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Municipality

Tiznit

Located in Tiznit Province, Souss-Massa Coordinates: 29°41′11″ N 9°41′57″ W

Map showing the location of Tiznit Tiznit
Location in Morocco
Population
53,441
53.4K
Elevation
257 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Africa/Casablanca · UTC+00:00
Places inside
1
listed under Tiznit
When to go
October–June
See the climate
Airports
AGA Al Massira Airport76 km
ESU Essaouira-Mogador Airport190 km

About Tiznit

Tiznit is a municipality. Location: Tiznit Province, Souss-Massa. Population: 53,441. Elevation: 257 m. The best months to visit are October–June. The nearest airport is Al Massira Airport (76 km).

Climate of Tiznit

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: October–June.

This month · November

A good month to visit

Day 24° · Night 12° · Rain 18 mm

Hottest month
August (day 29°)
Coldest month
January (night 8°)
Wettest month
December (34 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).

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Climate of Tiznit
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)20°21°23°24°24°26°28°29°28°26°24°21°
Average low (°C)8°9°11°12°14°16°17°18°17°15°12°9°
Precipitation (mm)282618133210291834

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

How to get to Tiznit

The nearest airport is Al Massira Airport (AGA), 76 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Ait Melloul, 75 km to the north.

Airports

  • Al Massira Airport (AGA) Agadir (Temsia) 76 kmnorth
  • Essaouira-Mogador Airport (ESU) Essaouira 190 kmnorth
  • Tan Tan Airport (TTA) Tan Tan 198 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Ait Melloul Population: 187.7K 75 kmnorth
  • El Kelaa des Srarhna Population: 104K 342 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Tiznit

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

25–60 km2 places

  • Souss-Massa National Park Natural site 44 kmN
  • Oued Massa River 43 kmN

60–100 km1 place

  • Ras Barsig Natural site 75 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Tiznit and similar cities

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

Measure Tiznit Chefchaouen Tinghir Ouezzane
Population 53.4K 46.7K 45.9K 65.1K
Elevation 257 m 607 m 1,281 m 306 m
Summer day (hottest month) 29° 32° 35° 33°
Winter night (coldest month) 8° 4° 1° 5°
Annual rainfall 154 mm 873 mm 190 mm 738 mm
Best months Oct–Jun May–Jun, Sep–Oct Apr–May, Oct Apr–May, Oct–Nov
Distance — 737 km 448 km 687 km

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

Places in Tiznit

1 place

Sources & licences

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