Climate

The city has a Mediterranean climate. Rainfall can reach up to 300 mm per year. It seldom snows in winter, the last snowfall was on 5 February 2012. Weather in Oujda is cold in winter hot and dry in summer. The historic and geographic documents describe the area as being rich with orchards, animals and oasis; one of these oases was Sidi Yahya oasis lasted until the 21th century. For unknown reasons the oasis became dry and was transformed into a park (see weather-table below).

Climate data for Oujda Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Average high °C (°F) 16.3 (61.3) 17.4 (63.3) 20.5 (68.9) 23.1 (73.6) 26.2 (79.2) 31.3 (88.3) 34.8 (94.6) 34.7 (94.5) 30.0 (86) 25.5 (77.9) 20.1 (68.2) 17.3 (63.1) 24.77 (76.58) Average low °C (°F) 4.8 (40.6) 5.0 (41) 7.3 (45.1) 9.4 (48.9) 12.2 (54) 16.1 (61) 18.8 (65.8) 19.1 (66.4) 16.2 (61.2) 13.2 (55.8) 9.1 (48.4) 5.9 (42.6) 11.43 (52.57) Rainfall mm (inches) 28.2 (1.11) 29.1 (1.146) 33.4 (1.315) 36.3 (1.429) 27.8 (1.094) 5.4 (0.213) 1.2 (0.047) 3.3 (0.13) 15.7 (0.618) 20.3 (0.799) 34.5 (1.358) 31.4 (1.236) 266.6 (10.495) Source: Hong Kong Observatory