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Municipality

Meknes

Located in Meknès Prefecture, Fes-Meknes Coordinates: 33°52′56″ N 5°32′00″ W

Map showing the location of Meknes Meknes
Location in Morocco
Population
461,677
461.7K
Elevation
552 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Africa/Casablanca · UTC+00:00
When to go
May–JuneOctober
See the climate
Airports
FEZ Fes Saïss International Airport52 km
RBA Rabat-Salé Airport114 km

About Meknes

Meknes is a municipality. Location: Meknès Prefecture, Fes-Meknes. Population: 461,677. Elevation: 552 m. The best months to visit are May–June, October. The nearest airport is Fes Saïss International Airport (52 km). Nearby sights include Jbel Zerhoun and Volubilis.

Climate of Meknes

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 19° · Night 8° · Rain 62 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Salé Al Jadida · 112 km west21°
  • Ksar El Kebir · 129 km north21°
  • Al Fqih Ben Çalah · 187 km southwest21°
Hottest month
July (day 33°)
Coldest month
January (night 4°)
Wettest month
December (77 mm)
Driest month
July (1 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 Meknes
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)15°16°18°20°23°27°33°32°29°24°19°16°
Average low (°C)4°5°7°9°11°14°17°17°16°12°8°5°
Precipitation (mm)6767696337121213466277

Other places to visit in this season: May June October

How to get to Meknes

The nearest airport is Fes Saïss International Airport (FEZ), 52 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Salé Al Jadida, 112 km to the west.

Airports

  • Fes Saïss International Airport (FEZ) Saïss 52 kmeast
  • Rabat-Salé Airport (RBA) Rabat 114 kmwest
  • Beni Mellal Airport (BEM) Oulad Yaich 180 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Salé Al Jadida Population: 200K 112 kmwest
  • Salé Population: 972.3K 118 kmwest
  • Rabat Population: 1.7M 121 kmwest
  • Ksar El Kebir Population: 138.3K 129 kmnorth
  • Al Fqih Ben Çalah Population: 111.4K 187 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Meknes

Within 100 km: 4 historic and cultural sites, 3 natural sites.

0–25 km2 places

  • Jbel Zerhoun Mountain 17 kmN
  • Volubilis Historic site 21 kmN

25–60 km2 places

  • Borj Nord Historic site 55 kmE
  • University of al-Karaouine Attraction 56 kmE

60–100 km3 places

  • Jebel Hebri Mountain 68 kmSE
  • Site Archéologique de Banassa Historic site 96 kmNW
  • Sidi Ghrib Mountain 74 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Meknes and similar cities

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

Measure Meknes Tétouan Al Hoceima Salé
Population 461.7K 415.8K 395.6K 972.3K
Elevation 552 m 121 m 74 m 34 m
Summer day (hottest month) 33° 31° 30° 28°
Winter night (coldest month) 4° 8° 8° 7°
Annual rainfall 516 mm 744 mm 309 mm 519 mm
Best months May–Jun, Oct Apr–Jun, Oct Apr–Jun, Oct–Nov Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
Distance — 189 km 211 km 118 km

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

Nearby attractions & nature

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