Morocco is located at the northwest of Africa. It is bordered in the north by the strait of Gibraltar and the Mediterranean sea; to the south by Mauritania; to the east by Algeria and to the west by the Atlantic Ocean. The Moroccan coast extends over 3,500 km. Area: 710, 850 square kilometers. Weather: The dominating weather in Morocco is Mediterranean, temperated in the west and the north by the Atlantic Ocean. Inside the country, the weather is more continental with significant differences of temperature. The Atlas area is very humid, it snows frequently. The south has a desert weather.

 Climatology:

Nestling on the northwestern tip of Africa, Morocco is part of the subtropical zone. It is exposed in the summer to the conditions of the warm dry zone and  to the fresh,wet and moderate conditions in the winter.

The climatological data registered by the meteorological stations in Morocco is received by the Direction of National Meteorology.

The main received information concern: temperature, precipitation and sunstroke.

Temperature

 The registered temperature is that which is taken by means of a thermometer sheltered in about two meters underground.

Absolute minimal temperature is the lowest daily minimal temperatures (the daily minimal temperature is the lowest temperature taken between 6 pm and 6 pm the next day).

Precipitations

They are measured between 6 am and 6 am the next day by means of a pluviometer placed in 1,5 m above the ground. A millimeter height of water amounts to 1 liter of water per square meter.

Precipitation day: it is the day when the quantity of precipitations registered by the pluviometer is equal to at least 0,1 mm height.

Sunstroke

The duration of sunstroke, expressed in hours, is measured by means of a heliograph. The legal time in Morocco lasts between 0 am till 12 pm from midnight. It is equal to the civil time of the Greenwich meridian.

MAJOR RIVERS

Mountain Chains and Major Peaks