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August 2026

+0.7 °C national temperature anomaly

Updated : 6 November 2026

Temperature anomaly+0.7 °C
Rain / normal92 %
SPEI-3−0.63
Regions in severe drought0 / 12

August 2026 shows a national temperature anomaly of +0.7 °C relative to 1991–2020, ranking 10 among the warmest Augusts since 1991 (36 years).

Rainfall reached 92% of the monthly normal; summer totals are small, so this ratio is less informative.

National SPEI-3: -0.63 (normal). No region is in severe or extreme drought.

The largest regional anomaly was in Souss-Massa (+1.2 °C); the average number of very hot days was 5.

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. Souss-Massa +1.2 °C
  2. Oriental +1.1 °C
  3. Draa-Tafilalet +1.1 °C
  4. Beni Mellal-Khenifra +1.0 °C
  5. Guelmim-Oued Noun +0.9 °C
  6. Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra +0.8 °C
  7. Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab +0.7 °C
  8. Casablanca-Settat +0.5 °C
  9. Marrakesh-Safi +0.4 °C
  10. Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima +0.3 °C
  11. Rabat-Sale-Kenitra +0.2 °C
  12. Fez-Meknes +0.2 °C

Open-Meteo (ERA5), Observatory calculations

SPEI-3 by region

  1. Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra −0.02
  2. Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab −0.13
  3. Guelmim-Oued Noun −0.26
  4. Marrakesh-Safi −0.32
  5. Souss-Massa −0.41
  6. Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima −0.47
  7. Oriental −0.94
  8. Fez-Meknes −0.95
  9. Beni Mellal-Khenifra −0.97
  10. Casablanca-Settat −0.98
  11. Draa-Tafilalet −1.03
  12. Rabat-Sale-Kenitra −1.05

Open-Meteo (ERA5), Observatory calculations