Khenifra in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Khenifra sees average daytime highs around 21°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 167 mm of precipitation over about 24 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 17°C in early March to 27°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Khenifra's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Khenifra's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 21°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 9°C
Precipitation: 167 mm; 24 wet days
Avg wind: 8 km/h
Travel score: 7.0; best season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Khenifra in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 17°C in early March to 27°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Khenifra reaches about 21°C and drops to 9°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Khenifra

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

spring 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 the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	15° / 3°	65	6.7	1	10.1	5.0
Feb	16° / 4°	60	7.2	0.8	10.8	5.6
Mar	19° / 7°	67	8.6	0.4	11.7	6.5
Apr	21° / 9°	56	7.8	0	12.8	7.0
May	25° / 12°	43	7.2	0	13.7	7.5
Jun	30° / 16°	17	4.4	0	14.1	6.0
Jul	35° / 20°	11	4.4	0	14	3.3
Aug	34° / 20°	14	5.6	0	13.2	3.3
Sep	30° / 16°	22	4.6	0	12.2	6.2
Oct	25° / 12°	45	5.7	0	11.2	7.7
Nov	19° / 7°	75	7	0.1	10.3	6.7
Dec	16° / 4°	66	6.5	0.4	9.9	5.6

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Khenifra gets around 167 mm of rain and snow over 24 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 8 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min in early March to 14 hours by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 6.2 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Khenifra

In seasonPeak

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

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

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Is spring a good time to visit Khenifra?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

7.0

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

4.5

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Khenifra in Spring

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

In spring, Khenifra sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 9°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes, a warm layer and rain gear. About 24 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesa warm layerrain gear

UV index in Khenifra in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 9 (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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	4	4	8	10	10	10	11	11	8	7	4	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	4	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	8	Very high
Apr	10	Extreme
May	10	Very high
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	7	Very high
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Khenifra in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	19	22	21	22	20	18	22	27	22	21	17	17
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	19	Moderate
Feb	22	Moderate
Mar	21	Moderate
Apr	22	Moderate
May	20	Moderate
Jun	18	Moderate
Jul	22	Moderate
Aug	27	Moderate
Sep	22	Moderate
Oct	21	Moderate
Nov	17	Moderate
Dec	17	Moderate

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

cropland 39%

16 km

931 m

grassland 50%

80 km

2,963 m

grassland 46%

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Spring 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

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.