Oued Laou
Local name: واد لاو
Located in Oued Laou, Tetouan Coordinates: 35°26′54″ N 5°05′47″ W
- Population
- 10,553
- 10.6K
- Elevation
- 20 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Africa/Casablanca · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- TTU Sania Ramel Airport26 km
- TNG Tangier Ibn Battuta Airport81 km
About Oued Laou
Oued Laou is a town. Location: Oued Laou, Tetouan. Population: 10,553. Elevation: 20 m.
Oued Laou (Arabic: واد لاو) is a small coastal city located in Tétouan Province in northern Morocco on the Mediterranean coast. The two main cities nearby are Tetouan to the northwest and Chefchaouen to the southwest. In 2024 the city had 11 838 inhabitants.
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Travel notes for Oued Laou
From Wikivoyage
Oued Laou is a small town on the Mediterranean coast of Morocco.
Understand+
The town grew from a small fishing village, it does not have much more to offer: there is not much to see besides the clean and wide sand beach and the fishing boats. As on the rest on this part of the coast there is much new development aimed at summer tourists. It does however still feel calm and quiet outside of summer.
Get in+
1 Grand Taxi stand. The bus stop for Tetouan is right next to it. (updated Jan 2023)
There are frequent grand taxis from Tetouan (25 dirham, 1 hr) and a couple of buses.
There are only rare taxis going to Chefchaouen (or the other way around), 35 dirham per seat, 200 dirham for an entire car (as of Jan 2023), 1 hr.
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Population of Oued Laou over time
| 1994 | 7,575 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 8,383 | |
| 2014 | 9,665 | |
| 2024 | 11,690 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Oued Laou
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: April–June, October–November.
This month · November
A good month to visit
Day 21° · Night 12° · Rain 65 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 32°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 8°)
- Wettest month
- December (98 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).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 17° | 18° | 20° | 22° | 25° | 29° | 32° | 32° | 29° | 24° | 21° | 18° |
| Average low (°C) | 8° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 18° | 20° | 21° | 19° | 15° | 12° | 10° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 96 | 79 | 86 | 48 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 38 | 65 | 98 |
Other places to visit in this season: April May June October November
How to get to Oued Laou
The nearest airport is Sania Ramel Airport (TTU), 26 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Tétouan, 29 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Sania Ramel Airport (TTU) Tétouan 26 kmnorthwest
- Tangier Ibn Battuta Airport (TNG) Tangier 81 kmnorthwest
- Gibraltar Airport (GIB) Gibraltar 81 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Tétouan Population: 415.8K 29 kmnorthwest
- Algeciras Population: 121.4K 82 kmnorthwest
- Ksar El Kebir Population: 138.3K 89 kmsouthwest
- Al Hoceima Population: 395.6K 108 kmeast
- Marbella Population: 156.3K 120 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Oued Laou
Within 100 km: 84 historic and cultural sites, 50 natural sites, 77 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km1 place
- Jebel Kelti Mountain 19 kmSW
25–60 km79 places
- Jebel Zem Zem Mountain 55 kmNW
- Playa de San Amaro Beach 53 kmN
- Playa de Benítez Beach 54 kmNW
- Playa de Benzú Beach 58 kmNW
60–100 km131 places
- Playa de Atlanterra Beach 99 kmNW
- Playa del Cañuelo Beach 96 kmNW
- Island of the Doves Island 78 kmNW
- Cerro Marcelo Mountain 88 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Sources & licences
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