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Chefchaouen Province

Local name: إقليم شفشاون

Located in Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco Coordinates: 35°00′00″ N 5°05′00″ W

Chefchaouen Province
Agnieszka Spieszny · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
457,432
457.4K
Elevation
552 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Africa/Casablanca · UTC+00:00
Places inside
39
listed under Chefchaouen Province
When to go
April–MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
TTU Sania Ramel Airport69 km
TNG Tangier Ibn Battuta Airport111 km

About Chefchaouen Province

Chefchaouen Province is a district. Location: Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco. Population: 457,432.

From Wikipedia

Chefchaouen Province (Arabic: شفشاون, Standard Moroccan Tamazight: ⵛⴼⵛⴰⵡⵏ) is a province in the Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region of Morocco. Its capital is Chefchaouen. The city of Chefchaouen is the only official municipality in the province, established in 1975. Other towns in the province include: Bab Berred Bab Taza Jebha

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
4,350 km²

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Chefchaouen Province

  • Al-Hoceima
  • Larache Province
  • Tetouan

Climate of Chefchaouen Province

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: April–May, October.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 19° · Night 9° · Rain 116 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Ksar El Kebir · 75 km west21°
  • Al Hoceima · 108 km east20°
  • Salé Al Jadida · 188 km southwest21°
Hottest month
July (day 34°)
Coldest month
January (night 5°)
Wettest month
January (139 mm)
Driest month
July (1 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 Chefchaouen Province
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)15°16°18°21°25°29°34°34°29°23°19°16°
Average low (°C)5°5°7°10°13°16°19°19°17°12°9°6°
Precipitation (mm)139137138814813121666116139

Other places to visit in this season: April May October

How to get to Chefchaouen Province

The nearest airport is Sania Ramel Airport (TTU), 69 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Tétouan, 69 km to the north.

Airports

  • Sania Ramel Airport (TTU) Tétouan 69 kmnorth
  • Tangier Ibn Battuta Airport (TNG) Tangier 111 kmnorthwest
  • Cherif Al Idrissi Airport (AHU) Al Hoceima 115 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Tétouan Population: 415.8K 69 kmnorth
  • Ksar El Kebir Population: 138.3K 75 kmwest
  • Al Hoceima Population: 395.6K 108 kmeast
  • Algeciras Population: 121.4K 130 kmnorth
  • Marbella Population: 156.3K 169 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Chefchaouen Province

Within 100 km: 3 historic and cultural sites, 8 natural sites, 5 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1 place

  • Talassemtane National Park Natural site 14 kmN

25–60 km2 places

  • Jebel Kelti Mountain 43 kmNW
  • Koudiet Tirbîrhîne Mountain 55 kmE

60–100 km13 places

  • Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera Island 74 kmE
  • Rif Mountain 99 kmE
  • Al Hoceima National Park Natural site 89 kmE
  • Oued Loukos River 100 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Chefchaouen Province

39 places
  1. 7 Iounane 25K
  2. 8 Bni Selmane 24.2K
  3. 9 Bni Rzine 20.9K
  4. 10 Bni Mansour 20.8K
  5. 11 Bni Smih 17K
  6. 12 Ouaouzgane 16.8K
  7. 13 Bni Bouzra 16.6K
  8. 14 Mansoura 15.8K
  9. 15 Kalaat Bouqorra 15.2K
  10. 16 Bni Darkoul 14.8K
  11. 17 Oued Malha 13.6K
  12. 18 Bni Ahmed Gharbia 13K
  13. 19 Bni Ahmed Cherqia 12.9K
  14. 20 Tizgane 12.8K
  15. 21 Ain Beida 11.9K
  16. 22 Derdara 11.5K
  17. 23 Bni Salah 11.4K
  18. 24 Steha 10.6K
  19. 25 Bni Faghloum 10.4K
  20. 26 Amtar 10K
  21. 27 Moqrisset 9.2K
  22. 28 M'Tioua 9.1K
  23. 29 Talambote 8.5K
  24. 30 Fifi 8.1K
  25. 31 Tassift 7.4K
  26. 32 Laghdir 7.3K
  27. 33 Tanaqoub 7.2K
  28. 34 Jebha 4.1K
  29. 35 Jebha 3K
  30. 36 Brikcha 1.3K
  31. 37 Assâki 1K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages1

Mountains & nature1

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources