Ait Ouassif
Local name: آيت واسيف
Located in Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Coordinates: 31°17′39″ N 6°11′18″ W
- Population
- 7,591
- 7.6K
- Elevation
- 1,566 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Africa/Casablanca · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- OZZ Ouarzazate International Airport79 km
- OZG Zagora Airport118 km
About Ait Ouassif
Ait Ouassif is a municipality. Location: Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet. Population: 7,591. Elevation: 1,566 m.
Ait Ouassif is a commune in the Tinghir Province of the Drâa-Tafilalet administrative region of Morocco (formerly in Ouarzazate Province of the Souss-Massa-Drâa administrative region). At the time of the 2004 census, the commune had a total population of 7591 people living in 855 households.
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Population of Ait Ouassif over time
| 1994 | 6,717 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 7,591 | |
| 2014 | 8,246 | |
| 2024 | 8,885 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Ait Ouassif
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: April–May, October.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 16° · Night 3° · Rain 29 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Al Fqih Ben Çalah · 142 km north21°
- El Kelaa des Srarhna · 143 km northwest21°
- Berrechid · 256 km northwest22°
- Hottest month
- July (day 34°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -1°)
- Wettest month
- November (29 mm)
- Driest month
- July (2 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 12° | 14° | 17° | 20° | 24° | 29° | 34° | 33° | 28° | 22° | 16° | 12° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | 1° | 3° | 7° | 10° | 14° | 17° | 18° | 14° | 9° | 3° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 15 | 13 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 28 | 29 | 20 |
How to get to Ait Ouassif
The nearest airport is Ouarzazate International Airport (OZZ), 79 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Beni Mellal, 117 km to the north.
Airports
- Ouarzazate International Airport (OZZ) Ouarzazate 79 kmsouthwest
- Zagora Airport (OZG) Zagora 118 kmsouth
- Beni Mellal Airport (BEM) Oulad Yaich 123 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Beni Mellal Population: 210.4K 117 kmnorth
- Al Fqih Ben Çalah Population: 111.4K 142 kmnorth
- El Kelaa des Srarhna Population: 104K 143 kmnorthwest
- Berrechid Population: 149.2K 255 kmnorthwest
- Casablanca Population: 3.7M 287 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Ait Ouassif
Within 100 km: 5 natural sites.
25–60 km2 places
- Gorges du Dadès Natural site 37 kmNE
- Ighil Mgoun Mountain 34 kmNW
60–100 km3 places
- High Atlas Mountain 73 kmW
- Jebel Kissâne Mountain 66 kmS
- Jebel Kissane Mountain 80 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Other cities and towns in Tinghir Province
Sources & licences
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