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Medellín vs Rabat
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Medellín and Rabat have nearly identical year-round temperatures; Medellín is the wetter, with 1196 mm more rain a year, and Rabat the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Medellín and Rabat, in everyday terms.
Summers
Rabat has much hotter summers
Medellín: Mild
Rabat: Warm
Winters
Medellín has much milder winters
Medellín: Mild
Rabat: Cool
Rain & snow
Medellín is much wetter
Medellín: Very wet
Rabat: Fairly dry
Sky
Rabat is far sunnier
Medellín: Often grey
Rabat: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Medellín and Rabat run remarkably close all year.
Precipitation
Medellín is the wetter — about 1196 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Rabat has the clearer skies — the higher line.
Exact monthly numbers
Tap a metric to open its full table. Desktop shows all twelve months; on a phone each metric splits into Jan–Jun and Jul–Dec.
Avg high (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medellín | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Rabat | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 19 |
| Difference | -4 | -4 | -2 | -1 | +1 | +3 | +5 | +5 | +4 | +3 | -1 | -3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medellín | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Rabat | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 26 |
| Difference | -4 | -4 | -2 | -1 | +1 | +3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medellín | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Rabat | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 19 |
| Difference | +5 | +5 | +4 | +3 | -1 | -3 |
Avg low (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medellín | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Rabat | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
| Difference | -5 | -6 | -4 | -3 | -1 | +3 | +5 | +6 | +4 | +1 | -3 | -4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medellín | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Rabat | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 16 |
| Difference | -5 | -6 | -4 | -3 | -1 | +3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medellín | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Rabat | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
| Difference | +5 | +6 | +4 | +1 | -3 | -4 |
Precipitation (mm) Medellín runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medellín | 65 | 73 | 121 | 185 | 197 | 155 | 145 | 139 | 151 | 168 | 190 | 97 |
| Rabat | 70 | 57 | 68 | 37 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 44 | 73 | 97 |
| Difference | +5 | -16 | -53 | -148 | -175 | -150 | -140 | -134 | -144 | -124 | -116 | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medellín | 65 | 73 | 121 | 185 | 197 | 155 |
| Rabat | 70 | 57 | 68 | 37 | 22 | 5 |
| Difference | +5 | -16 | -53 | -148 | -175 | -150 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medellín | 145 | 139 | 151 | 168 | 190 | 97 |
| Rabat | 5 | 5 | 7 | 44 | 73 | 97 |
| Difference | -140 | -134 | -144 | -124 | -116 | — |
Cloud cover (%) Medellín runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medellín | 68 | 73 | 80 | 86 | 86 | 82 | 79 | 80 | 82 | 84 | 81 | 72 |
| Rabat | 58 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 52 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 50 | 56 | 57 | 59 |
| Difference | -10 | -17 | -24 | -30 | -34 | -36 | -35 | -34 | -32 | -28 | -24 | -12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medellín | 68 | 73 | 80 | 86 | 86 | 82 |
| Rabat | 58 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 52 | 45 |
| Difference | -10 | -17 | -24 | -30 | -34 | -36 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medellín | 79 | 80 | 82 | 84 | 81 | 72 |
| Rabat | 45 | 45 | 50 | 56 | 57 | 59 |
| Difference | -35 | -34 | -32 | -28 | -24 | -12 |
Relative humidity (%) Medellín runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medellín | 88 | 87 | 87 | 89 | 90 | 89 | 87 | 87 | 88 | 90 | 91 | 90 |
| Rabat | 76 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 73 | 76 |
| Difference | -12 | -11 | -13 | -15 | -17 | -16 | -15 | -15 | -15 | -17 | -18 | -14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medellín | 88 | 87 | 87 | 89 | 90 | 89 |
| Rabat | 76 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 73 |
| Difference | -12 | -11 | -13 | -15 | -17 | -16 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medellín | 87 | 87 | 88 | 90 | 91 | 90 |
| Rabat | 72 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 73 | 76 |
| Difference | -15 | -15 | -15 | -17 | -18 | -14 |
How both climates are changing
Both cities are warming. Each city has its own warming trend; see its trends page for the year-by-year detail. Medellín trends → · Rabat trends →
Methodology & sources
Medellín
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Jose Maria Cordova, a weather station, about 19 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
Rabat
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 24 years of daily observations at Sale, a weather station, about 9 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
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