Boumalne Dades
Local name: بومالن دادس
Located in Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Coordinates: 31°21′45″ N 5°56′21″ W
- Population
- 11,004
- 11K
- Elevation
- 1,553 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Africa/Casablanca · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- OZZ Ouarzazate International Airport104 km
- BEM Beni Mellal Airport121 km
About Boumalne Dades
Boumalne Dades is a municipality. Location: Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet. Population: 11,004. Elevation: 1,553 m.
Boumalne Dades (Arabic: بومالن دادس) is a city in Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet, Morocco. According to the 2014 census, it had a population of 12,328. Located at the edge of a desert plateau, at the outlet of the upper Dadès Valley (more than 1500 m high), Boumalne Dades is originated from an old way of transhumance, controlled by the Aït Atta Tribe of Jbel Saghro. Most of its residents, like those of the Dades Valley, are from the Ait Atta tribe.
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Population of Boumalne Dades over time
| 1994 | 9,908 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 11,179 | |
| 2014 | 12,328 | |
| 2024 | 12,391 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Boumalne Dades
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: April–May, October.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 15° · Night 3° · Rain 27 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Al Fqih Ben Çalah · 145 km northwest21°
- El Kelaa des Srarhna · 159 km northwest21°
- Berrechid · 262 km northwest22°
- Hottest month
- July (day 33°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -1°)
- Wettest month
- October (29 mm)
- Driest month
- July (3 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° | 13° | 16° | 20° | 23° | 29° | 33° | 33° | 28° | 22° | 15° | 12° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | 1° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 14° | 17° | 17° | 14° | 9° | 3° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 12 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 29 | 27 | 17 |
How to get to Boumalne Dades
The nearest airport is Ouarzazate International Airport (OZZ), 104 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Beni Mellal, 115 km to the north.
Airports
- Ouarzazate International Airport (OZZ) Ouarzazate 104 kmsouthwest
- Beni Mellal Airport (BEM) Oulad Yaich 121 kmnorth
- Zagora Airport (OZG) Zagora 122 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Beni Mellal Population: 210.4K 115 kmnorth
- Al Fqih Ben Çalah Population: 111.4K 145 kmnorthwest
- El Kelaa des Srarhna Population: 104K 159 kmnorthwest
- Berrechid Population: 149.2K 262 kmnorthwest
- Casablanca Population: 3.7M 293 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Boumalne Dades
Within 100 km: 6 natural sites, 1 lake, river or coast.
0–25 km1 place
- Gorges du Dadès Natural site 19 kmN
25–60 km1 place
- Ighil Mgoun Mountain 51 kmW
60–100 km5 places
- Tislit Lake Lake 97 kmN
- High Atlas Mountain 95 kmW
- Amchad Mountain 92 kmE
- Jebel Kissâne Mountain 80 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Other cities and towns in Tinghir Province
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Ouaklim Municipality, Tinghir Province29 km E
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Ighil N Oumgoun Municipality, Tinghir Province34 km NW -
Ikniouen Municipality, Tinghir Province38 km SE
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Tinghir Municipality, Tinghir Province42 km NE
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Tinghir City, Tinghir Province42 km NE -
Toudgha Essoufla Municipality, Tinghir Province44 km E
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources