Tarfaya
Local name: طرفاية
Located in Tarfaya Province, Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra Coordinates: 27°56′21″ N 12°55′34″ W
- Population
- 5,615
- 5.6K
- Elevation
- 5 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Africa/Casablanca · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EUN Laayoune Hassan I International Airport93 km
- FUE Fuerteventura Airport108 km
About Tarfaya
Tarfaya is a town. Location: Tarfaya Province, Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra. Population: 5,615. Elevation: 5 m.
Tarfaya (Arabic: طرفاية - Ṭarfāya; Standard Moroccan Tamazight: ⵟⵔⴼⴰⵢⴰ) is a coastal Moroccan town, located at the level of Cape Juby, in western Morocco, on the Atlantic coast. It is located about 890 km southwest of the capital Rabat, and around 100 km from both Laayoune and Lanzarote, in the far east of the Canary Islands. During the colonial era, Tarfaya was a Spanish colony known as Villa Bens.
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Photos of Tarfaya
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Cape Juby Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA-Johnson Space Center. "The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth." · Public domain
Travel notes for Tarfaya
From Wikivoyage
Tarfaya is a small port town on the southwestern coast of Morocco.
Understand+
Tarfaya is about 32 km north of the disputed Western Sahara territory border. The town is home to the largest wind farm in Africa, called Tarfaya Wind Farm.
Get in+
By bus:
Buses run regularly from Laayoune in Western Sahara to the south, and Agadir to the north. Usually there is at least one bus per day, costing around €18 one-way (CTM and Supratours).
By boat:
A car ferry from the Canary Islands was scheduled to open since 2017, but as of February 2018 it is neither operating nor is a date for the start of service known.
Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged
Population of Tarfaya over time
| 1994 | 4,506 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 5,615 | |
| 2014 | 8,027 | |
| 2024 | 11,030 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Tarfaya
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: November–July.
This month · November
A good month to visit
Day 25° · Night 15° · Rain 10 mm
- Hottest month
- September (day 28°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 12°)
- Wettest month
- November (10 mm)
- Driest month
- May (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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 22° | 23° | 24° | 25° | 26° | 27° | 27° | 28° | 28° | 27° | 25° | 23° |
| Average low (°C) | 12° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 16° | 17° | 18° | 19° | 18° | 18° | 15° | 13° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 |
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How to get to Tarfaya
The nearest airport is Laayoune Hassan I International Airport (EUN), 93 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Telde, 245 km to the west.
Airports
- Laayoune Hassan I International Airport (EUN) El Aaiún 93 kmsouth
- Fuerteventura Airport (FUE) El Matorral 108 kmnorthwest
- César Manrique-Lanzarote Airport (ACE) San Bartolomé 130 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Telde Population: 123.3K 245 kmwest
- Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Population: 383.5K 246 kmwest
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife Population: 211.4K 332 kmwest
- San Cristóbal de La Laguna Population: 150.7K 339 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Tarfaya
Within 100 km: 1 natural site.
0–25 km1 place
- Cape Juby Natural site 2 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources