Twelve plates
The best spot for each month
For each month, spots are ranked by the share of days whose mean daytime wind (11:00–18:00 Moroccan clock time of the period, ≈ 10:00–17:00 on today’s UTC+0 clock) reaches 12 knots, based on ten years of ERA5 reanalysis.
January
Top: Dakhla, 50% of days ≥ 12 kn
Then Tarfaya (41%), Essaouira & Moulay Bouzerktoun (28%)
February
Top: Dakhla, 57% of days ≥ 12 kn
Then Tarfaya (49%), Essaouira & Moulay Bouzerktoun (34%)
March
Top: Dakhla, 66% of days ≥ 12 kn
Then Tarfaya (55%), Essaouira & Moulay Bouzerktoun (40%)
April
Top: Dakhla, 69% of days ≥ 12 kn
Then Tarfaya (59%), Essaouira & Moulay Bouzerktoun (47%)
May
Top: Dakhla, 81% of days ≥ 12 kn
Then Tarfaya (64%), Essaouira & Moulay Bouzerktoun (56%)
June
Top: Dakhla, 87% of days ≥ 12 kn
Then Tarfaya (73%), Sidi Kaouki (59%)
July
Top: Tarfaya, 93% of days ≥ 12 kn
Then Dakhla (89%), Essaouira & Moulay Bouzerktoun (75%)
August
Top: Tarfaya, 82% of days ≥ 12 kn
Then Dakhla (76%), Essaouira & Moulay Bouzerktoun (64%)
September
Top: Dakhla, 82% of days ≥ 12 kn
Then Tarfaya (61%), Essaouira & Moulay Bouzerktoun (46%)
October
Top: Dakhla, 44% of days ≥ 12 kn
Then Tarfaya (32%), Essaouira & Moulay Bouzerktoun (28%)
November
Top: Dakhla, 39% of days ≥ 12 kn
Then Tarfaya (29%), Essaouira & Moulay Bouzerktoun (28%)
December
Top: Dakhla, 36% of days ≥ 12 kn
Then Tarfaya (28%), Essaouira & Moulay Bouzerktoun (21%)
Overview
Windy days, spot by spot
Share of days (%) whose mean daytime wind reaches 12 knots, by spot and month (ERA5, 2015–2024).
| Spot | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oualidia | 11 | 18 | 29 | 28 | 40 | 34 | 50 | 39 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 10 |
| Moulay Bouzerktoun * | 28 | 34 | 40 | 47 | 56 | 57 | 75 | 64 | 46 | 28 | 28 | 21 |
| Essaouira | 28 | 34 | 40 | 47 | 56 | 57 | 75 | 64 | 46 | 28 | 28 | 21 |
| Sidi Kaouki | 28 | 33 | 35 | 44 | 54 | 59 | 71 | 57 | 42 | 24 | 24 | 18 |
| Imsouane | 16 | 19 | 22 | 31 | 34 | 40 | 22 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 |
| Taghazout | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tarfaya | 41 | 49 | 55 | 59 | 64 | 73 | 93 | 82 | 61 | 32 | 29 | 28 |
| Dakhla | 50 | 57 | 66 | 69 | 81 | 87 | 89 | 76 | 82 | 44 | 39 | 36 |
| Tarifa † | 30 | 45 | 34 | 34 | 26 | 25 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 27 |
Values in %. * Same ERA5 grid cell as Essaouira (identical numbers). † Tarifa (Spain), comparison only: ERA5 strongly underestimates the Levante.