Ait Ouikhalfen
Local name: أيت ويخلفن
Located in El-Hajeb, Fes-Meknes Coordinates: 33°37′05″ N 5°43′21″ W
- Population
- 3,849
- 3.8K
- Elevation
- 897 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Africa/Casablanca · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- FEZ Fes Saïss International Airport77 km
- RBA Rabat-Salé Airport107 km
About Ait Ouikhalfen
Ait Ouikhalfen is a municipality. Location: El-Hajeb, Fes-Meknes. Population: 3,849. Elevation: 897 m.
Ait Ouikhalfen is a small town and rural commune in El Hajeb Province of the Fès-Meknès region of Morocco. At the time of the 2004 census, the commune had a total population of 4,303 people living in 627 households.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population of Ait Ouikhalfen over time
| 1994 | 4,819 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 4,303 | |
| 2014 | 3,849 | |
| 2024 | 3,261 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Ait Ouikhalfen
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–June, September–October.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 17° · Night 7° · Rain 66 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Salé Al Jadida · 103 km northwest21°
- Al Fqih Ben Çalah · 153 km southwest21°
- Ksar El Kebir · 155 km north21°
- Hottest month
- July (day 31°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- December (75 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) | 13° | 14° | 17° | 19° | 22° | 26° | 31° | 31° | 28° | 22° | 17° | 14° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 4° | 5° | 7° | 10° | 13° | 16° | 16° | 14° | 11° | 7° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 64 | 69 | 72 | 64 | 40 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 48 | 66 | 75 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June September October
How to get to Ait Ouikhalfen
The nearest airport is Fes Saïss International Airport (FEZ), 77 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Salé Al Jadida, 103 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Fes Saïss International Airport (FEZ) Saïss 77 kmnortheast
- Rabat-Salé Airport (RBA) Rabat 107 kmnorthwest
- Beni Mellal Airport (BEM) Oulad Yaich 146 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Salé Al Jadida Population: 200K 103 kmnorthwest
- Salé Population: 972.3K 111 kmnorthwest
- Rabat Population: 1.7M 112 kmnorthwest
- Al Fqih Ben Çalah Population: 111.4K 153 kmsouthwest
- Beni Mellal Population: 210.4K 154 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Ait Ouikhalfen
Within 100 km: 3 historic and cultural sites, 2 natural sites.
25–60 km2 places
- Jbel Zerhoun Mountain 49 kmN
- Volubilis Historic site 53 kmN
60–100 km3 places
- Jebel Hebri Mountain 61 kmSE
- Borj Nord Historic site 85 kmNE
- University of al-Karaouine Attraction 85 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Other cities and towns in El-Hajeb
-
Ait Yaazem Municipality, El-Hajeb18 km NE -
Ras Ijerri Municipality, El-Hajeb20 km N
-
Ait Bourzouine Municipality, El-Hajeb22 km E -
El Hajeb Municipality, El-Hajeb34 km E
-
Iqaddar Municipality, El-Hajeb34 km E -
Sabaa Aiyoun Municipality, El-Hajeb46 km NE
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources