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Municipality

Ait Melloul

Local name: ‫أيت ملول‬

Located in Inezgane-Ait Melloul, Souss-Massa Coordinates: 30°20′14″ N 9°29′52″ W

Ait Melloul
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Population
130,105
130.1K
Elevation
22 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Africa/Casablanca · UTC+00:00
When to go
October–June
See the climate
Airports
AGA Al Massira Airport8 km
ESU Essaouira-Mogador Airport119 km

About Ait Melloul

Ait Melloul is a municipality. Location: Inezgane-Ait Melloul, Souss-Massa. Population: 130,105. Elevation: 22 m.

From Wikipedia

Aït Melloul (Arabic: أيت ملول) (Standard Moroccan Tamazight: ⴰⵢⵜ ⵎⵍⵍⵓⵍ) is a city on the west coast of Morocco. It is located in the suburban area of Agadir just southeast of Inezgane, on the southern bank of the Sous River. According to the 2024 census, the city is home to 210,870 inhabitants and 53,781 households. It is the most populous city in Inezgane-Aït Melloul Prefecture.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
40 km²
Official website
aitmelloul.ma

Source: Wikidata

Population of Ait Melloul over time

Population of Ait Melloul over time
1994 82,825
2004 130,370
2014 171,847
2024 210,870

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Ait Melloul

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: October–June.

This month · November

A good month to visit

Day 24° · Night 13° · Rain 26 mm

Hottest month
August (day 30°)
Coldest month
January (night 8°)
Wettest month
December (51 mm)
Driest month
August (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 Ait Melloul
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)21°22°24°25°26°27°30°30°29°27°24°21°
Average low (°C)8°10°12°14°16°18°20°20°19°16°13°9°
Precipitation (mm)3833261742103142651

Other places to visit in this season: January February March April May June October November December

How to get to Ait Melloul

The nearest airport is Al Massira Airport (AGA), 8 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Ait Melloul, 1 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Al Massira Airport (AGA) Agadir (Temsia) 8 kmeast
  • Essaouira-Mogador Airport (ESU) Essaouira 119 kmnorth
  • Marrakesh Menara Airport (RAK) Marrakesh 198 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Ait Melloul Population: 187.7K 1 kmnorthwest
  • El Kelaa des Srarhna Population: 104K 275 kmnortheast
  • El Jadida Population: 212.9K 337 kmnorth
  • Al Fqih Ben Çalah Population: 111.4K 359 kmnortheast
  • Berrechid Population: 149.2K 372 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Ait Melloul

Within 100 km: 2 natural sites, 1 lake, river or coast.

25–60 km3 places

  • Souss-Massa National Park Natural site 33 kmSW
  • Oued Massa River 33 kmSW
  • Cap Ghir Natural site 50 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Ait Melloul and similar cities

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

Measure Ait Melloul Ksar El Kebir Berrechid Al Fqih Ben Çalah
Population 130.1K 138.3K 149.2K 111.4K
Elevation 22 m 18 m 220 m 444 m
Summer day (hottest month) 30° 31° 31° 36°
Winter night (coldest month) 8° 7° 5° 4°
Annual rainfall 215 mm 734 mm 366 mm 521 mm
Best months Oct–Jun Apr–Jun, Oct–Nov Mar–Jun, Oct–Nov Mar–May, Nov
Distance — 617 km 372 km 359 km

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

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