Municipality

Sahel

Local name: ‫الساحل‬

Located in Larache Province, Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima Coordinates: 35°14′51″ N 6°03′42″ W

Location in Morocco

Population: 17,496; 17.5K
Elevation: 140 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Africa/Casablanca · UTC+00:00
When to go: April–JuneSeptember–October; See the climate
Airports: TNG Tangier Ibn Battuta Airport55 km; TTU Sania Ramel Airport78 km

About Sahel

Sahel is a municipality. Location: Larache Province, Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima. Population: 17,496. Elevation: 140 m.

From Wikipedia

Sahel is a small town and rural commune in Larache Province of the Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region of Morocco. At the time of the 2004 census, the commune had a total population of 15785 people living in 2949 households.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Photos of Sahel

Cité Archéologique Lixus Maxim Massalitin / Maxim Massalitin · CC BY-SA 2.0

Population of Sahel over time

Population of Sahel over time
1994		15,258
2004		15,785
2014		17,496
2024		18,258

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Sahel

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: April–June, September–October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 20° · Night 12° · Rain 86 mm

Better nearby cities in November

Ksar El Kebir · 31 km southeast21°
Salé Al Jadida · 152 km southwest21°
Al Hoceima · 193 km east20°

Hottest month: July (day 28°)
Coldest month: January (night 7°)
Wettest month: December (145 mm)
Driest month: July (1 mm)

15° 7°

17° 9°

19° 10°

20° 12°

22° 13°

25° 16°

28° 18°

28° 19°

27° 18°

23° 14°

20° 12°

17° 9°

Jan

129

Feb

119

Mar

100

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

145

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 Sahel
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	15°	17°	19°	20°	22°	25°	28°	28°	27°	23°	20°	17°
Average low (°C)	7°	9°	10°	12°	13°	16°	18°	19°	18°	14°	12°	9°
Precipitation (mm)	129	119	100	50	27	7	1	3	13	46	86	145

Other places to visit in this season: April May June September October

How to get to Sahel

The nearest airport is Tangier Ibn Battuta Airport (TNG), 55 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Ksar El Kebir, 31 km to the southeast.

Airports

Tangier Ibn Battuta Airport (TNG) Tangier 55 kmnorth
Sania Ramel Airport (TTU) Tétouan 78 kmnortheast
Gibraltar Airport (GIB) Gibraltar 119 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Ksar El Kebir Population: 138.3K 31 kmsoutheast
Tétouan Population: 415.8K 73 kmnortheast
Algeciras Population: 121.4K 113 kmnortheast
Cadiz Population: 117K 143 kmnorth
Salé Population: 972.3K 149 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Sahel

Within 100 km: 41 historic and cultural sites, 29 natural sites, 39 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km2 places

Oued Loukos River 10 kmSW
Cité Archéologique Lixus Historic site 7 kmSW

25–60 km2 places

Lmarja Zarqa Lake 49 kmSW
Basra Historic site 53 kmS

60–100 km105 places

Playa de Atlanterra Beach 98 kmN
Playa del Cañuelo Beach 96 kmN
Island of the Doves Island 93 kmNE
Sierra de San Bartolomé Mountain 98 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Cité Archéologique Lixus Historic site, Larache Province
7 km SW
Oued Loukos River, Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
9.6 km SW