Municipality

Chefchaouen

Located in Chefchaouen Province, Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima Coordinates: 35°10′03″ N 5°16′17″ W

Location in Morocco

Population: 35,709; 35.7K
Elevation: 549 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Africa/Casablanca · UTC+00:00
When to go: MayOctober; See the climate
Airports: TTU Sania Ramel Airport48 km; TNG Tangier Ibn Battuta Airport86 km

About Chefchaouen

Chefchaouen is a municipality. Location: Chefchaouen Province, Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima. Population: 35,709. Elevation: 549 m. The best months to visit are May, October. The nearest airport is Sania Ramel Airport (48 km). Nearby sights include Talassemtane National Park and Jebel Kelti.

Climate of Chefchaouen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 19° · Night 10° · Rain 108 mm

Better nearby cities in November

Ksar El Kebir · 60 km west21°
Al Hoceima · 122 km east20°
Salé Al Jadida · 187 km southwest21°

Hottest month: July (day 32°)
Coldest month: January (night 5°)
Wettest month: March (152 mm)
Driest month: July (1 mm)

14° 5°

15° 5°

18° 7°

20° 10°

23° 12°

28° 16°

32° 19°

28° 16°

22° 12°

19° 10°

15° 6°

Jan

149

Feb

144

Mar

152

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

108

Dec

130

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 Chefchaouen
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	14°	15°	18°	20°	23°	28°	32°	32°	28°	22°	19°	15°
Average low (°C)	5°	5°	7°	10°	12°	16°	19°	19°	16°	12°	10°	6°
Precipitation (mm)	149	144	152	67	39	9	1	3	15	56	108	130

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Chefchaouen

The nearest airport is Sania Ramel Airport (TTU), 48 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Tétouan, 46 km to the north.

Airports

Sania Ramel Airport (TTU) Tétouan 48 kmnorth
Tangier Ibn Battuta Airport (TNG) Tangier 86 kmnorthwest
Gibraltar Airport (GIB) Gibraltar 109 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

Tétouan Population: 415.8K 46 kmnorth
Ksar El Kebir Population: 138.3K 61 kmwest
Algeciras Population: 121.4K 108 kmnorth
Al Hoceima Population: 395.6K 122 kmeast
Marbella Population: 156.3K 154 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Chefchaouen

Within 100 km: 44 historic and cultural sites, 29 natural sites, 32 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km2 places

Jebel Kelti Mountain 21 kmN
Talassemtane National Park Natural site 18 kmE

25–60 km1 place

Stade Saniat Rmel Landmark 46 kmN

60–100 km102 places

Lmarja Zarqa Lake 98 kmW
Isla Perejil Island 84 kmN
El Islote Island 83 kmN
Embalse del Renegado Lake 81 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Talassemtane National Park Natural site, Chefchaouen Province
18 km E
Jebel Kelti Mountain, Tetouan
21 km N