Oued Zem weather in April

In April, Oued Zem sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 36 mm of rain across 5.8 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 23°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% 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 Oued Zem's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Oued Zem's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
7th warmest
Overnight low
12°
6th coldest
Rainfall
36 mm
5.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
6:02 AM – 6:51 PM
Cloud cover
42%
11th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.9
out of 10

Oued Zem 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 23°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical April day in Oued Zem reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 2°C warmer than March and about 4°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12311
22311
32311
42311
52311
62311
72311
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112412
122412
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How April really feels in Oued Zem

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.

Oued Zem 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 466.210.16.5
Feb19° / 40610.86.9
Mar22° / 10°47711.87.3
Apr24° / 12°365.812.87.9
May28° / 15°254.513.76.9
Jun33° / 19°92.114.14.6
Jul37° / 22°62.513.92.0
Aug37° / 22°83.413.22.2
Sep32° / 19°142.712.25.1
Oct27° / 15°304.311.27.4
Nov22° / 10°526.110.37.5
Dec18° / 455.89.97.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in April.

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
46535
56535
66535
76733
86733
96634
106634
116634
126634
136634
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Oued Zem gets around 36 mm of rain over 5.8 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 20% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
123
223
323
423
522
622
721
821
920
1020
1120
1219
1319
1419
1519
1619
1719
1818
1918
2018
2118
2218
2318
2418
2518
2618
2718
2818
2918
3018

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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2982
3973
4973
5973
6973
7964
8964
9955
10955
11955
12955
13946
14946
15946
16946
17946
18946
19946
20937
21937
22937
23937
24937
25937
26928
27928
28919
29919
30919

Wind in April

Winds average 9 km/h in April, the windiest month of the year.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm

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 6:22 AM to 5:46 AM, and sunset from 6:40 PM to 7:01 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:226:40
212.36:206:41
312.46:196:41
412.46:186:42
512.46:166:43
612.56:156:44
712.56:146:44
812.56:126:45
912.66:116:46
1012.66:106:47
1112.66:096:47
1212.76:076:48
1312.76:066:49
1412.76:056:49
1512.86:036:50
1612.86:026:51
1712.86:016:52
1812.96:006:52
1912.95:586:53
2012.95:576:54
2113.05:566:55
2213.05:556:55
2313.05:546:56
2413.15:536:57
2513.15:516:57
2613.15:506:58
2713.25:496:59
2813.25:487:00
2913.25:477:00
3013.35:467:01

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.05 kWh/m² to a high of 7.81 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 6.43 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
26.0Bright
36.0Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.4Intense
156.4Intense
166.4Intense
176.5Intense
186.5Intense
196.5Intense
206.5Intense
216.6Intense
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236.6Intense
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266.7Intense
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306.8Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Oued Zem

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust
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Is April a good time to visit Oued Zem?

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

7.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

April is one of the better times to visit Oued Zem for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Oued Zem in April

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

In April, Oued Zem sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 6 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Oued Zem 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 Oued Zem peaks around July 20 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 highExtremeVery highModerateJul 20UV 11Dec 17UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr10Very high
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Oued Zem 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 Oued Zem is worst in January — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.9× the cleanest month (June, 20 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorJan 1839 µg/m³Jun 1621 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan39Poor
Feb38Poor
Mar31Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov34Moderate
Dec37Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Oued Zem?

Oued Zem sits at 32.9°N, 6.6°W, 783 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Boujniba, 19 km away.

Topography around Oued Zem

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Oued Zem has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 156 m around an average of 798 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 399 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,232 m.

The land around Oued Zem is covered by cropland (39%) and grassland (35%) within 3 km, cropland (60%) and grassland (37%) within 16 km, and cropland (48%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
156 m
16 km
399 m
80 km
2,232 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
April weather nearby: Boujniba 19 km · Bejaâd 20 km · Khouribga 31 km · Kasba Tadla 41 km · Al Fqih Ben Çalah 41 km · El Ksiba 61 km · Beni Mellal 62 km · Souq Sebt Oulad Nemma 64 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 Oued Zem (32.8627°, -6.5736°, elevation 783 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).