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District

Taounate Province

Local name: ‫إقليم تاونات‬

Located in Fes-Meknes, Morocco Coordinates: 34°30′00″ N 4°50′00″ W

Taounate Province
Nawfal Kharbach · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
662,246
662.2K
Elevation
181 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Africa/Casablanca · UTC+00:00
Places inside
49
listed under Taounate Province
When to go
March–MayOctober–November
See the climate
Airports
FEZ Fes Saïss International Airport65 km
AHU Cherif Al Idrissi Airport118 km

About Taounate Province

Taounate Province is a district. Location: Fes-Meknes, Morocco. Population: 662,246.

From Wikipedia

Taounate Province (تاونات, ⵜⴰⵡⵏⴰⵜ) is a predominantly rural province in the Fès-Meknès region of northern Morocco. It is located north of Fes. As of the 2024 census, the province had a population of 612,650. The major cities are: Taounate Tissa Karia Ba Mohamed

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
5,592 km²

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Taounate Province

  • Taza
  • Sefrou
  • Moulay-Yacoub

Climate of Taounate Province

Best months for sightseeing

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

This month · November

A good month to visit

Day 21° · Night 11° · Rain 89 mm

Hottest month
July (day 36°)
Coldest month
January (night 7°)
Wettest month
December (104 mm)
Driest month
July (0 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
Climate of Taounate Province
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)17°18°21°23°27°32°36°36°32°26°21°18°
Average low (°C)7°8°10°12°15°18°21°21°19°14°11°8°
Precipitation (mm)70828766451401125689104

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

How to get to Taounate Province

The nearest airport is Fes Saïss International Airport (FEZ), 65 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Ksar El Kebir, 113 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Fes Saïss International Airport (FEZ) Saïss 65 kmsouth
  • Cherif Al Idrissi Airport (AHU) Al Hoceima 118 kmnortheast
  • Sania Ramel Airport (TTU) Tétouan 129 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Ksar El Kebir Population: 138.3K 113 kmnorthwest
  • Al Hoceima Population: 395.6K 117 kmnortheast
  • Tétouan Population: 415.8K 129 kmnorth
  • Salé Al Jadida Population: 200K 184 kmwest
  • Salé Population: 972.3K 188 kmwest

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

Day trips from Taounate Province

Within 100 km: 3 historic and cultural sites, 6 natural sites, 1 lake, river or coast.

25–60 km4 places

  • Borj Nord Historic site 50 kmS
  • University of al-Karaouine Attraction 50 kmS
  • Koudiet Tirbîrhîne Mountain 48 kmNE
  • Sidi Ghrib Mountain 59 kmW

60–100 km6 places

  • Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera Island 89 kmNE
  • Rif Mountain 94 kmNE
  • Al Hoceima National Park Natural site 98 kmNE
  • Talassemtane National Park Natural site 73 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Places in Taounate Province

49 places
  1. 1 Taounate 32.6K
  2. 2 Bouhouda 26.2K
  3. 3 Mkansa 23.2K
  4. 4 Ain Aicha 22.6K
  5. 5 Sidi M Hamed Ben La 19K
  6. 6 Ghouazi 18.8K
  7. 7 Jbabra 18.6K
  8. 8 Bouarouss 18.1K
  9. 9 Galaz 17.3K
  10. 10 Ratba 16.8K
  11. 11 Tabouda 16.6K
  12. 12 Karia Ba Mohamed 16.5K
  13. 13 Bouchabel 16.1K
  14. 14 Loulja 16K
  15. 15 Ras El Oued 15.8K
  16. 16 Ain Mediouna 15.8K
  17. 17 Ourtzagh 15.2K
  18. 18 Timezgana 15.1K
  19. 19 Khlalfa 14.7K
  20. 20 Tamedit 14.7K
  21. 21 Moulay Bouchta 14.3K
  22. 22 Tafrant 14.2K
  23. 23 Kissane 13.4K
  24. 24 Bouadel 12.7K
  25. 25 Sidi El Abed 12.5K
  26. 26 Oulad Daoud 12.3K
  27. 27 Ain Legdah 11.4K
  28. 28 Fennassa Bab El Hit 11.4K
  29. 29 Bni Oulid 10.3K
  30. 30 Ain Maatouf 10.1K
  31. 31 Outabouabane 9.9K
  32. 32 Tissa 9.6K
  33. 33 Oulad Ayyad 9.6K
  34. 34 Messassa 9.5K
  35. 35 Oued Jemaa 9.2K
  36. 36 Bni Snous 8.8K
  37. 37 Sidi Mokhfi 8.7K
  38. 38 Oudka 8.5K
  39. 39 Mezraoua 8.3K
  40. 40 Zrizer 7.9K
  41. 41 Ain Aicha 7.8K
  42. 42 Moulay Abdelkrim 7.4K
  43. 43 Bni Ounjel Tafraout 7K
  44. 44 Ghafsai 5.5K
  45. 45 Rghioua 4.2K
  46. 46 Thar Es-Souk 3.8K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages3

Sources & licences

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