Climate Change Chart of Rabat, Morocco

Overview of climate changes

Temperature changes

Averaged across calendar months, monthly mean temperature shows a difference of +0.16 °C compared with the earlier reference period. This unweighted comparison describes the set of monthly means, not a day-weighted annual average or daytime maximum temperatures. The largest monthly mean temperature increase was in May, with a difference of +0.93 °C. By contrast, March had the largest decrease, a difference of -0.58 °C; these are changes in monthly averages, not a description of every day in either month.

Changes in rainfall

Mean daily rainfall, averaged across calendar months, had a difference of -0.02 mm/day. This summarizes monthly mean daily amounts rather than monthly rainfall totals, and does not establish how often rain fell. The largest monthly increase in mean daily rainfall occurred in March, at a difference of +0.56 mm/day. In December, the largest decrease was a difference of -0.54 mm/day, so the overall mean should not be taken to describe every month.

Changes in sunshine duration

Mean daily sunshine duration was lower by a difference of -0.35 hours/day when averaged across calendar months. The largest monthly decrease was in March, at a difference of -0.59 hours/day; these averages do not specify sunshine on individual days.