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According to the agency, several cities broke daily heat records last July, with 47.6 degrees Celsius in Marrakech and 47.7 degrees Celsius in Beni Mellal. The kingdom is facing its seventh consecutive year of drought, with an average rainfall deficit of -24.7% in 2024.
Morocco’s meteorological agency announced that 2024 was the hottest year ever recorded in the country. In an annual report, the agency said that it recorded an average temperature anomaly of +1.49 degrees Celsius last year compared to the 1991-2020 period.
According to the agency, several cities broke daily heat records last July, with 47.6 degrees Celsius in Marrakech and 47.7 degrees Celsius in Beni Mellal. The kingdom is facing its seventh consecutive year of drought, with an average rainfall deficit of -24.7% in 2024.
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The agency also noted “an increase in thermal anomalies, particularly during the fall and winter seasons. Morocco’s all-time heat record was set in August 2023, when temperatures reached 50.4 degrees Celsius (122 Fahrenheit) in Agadir.
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