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September 2026

+2.8 °C national temperature anomaly

Updated : 6 November 2026

Temperature anomaly+2.8 °C
Rain / normal24 %
SPEI-3−2.20
Regions in severe drought7 / 12

September 2026 shows a national temperature anomaly of +2.8 °C relative to 1991–2020, the warmest September since 1991.

Rainfall reached 24% of the monthly normal.

National SPEI-3: -2.20 (extreme drought). 7 of 12 regions are in severe or extreme drought: Beni Mellal-Khenifra, Casablanca-Settat, Fez-Meknes, Guelmim-Oued Noun, Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra, Rabat-Sale-Kenitra, Souss-Massa.

The largest regional anomaly was in Guelmim-Oued Noun (+5.0 °C); the average number of very hot days was 12.

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

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Temperature anomaly by region

  1. Guelmim-Oued Noun +5.0 °C
  2. Souss-Massa +4.4 °C
  3. Fez-Meknes +3.9 °C
  4. Marrakesh-Safi +3.6 °C
  5. Beni Mellal-Khenifra +3.1 °C
  6. Casablanca-Settat +2.9 °C
  7. Rabat-Sale-Kenitra +2.9 °C
  8. Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra +2.2 °C
  9. Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima +1.8 °C
  10. Oriental +1.8 °C
  11. Draa-Tafilalet +1.2 °C
  12. Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab +0.6 °C

Open-Meteo (ERA5), Observatory calculations

SPEI-3 by region

  1. Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab −0.36
  2. Draa-Tafilalet −0.44
  3. Marrakesh-Safi −0.56
  4. Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima −1.16
  5. Oriental −1.30
  6. Beni Mellal-Khenifra −2.29
  7. Fez-Meknes −2.79
  8. Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra −3.16
  9. Guelmim-Oued Noun −3.32
  10. Rabat-Sale-Kenitra −3.67
  11. Casablanca-Settat −3.67
  12. Souss-Massa −3.72

Open-Meteo (ERA5), Observatory calculations