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May 2026

+0.9 °C national temperature anomaly

Updated : 6 November 2026

Temperature anomaly+0.9 °C
Rain / normal57 %
SPEI-3+0.41
Regions in severe drought0 / 12

May 2026 shows a national temperature anomaly of +0.9 °C relative to 1991–2020, ranking 11 among the warmest Mays since 1991 (36 years).

Rainfall reached 57% of the monthly normal.

National SPEI-3: 0.41 (normal). No region is in severe or extreme drought.

The largest regional anomaly was in Guelmim-Oued Noun (+1.7 °C); the average number of very hot days was 7.

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. Guelmim-Oued Noun +1.7 °C
  2. Casablanca-Settat +1.3 °C
  3. Souss-Massa +1.2 °C
  4. Rabat-Sale-Kenitra +1.2 °C
  5. Fez-Meknes +1.0 °C
  6. Marrakesh-Safi +0.8 °C
  7. Beni Mellal-Khenifra +0.8 °C
  8. Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima +0.8 °C
  9. Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab +0.6 °C
  10. Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra +0.5 °C
  11. Draa-Tafilalet +0.5 °C
  12. Oriental +0.3 °C

Open-Meteo (ERA5), Observatory calculations

SPEI-3 by region

  1. Marrakesh-Safi +1.18
  2. Casablanca-Settat +0.93
  3. Souss-Massa +0.67
  4. Draa-Tafilalet +0.66
  5. Beni Mellal-Khenifra +0.64
  6. Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab +0.50
  7. Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra +0.38
  8. Oriental +0.26
  9. Guelmim-Oued Noun +0.21
  10. Rabat-Sale-Kenitra +0.10
  11. Fez-Meknes −0.11
  12. Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima −0.57

Open-Meteo (ERA5), Observatory calculations