District

Taza

Local name: ‫إقليم تازة‬

Located in Fes-Meknes, Morocco Coordinates: 34°16′38″ N 4°02′14″ W

Nassima Chahboun · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Population: 528,419; 528.4K
Elevation: 557 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Africa/Casablanca · UTC+00:00
Places inside: 44; listed under Taza
When to go: MayOctober; See the climate
Airports: FEZ Fes Saïss International Airport95 km; AHU Cherif Al Idrissi Airport101 km

About Taza

Taza is a district. Location: Fes-Meknes, Morocco. Population: 528,419.

From Wikipedia

Taza Province is a largely rural province in northeastern Morocco, located within the Fès-Meknès region. It is named after its capital, the city of Taza, and occupies a strategic position between the Rif Mountains and the Middle Atlas.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area: 7,101 km²

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Taza

Taounate Province
Sefrou

Climate of Taza

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 18° · Night 9° · Rain 68 mm

Better nearby cities in November

Al Hoceima · 109 km north20°
Ksar El Kebir · 189 km northwest21°
Salé Al Jadida · 251 km west21°

Hottest month: August (day 34°)
Coldest month: January (night 5°)
Wettest month: December (90 mm)
Driest month: August (3 mm)

14° 5°

16° 6°

18° 8°

20° 10°

24° 13°

29° 16°

34° 20°

29° 17°

23° 13°

18° 9°

15° 6°

Jan

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Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

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 Taza
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	14°	16°	18°	20°	24°	29°	34°	34°	29°	23°	18°	15°
Average low (°C)	5°	6°	8°	10°	13°	16°	20°	20°	17°	13°	9°	6°
Precipitation (mm)	72	83	73	70	42	15	4	3	14	44	68	90

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Taza

The nearest airport is Fes Saïss International Airport (FEZ), 95 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Al Hoceima, 108 km to the north.

Airports

Fes Saïss International Airport (FEZ) Saïss 95 kmsouthwest
Cherif Al Idrissi Airport (AHU) Al Hoceima 101 kmnorth
Nador Al Aaroui International Airport (NDR) Al Aaroui 122 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Al Hoceima Population: 395.6K 108 kmnorth
Ksar El Kebir Population: 138.3K 189 kmnorthwest
Tétouan Population: 415.8K 189 kmnorthwest
Algeciras Population: 121.4K 243 kmnorthwest
Salé Al Jadida Population: 200K 251 kmwest

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

Day trips from Taza

Within 100 km: 3 historic and cultural sites, 6 natural sites.

60–100 km9 places

Borj Nord Historic site 90 kmW
University of al-Karaouine Attraction 89 kmW
Rif Mountain 80 kmN
Al Hoceima National Park Natural site 99 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Places in Taza

44 places

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

Cities & villages1

Ras el Oued · Village

Sources & licences

Wikidata, CC0-1.0 Wikidata (CC0)
GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 12, 2026 · 2 independent sources