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    The Africa Data Hub Climate Observer is designed to help journalists and academics reporting and researching climate change in Africa.

    Agadir, Morocco

    Summary of the latest year's (2023) data for Agadir, Morocco
    Average monthly temperature:
    20.14°C
    Total rainfall in last 12 months:
    205.71mm
    Average air quality in last 12 months:
    Moderate
    Location data is mapped to grid squares which measure 1x1 degree latitude and longitude and all positions are rounded to the nearest 1x1 square. These squares are approximately 100km x 100km in size.
    or choose a square on the map to see its climate data:

    Average monthly temperature in
    Agadir
    from 1993 to 2024

    1993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202409182736°C

    Monthly temperature breakdown in
    Agadir
    from 1993 to 2024

    199319951997199920012003200520072009201120132015201720192021202305101520°C

    Monthly temperatures in
    Agadir
    compared to longterm average

    MonthAvg2024Anomaly
    January13.56°C17.24°C3.68°C
    February14.59°C17.61°C3.02°C
    March15.90°C17.51°C1.61°C
    April16.66°C20.40°C3.74°C
    May18.61°C19.81°C1.20°C
    June20.00°C20.73°C0.73°C
    July22.15°C24.70°C2.55°C
    August22.35°C24.69°C2.34°C
    September21.27°C22.11°C0.84°C
    October19.51°C20.65°C1.14°C
    November16.75°C20.30°C3.55°C
    December13.76°C15.64°C1.88°C
    -1.5°C - -1°C
    -1°C - -0.5°C
    -0.5°C - 0°C
    0°C - 0.5°C
    0.5°C - 1°C
    1°C - 1.5°C
    1.5°C - 1.5°C
    Data source: Berkeley Earth

    Temperature anomalies in
    Agadir
    from 1993 to 2024

    19931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024-20246°C
    -1.5 - -1°
    -1 - -0.5°
    -0.5 - 0°
    0 - 0.5°
    0.5 - 1°
    1 - 1.5°
    1.5 - 1.5°
    Data source: Berkeley Earth

    Monthly rainfall in
    Agadir
    from 1993 to 2024

    JanuaryJanuaryFebruaryFebruaryMarchMarchAprilAprilMayMayJuneJuneJulyJulyAugustAugustSeptemberSeptemberOctoberOctoberNovemberNovemberDecemberDecember1,9931,9931,9941,9941,9951,9951,9961,9961,9971,9971,9981,9981,9991,9992,0002,0002,0012,0012,0022,0022,0032,0032,0042,0042,0052,0052,0062,0062,0072,0072,0082,0082,0092,0092,0102,0102,0112,0112,0122,0122,0132,0132,0142,0142,0152,0152,0162,0162,0172,0172,0182,0182,0192,0192,0202,0202,0212,0212,0222,0222,0232,0232,0242,024
    224.57
    0.01
    Historical Average: GPCC | Data source: GloH2O

    Monthly precipitation breakdown in
    Agadir
    from 1993 to 2024

    199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320240255075100mm
    February
    Historical Avg
    Historical Average: GPCC | Data source: GloH2O

    Annual rainfall in
    Agadir
    compared to longterm average

    MonthAvg2024
    January32.03mm35.34mm
    February30.24mm30.24mm
    March37.45mm37.45mm
    April20.08mm20.08mm
    May5.00mm5.00mm
    June0.37mm0.37mm
    July0.16mm0.16mm
    August1.34mm1.34mm
    September6.44mm6.44mm
    October20.26mm20.26mm
    November15.91mm15.91mm
    December33.12mm33.12mm
    Good
    Moderate
    Sensitive
    Unhealthy
    Very Unhealthy
    Hazardous
    Between 2002 to 2024 the average air quality in
    Agadir
    was
    Moderate
    and worsening.

    Air quality (aerosol optical depth) in
    Agadir
    from 2002 to 2024

    200320032004200420052005200620062007200720082008200920092010201020112011201220122013201320142014201520152016201620172017201820182019201920202020202120212022202220232023202420240700140021002800

    Monthly air quality (aerosol optical depth) in
    Agadir
    from 2003 to 2024

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    1.0

    Attribution

    About this resource

    The Africa Data Hub Climate Observer is a unique resource that contains historical climate-related data for African towns and cities.

    Why did we build the Africa Data Hub Climate Observer?

    There are several well-established public datasets published by academic institutions which are used by researchers when investigating the climate crisis. These typically aggregate data from land, sea and air-based monitoring stations all around the world, sometimes also using satellite observations, to model temperature and precipitation (rainfall) changes over time.

    While these datasets are comprehensive, they are often very hard to use for non-specialists. Not only are they very large, but they use complex file structures (such as NetCDF) to combine geospatial, time and observed datapoints in one entity. 

    What makes the Africa Data Hub Climate Observer different?

    While there have been successful projects to make the data useful to journalists and other researchers, these are generally limited for African users. Many easy-to-use tools limit investigations to national or provincial scale queries, or focus on regions in the Global North. 

    The Africa Data Hub Climate Observer, however, only contains data about Africa. You can enter any GPS location on the continent to see the best quality data there is about that area.

    What are the limitations of the Africa Data Hub Climate Observer?

    When dealing with a topic as broad, important and complex as the climate crisis, it is important to understand the limitations of data before you use it in your reporting. 

    The data is mapped to a grid in which each square is 1 degree latitude by 1 degree longitude in size, which is roughly 100x100km. What this means is that data is only accurate to regions of that size. Rainfall for a single town within that area may be different. 

    In addition, much of the data is not measured, but modelled. The planet is not covered in temperature and rainfall sensors to generate 100% accurate observations. If you see a measurement of 52mm for rainfall in a particular city, in other words, this is not an exact number and should be treated as an approximation. It’s important to bear this in mind when reporting numbers that you find here.

    Can I use the data from the Africa Data Hub Climate Observer to make my own graphics?

    The data is distributed under Creative Commons licences that encourage sharing and reuse, but please be sure to check any data producer specific licensing requirements below. And please credit us and the original data source for anything you use and, if possible, share your work with us too by mailing us here. We'd love to see it!

    Additional licensing restrictions

    Berkeley Earth’s data is licensed under Creative Commons BY-NC 4.0 International for non-commercial use only. Attribution under CC BY-NC terms should be given to Berkeley Earth, including reference to www.berkeleyearth.org when possible. For licensing in commercial applications, please contact admin@berkeleyearth.org.

    Free or low cost access is also available for academics and journalists. For academic publications and other permissions requests please contact permissions@berkeleyearth.org.

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