Municipality

Elmaarif

Local name: ‫المعاريف‬

Located in Casablanca, Casablanca-Settat Coordinates: 33°34′50″ N 7°36′35″ W

Location in Morocco

Population: 179,954; 180K
Elevation: 43 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Africa/Casablanca · UTC+00:00
When to go: March–JuneOctober–November; See the climate
Airports: CMN Mohammed V International Airport24 km; RBA Rabat-Salé Airport95 km

About Elmaarif

Elmaarif is a municipality. Location: Casablanca, Casablanca-Settat. Population: 179,954. Elevation: 43 m.

From Wikipedia

Maârif or El Maârif (Arabic: المعاريف, lit. 'the notables') is one of the 16 borough of Casablanca, the largest city in Morocco. As of 2024, it had 139,669 inhabitants. It is bounded to the north by Boulevard d'Anfa and Mohamed Zerktouni, to the east by Avenue 2 Mars and Nador, to the south by the Casablanca urban highway, and to the west by Boulevard Ghandi and Route d'El Jadida. Since the 2021 local elections, the President of the borough is Abdessadek Morchid (عبد الصادق مرشد).

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area: 12.4 km²

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Elmaarif

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: March–June, October–November.

This month · November

A good month to visit

Day 22° · Night 11° · Rain 54 mm

Hottest month: August (day 28°)
Coldest month: January (night 7°)
Wettest month: December (79 mm)
Driest month: July (1 mm)

18° 7°

19° 8°

21° 9°

22° 11°

23° 13°

26° 16°

28° 18°

28° 19°

28° 17°

25° 14°

22° 11°

19° 8°

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Dec

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).

Show values as a table

Climate of Elmaarif
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	18°	19°	21°	22°	23°	26°	28°	28°	28°	25°	22°	19°
Average low (°C)	7°	8°	9°	11°	13°	16°	18°	19°	17°	14°	11°	8°
Precipitation (mm)	66	53	45	41	20	4	1	5	5	33	54	79

Other places to visit in this season: March April May June October November

How to get to Elmaarif

The nearest airport is Mohammed V International Airport (CMN), 24 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Casablanca, 1 km to the north.

Airports

Mohammed V International Airport (CMN) Casablanca 24 kmsouth
Rabat-Salé Airport (RBA) Rabat 95 kmnortheast
Beni Mellal Airport (BEM) Oulad Yaich 178 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

Casablanca Population: 3.7M 1 kmnorth
Berrechid Population: 149.2K 35 kmsouth
Rabat Population: 1.7M 87 kmnortheast
El Jadida Population: 212.9K 91 kmsouthwest
Salé Population: 972.3K 92 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Elmaarif

Within 100 km: 3 historic and cultural sites, 3 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km2 places

Oued al Maleh River 23 kmNE
Hassan II Mosque Attraction 4 kmNW

60–100 km4 places

Shāllah Historic site 87 kmNE
Hassan's Tower Landmark 88 kmNE
Oued Bou Regreg River 88 kmNE
Oum Er-Rbia River River 74 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Elmaarif and similar cities

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

Measure	Elmaarif	Ait Melloul	Salé Al Jadida	Beni Mellal
Population	180K	187.7K	200K	210.4K
Elevation	43 m	20 m	119 m	538 m
Summer day (hottest month)	28°	28°	28°	34°
Winter night (coldest month)	7°	9°	7°	2°
Annual rainfall	406 mm	215 mm	489 mm	486 mm
Best months	Mar–Jun, Oct–Nov	Oct–Jun	Apr–Jun, Sep–Nov	Apr–May, Oct
Distance	—	401 km	93 km	181 km

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

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Hassan II Mosque Attraction, Casablanca
3.7 km NW
Oued al Maleh River, Casablanca-Settat
23 km NE