فاس نيوز ميديا جريدة الكترونية جهوية تعنى بشؤون و أخبار جهة فاس مكناس – متجددة على مدار الساعة
The Directorate General of National Meteorology revealed detailed data regarding the weather conditions experienced in Morocco during June 2025, which were characterized by an unprecedented rise in temperatures due to the influence of hot and dry air masses arriving from the Sahara Desert. These developments come as several European countries, including France, Spain, Portugal, and Germany, announced that June 2025 was the hottest since the beginning of climate data recordings in various parts of the continent, due to early and exceptional heat waves.
Two Heat Waves in Morocco
According to data obtained by SNRTnews from the Directorate, Morocco witnessed two heat waves during this month. The first, described as moderate, extended from Monday, June 16 to Thursday, June 19, during which several regions experienced a significant temperature rise as a Saharan heat low extended toward the south and center of the country. Several provinces were notably affected by this wave.
During this period, record temperatures were registered in several cities, including Larache with 43.8°C, breaking its previous record twice in a row. Casablanca recorded 39.5°C on Saturday, June 28, and 40.5°C on Sunday, June 29, surpassing earlier records. Temperatures also reached 46.4°C in Ben Guerir and 47.7°C in Sidi Slimane, while El Jadida recorded 39.3°C.
Regarding the monthly average temperatures, Ifrane experienced the hottest June since 1956 with an average of 22°C, exceeding the previous record of 21.6°C set in 2017. Fez recorded its second hottest June in history with an average of 26.4°C, while the record remains 27.8°C from 2017. Oujda also posted the highest June average temperature since measurements began in 1951, reaching 27.3°C, surpassing the records from 2003 and 2017.
Meteorological Factors Explaining the Heat Waves
The meteorological directorate explains these weather phenomena by several factors, most notably the extension of a very hot Saharan low pressure over Morocco and southern Europe, which contributed to the rise of hot and dry continental air masses from the Sahara Desert. Additionally, the “Chergui” winds played a role in increasing the dryness and heat of the atmosphere.
The “Foehn” phenomenon, resulting from dry winds descending from mountains after losing moisture, also contributed to raising temperatures in the plains adjacent to the highlands, according to the same source. Moreover, the presence of a strong high-pressure system in the upper layers of the atmosphere formed a “heat dome” over wide parts of Morocco, causing hot air to be trapped for several days and increasing temperatures significantly, even during the nighttime.
Impacts of Climate Change
Although these phenomena are natural from a climatic perspective, global climate change makes them more intense and frequent. Reports from the World Meteorological Organization and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change confirm that heat waves are becoming longer, more severe, and more recurrent, with record-breaking temperatures falling at an increasing rate in Europe and North Africa due to accelerated global warming.
