Oukaïmeden
Oukaïmeden
Ukayemdan / ⵓⴾⴰⵢⴻⵎⴷⴰⵏ | |
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 View from Ukayemdan Mountain in Morocco | |
  Oukaïmeden Ukayemdan Mountain in Morocco | |
| Coordinates: 31°12′19″N 7°51′44″W / 31.205167°N 7.862263°W | |
| Website | www |
Oukaïmeden (Berber: Ukayemdan) is a ski resort in the Atlas mountains near Jebel Toubkal, about 80 kilometres (50 mi) from Marrakesh, Morocco.
The skiing area is at an altitude of between 2,600 metres (8,500 ft) and 3,200 metres (10,500 ft) and has six ski lifts. There are some hotels and ski rental facilities nearby.
Oukaimeden has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Csb) with short but warm summers and long, chilly winters with lots of snowfall.
| Climate data for Oukaïmeden, Morocco (1982-1994) Elevation 2570 m | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.5 (41.9) |
5.9 (42.6) |
8.0 (46.4) |
9.7 (49.5) |
12.7 (54.9) |
17.4 (63.3) |
22.2 (72.0) |
21.9 (71.4) |
19.5 (67.1) |
12.9 (55.2) |
9.0 (48.2) |
7.4 (45.3) |
12.7 (54.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.0 (33.8) |
1.8 (35.2) |
3.7 (38.7) |
5.2 (41.4) |
8.4 (47.1) |
12.8 (55.0) |
17.6 (63.7) |
17.5 (63.5) |
15.0 (59.0) |
8.7 (47.7) |
4.7 (40.5) |
3.4 (38.1) |
8.3 (46.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −3.3 (26.1) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
1.4 (34.5) |
4.0 (39.2) |
8.2 (46.8) |
12.9 (55.2) |
13.1 (55.6) |
10.3 (50.5) |
4.4 (39.9) |
0.4 (32.7) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
4.0 (39.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 55.4 (2.18) |
78.4 (3.09) |
75.8 (2.98) |
56.9 (2.24) |
47.1 (1.85) |
23.0 (0.91) |
26.9 (1.06) |
18.7 (0.74) |
25.7 (1.01) |
39.2 (1.54) |
50.0 (1.97) |
39.2 (1.54) |
536.3 (21.11) |
| Average rainy days | 0.0 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 5.3 | 7.5 | 5.0 | 8.5 | 10.5 | 6.0 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 53.9 |
| Average snowy days | 9.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.8 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 47.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 56 | 61 | 62 | 61 | 63 | 59 | 51 | 53 | 53 | 61 | 61 | 51 | 58 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 265 | 200 | 275 | 294 | 250 | 230 | 245 | 215 | 220 | 210 | 195 | 273 | 2,873 |
| Source: Temperature and Precipitation are 1982-1994 averages. Sunshine was only recorded for 12 months between 1988 and 1989[1] | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ Badri, Wadi; Gauquelin, Thierry (Jan 1994). "Données météorologiques nouvelles sur le massif de l'Oukaimeden (2570 m, Haut Atlas de Marrakech, Maroc): un exemple de climat de haute montagne méditerranéenne". Publications de l'Association Internationale de Climatologie (in French). Retrieved 7 March 2021.
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