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March 2026

−0.9 °C national temperature anomaly

Updated : 6 November 2026

Temperature anomaly−0.9 °C
Rain / normal153 %
SPEI-3+1.22
Regions in severe drought0 / 12

March 2026 shows a national temperature anomaly of -0.9 °C relative to 1991–2020, ranking 8 among the coldest Marchs since 1991 (36 years).

Rainfall reached 153% of the monthly normal.

National SPEI-3: 1.22 (wet). No region is in severe or extreme drought.

The largest regional anomaly was in Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima (-0.4 °C); the average number of very hot days was 0.

Text generated automatically from the data. National values are an unweighted mean of 12 regional points (regional capitals). Source: Open-Meteo (ERA5), Observatory calculations.

Temperature anomaly by region

  1. Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima −0.4 °C
  2. Rabat-Sale-Kenitra −0.4 °C
  3. Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra −0.5 °C
  4. Oriental −0.7 °C
  5. Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab −0.8 °C
  6. Guelmim-Oued Noun −0.8 °C
  7. Casablanca-Settat −0.9 °C
  8. Fez-Meknes −1.1 °C
  9. Beni Mellal-Khenifra −1.2 °C
  10. Souss-Massa −1.3 °C
  11. Marrakesh-Safi −1.3 °C
  12. Draa-Tafilalet −1.6 °C

Open-Meteo (ERA5), Observatory calculations

SPEI-3 by region

  1. Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima +1.77
  2. Beni Mellal-Khenifra +1.68
  3. Marrakesh-Safi +1.62
  4. Casablanca-Settat +1.56
  5. Rabat-Sale-Kenitra +1.45
  6. Fez-Meknes +1.42
  7. Souss-Massa +1.30
  8. Guelmim-Oued Noun +1.21
  9. Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab +1.14
  10. Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra +0.82
  11. Draa-Tafilalet +0.39
  12. Oriental +0.34

Open-Meteo (ERA5), Observatory calculations