106238
116238
126238
136238
146337
156337
166337
176337
186436
196337
206436
216436
226436
236535
246535
256634
266634
276733
286733
296832
306832
316733

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Khenifra gets around 66 mm of rain and snow over 6.5 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 21% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1252
2242
3242
4232
5222
6222
7222
8222
9212
10212
11212
12212
13211
14211
15211
16211
17211
18211
19221
20221
21211
22211
23211
24200
25190
26190
27181
28181
29181
30181
31171

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 7 km/h in December.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 hours at the start of December to 9 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:13 AM to 7:30 AM, and sunset from 5:12 PM to 5:21 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.07:135:12
210.07:145:12
310.07:145:12
49.97:155:12
59.97:165:12
69.97:175:12
79.97:185:12
89.97:185:12
99.97:195:12
109.97:205:12
119.97:205:13
129.97:215:13
139.97:225:13
149.87:225:13
159.87:235:14
169.87:245:14
179.87:245:14
189.87:255:15
199.87:255:15
209.87:265:15
219.87:265:16
229.87:275:16
239.87:275:17
249.87:285:17
259.87:285:18
269.87:295:18
279.87:295:19
289.87:295:20
299.87:305:20
309.87:305:21
319.97:305:21

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 3.02 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

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 — December's 3.02 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.1Moderate
23.1Moderate
33.1Moderate
43.1Moderate
53.0Moderate
63.0Moderate
73.0Moderate
83.0Moderate
93.0Moderate
103.0Moderate
113.0Moderate
123.0Moderate
133.0Moderate
143.0Moderate
153.0Moderate
163.0Moderate
173.0Moderate
183.0Moderate
193.0Moderate
203.0Moderate
213.0Moderate
223.0Moderate
233.0Moderate
243.0Moderate
253.0Moderate
263.1Moderate
273.1Moderate
283.1Moderate
293.1Moderate
303.1Moderate
313.1Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Khenifra

In seasonPeak

None of Khenifra's seasonal hazards are active in December. 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 December a good time to visit Khenifra?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.6
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Khenifra for sightseeing.

What to pack for Khenifra in December

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

In December, Khenifra sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Khenifra in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. 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 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 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
December 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).