Asni
Local name: أسني
Located in Al Haouz Province, Marrakesh-Safi Coordinates: 31°10′03″ N 7°54′45″ W
- Population
- 21,244
- 21.2K
- Elevation
- 2,054 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Africa/Casablanca · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- RAK Marrakesh Menara Airport50 km
- OZZ Ouarzazate International Airport99 km
About Asni
Asni is a municipality. Location: Al Haouz Province, Marrakesh-Safi. Population: 21,244. Elevation: 2,054 m.
Asni (Arabic: أسني) is a small town and rural commune in the foothills of the High Atlas mountains near Marrakesh, Morocco. The town is connected to Ikkiss, Imlil and Tacheddirt by tracks. Open back trucks provide a bus service several times a week between these three villages. Ninety-percent of houses in Asni were destroyed during the 2023 Marrakesh-Safi earthquake.
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Travel notes for Asni
From Wikivoyage
Asni is a small town in the foothills of the High Atlas mountains in Morocco. It is about an hour's drive from Marrakech.
Understand+
As the town is on both the routes into and around the Atlas mountains, there is a steady drift of tourists, and hence the place is full of hustlers. For a more peaceful stay near the Atlas mountains, carry on up the road to the more attractive Imlil.
Climate:
Asni during the summer (2008):
Max temperature of ~45°C (113°F) around 13:30
Min temperature of ~15°C (60°F) around 05:00, before sunrise.
Rain: Very rare. Sometimes short, sharp downpours of dirty rain in the afternoons or thunderstorms.
Sun: Very intense. It's so much cooler in the shade (hard to find with the sun so high in the sky!). Causes perpetual sweat (despite low-ish humidity): at least 3L of water needed during a day spent outside.
Get in+
It takes about 1 hr to get from Marrakech to Asni.
By bus:
There are buses from Gare Routière or Jardin Sidi Mimoun which ostensibly leave every 30 min.
By taxi:
A slightly quicker way is to take a petit taxi to the out-of-town grand taxi 'park' (15 dirham. If you're better at haggling you can get this lower, if you care about a few pence.). From there, a grand taxi will take you to Asni for 15 dirham per person. Don't get ripped off taking a taxi straight from the airport!
Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged
Population of Asni over time
| 1994 | 16,253 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 18,674 | |
| 2014 | 21,244 | |
| 2024 | 22,637 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Asni
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 12° · Night 2° · Rain 63 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- El Kelaa des Srarhna · 109 km northeast21°
- Ait Melloul · 178 km southwest23°
- Al Fqih Ben Çalah · 188 km northeast21°
- Hottest month
- July (day 27°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -3°)
- Wettest month
- April (70 mm)
- Driest month
- July (3 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) | 8° | 10° | 12° | 15° | 18° | 22° | 27° | 26° | 22° | 17° | 12° | 9° |
| Average low (°C) | -3° | -2° | 1° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 6° | 2° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 53 | 56 | 66 | 70 | 42 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 47 | 63 | 57 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Asni
The nearest airport is Marrakesh Menara Airport (RAK), 50 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is El Kelaa des Srarhna, 109 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Marrakesh Menara Airport (RAK) Marrakesh 50 kmnorth
- Ouarzazate International Airport (OZZ) Ouarzazate 99 kmeast
- Essaouira-Mogador Airport (ESU) Essaouira 170 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- El Kelaa des Srarhna Population: 104K 109 kmnortheast
- Ait Melloul Population: 187.7K 178 kmsouthwest
- Al Fqih Ben Çalah Population: 111.4K 188 kmnortheast
- Beni Mellal Population: 210.4K 197 kmnortheast
- Berrechid Population: 149.2K 235 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Asni
Within 100 km: 7 historic and cultural sites, 7 natural sites, 2 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km3 places
- Timesguida n’Ouanoukrim Mountain 15 kmS
- Jbel Toubkal Mountain 12 kmS
- Adrar n’ Ouanoukrim Mountain 13 kmS
25–60 km10 places
- Majorelle Garden Attraction 53 kmN
- Bahia Palace Historic site 51 kmN
- El Badi Palace Historic site 50 kmN
- Dar Si Said Museum Museum 51 kmN
60–100 km3 places
- Wadi Nafīs River 75 kmNW
- Tasghimout Mountain 69 kmSW
- High Atlas Mountain 97 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Jbel Toubkal Mountain, Al Haouz Province12 km S -
Adrar n’ Ouanoukrim Mountain, Al Haouz Province13 km S -
Timesguida n’Ouanoukrim Mountain, Al Haouz Province15 km S
Other cities and towns in Al Haouz Province
Sources & licences
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