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Municipality

Taroudant

Located in Taroudant Province, Souss-Massa Coordinates: 30°28′13″ N 8°52′32″ W

Map showing the location of Taroudant Taroudant
Location in Morocco
Population
68,726
68.7K
Elevation
237 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Africa/Casablanca · UTC+00:00
Places inside
1
listed under Taroudant
When to go
October–May
See the climate
Airports
AGA Al Massira Airport54 km
ESU Essaouira-Mogador Airport128 km

About Taroudant

Taroudant is a municipality. Location: Taroudant Province, Souss-Massa. Population: 68,726. Elevation: 237 m. The best months to visit are October–May. The nearest airport is Al Massira Airport (54 km).

Climate of Taroudant

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: October–May.

This month · November

A good month to visit

Day 25° · Night 13° · Rain 28 mm

Hottest month
August (day 32°)
Coldest month
January (night 7°)
Wettest month
December (60 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).

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Climate of Taroudant
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)20°22°24°25°26°28°31°32°30°27°25°21°
Average low (°C)7°9°12°13°15°18°20°21°19°16°13°8°
Precipitation (mm)3935291842004152860

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

How to get to Taroudant

The nearest airport is Al Massira Airport (AGA), 54 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Ait Melloul, 62 km to the west.

Airports

  • Al Massira Airport (AGA) Agadir (Temsia) 54 kmwest
  • Essaouira-Mogador Airport (ESU) Essaouira 128 kmnorthwest
  • Marrakesh Menara Airport (RAK) Marrakesh 149 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Ait Melloul Population: 187.7K 62 kmwest
  • El Kelaa des Srarhna Population: 104K 224 kmnortheast
  • Al Fqih Ben Çalah Population: 111.4K 307 kmnortheast
  • El Jadida Population: 212.9K 311 kmnorth
  • Beni Mellal Population: 210.4K 317 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Taroudant

Within 100 km: 1 historic or cultural site, 5 natural sites, 1 lake, river or coast.

25–60 km1 place

  • Tasghimout Mountain 56 kmNE

60–100 km6 places

  • Souss-Massa National Park Natural site 87 kmSW
  • Oued Massa River 88 kmSW
  • Tinmal Attraction 84 kmNE
  • Anti-Atlas Mountain 63 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Taroudant and similar cities

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

Measure Taroudant Ouezzane Ouarzazate Tan-Tan
Population 68.7K 65.1K 77.6K 79.9K
Elevation 237 m 306 m 1,113 m 45 m
Summer day (hottest month) 32° 33° 38° 30°
Winter night (coldest month) 7° 5° 2° 10°
Annual rainfall 234 mm 738 mm 170 mm 79 mm
Best months Oct–May Apr–May, Oct–Nov Feb–Apr, Oct–Nov Nov–May
Distance — 571 km 196 km 312 km

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

Places in Taroudant

1 place

Sources & licences

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