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Municipality

Khenifra

Located in Khénifra Province, Beni Mellal-Khenifra Coordinates: 32°55′55″ N 5°39′59″ W

Map showing the location of Khenifra Khenifra
Location in Morocco
Population
71,522
71.5K
Elevation
850 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Africa/Casablanca · UTC+00:00
When to go
April–MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
BEM Beni Mellal Airport85 km
FEZ Fes Saïss International Airport128 km

About Khenifra

Khenifra is a municipality. Location: Khénifra Province, Beni Mellal-Khenifra. Population: 71,522. Elevation: 850 m. The best months to visit are April–May, October. The nearest airport is Beni Mellal Airport (85 km).

Climate of Khenifra

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: April–May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 18° · Night 7° · Rain 69 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Al Fqih Ben Çalah · 107 km southwest21°
  • Salé Al Jadida · 155 km northwest21°
  • Berrechid · 183 km west22°
Hottest month
August (day 34°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
December (70 mm)
Driest month
July (4 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Khenifra
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)14°16°18°21°24°29°34°34°30°24°18°15°
Average low (°C)3°4°6°9°11°15°18°18°16°11°7°4°
Precipitation (mm)5468676442174718506970

Other places to visit in this season: April May October

How to get to Khenifra

The nearest airport is Beni Mellal Airport (BEM), 85 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Beni Mellal, 92 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Beni Mellal Airport (BEM) Oulad Yaich 85 kmsouthwest
  • Fes Saïss International Airport (FEZ) Saïss 128 kmnortheast
  • Rabat-Salé Airport (RBA) Rabat 160 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Beni Mellal Population: 210.4K 92 kmsouthwest
  • Al Fqih Ben Çalah Population: 111.4K 107 kmsouthwest
  • Salé Al Jadida Population: 200K 155 kmnorthwest
  • Rabat Population: 1.7M 162 kmnorthwest
  • Salé Population: 972.3K 163 kmnorthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Khenifra

Within 100 km: 3 natural sites, 1 lake, river or coast.

60–100 km4 places

  • Jebel Hebri Mountain 68 kmNE
  • Jebel Tassemit Mountain 89 kmSW
  • Jebel Ayachi Mountain 81 kmSE
  • Tislit Lake Lake 82 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Khenifra and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure Khenifra Ouarzazate Ouezzane Tan-Tan
Population 71.5K 77.6K 65.1K 79.9K
Elevation 850 m 1,113 m 306 m 45 m
Summer day (hottest month) 34° 38° 33° 30°
Winter night (coldest month) 3° 2° 5° 10°
Annual rainfall 530 mm 170 mm 738 mm 79 mm
Best months Apr–May, Oct Feb–Apr, Oct–Nov Apr–May, Oct–Nov Nov–May
Distance — 252 km 207 km 721 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

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