Morocco and the world

Is Morocco warming faster than the world? Annual temperature anomalies relative to 1991–2020 for Morocco, Mediterranean rim cities and the global average.

× 1.6 Morocco's warming rate relative to the global rate

Updated : 6 November 2026

Pace of warming

Morocco +0.43 °C / decade linear trend since 1991 Last 10 years+0.67 °C 2026 to 31 October 2026+0.95 °C

Mediterranean rim +0.47 °C / decade linear trend since 1991 Last 10 years+0.73 °C 2026 to 31 October 2026+1.20 °C

World +0.26 °C / decade linear trend since 1991 Last 10 years+0.44 °C 2026 to 31 October 2026+0.65 °C

Annual temperature anomaly

The global average includes the oceans, which cover about 70% of the Earth and warm more slowly than land: a country such as Morocco therefore usually warms faster than the global average. The IPCC and the MedECC expert network identify the Mediterranean basin as a climate change hotspot.

The last 36 months

Morocco's monthly anomaly varies much more than the global average: an average over a small area reflects each month's weather, whereas the global average smooths it out.

Sources and method

Morocco : average of the twelve regional points, Open-Meteo archive (ERA5).
Mediterranean rim : average of 12 coastal cities (Málaga, Valencia, Marseille, Rome, Palermo, Athens, Izmir, Beirut, Alexandria, Tripoli, Tunis, Algiers), Open-Meteo archive (ERA5).
World : daily global mean 2 m air temperature (ERA5), published by Copernicus Climate Pulse.
Anomaly computed daily against the 1991–2020 mean for the same day, then aggregated by month and year. Trend: regression line over complete years since 1991. Regional points and cities are not area averages: the comparison remains indicative.