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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 47 in 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 47 in 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 (°F) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medellín | 72 | 72 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 71 | 71 |
| Rabat | 64 | 65 | 69 | 70 | 75 | 79 | 81 | 82 | 80 | 77 | 70 | 66 |
| Difference | -8 | -7 | -4 | -2 | +2 | +5 | +9 | +9 | +7 | +5 | -1 | -6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medellín | 72 | 72 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 |
| Rabat | 64 | 65 | 69 | 70 | 75 | 79 |
| Difference | -8 | -7 | -4 | -2 | +2 | +5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medellín | 73 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 71 | 71 |
| Rabat | 81 | 82 | 80 | 77 | 70 | 66 |
| Difference | +9 | +9 | +7 | +5 | -1 | -6 |
Avg low (°F) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medellín | 54 | 55 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 |
| Rabat | 45 | 45 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 61 | 64 | 65 | 61 | 57 | 51 | 47 |
| Difference | -10 | -10 | -7 | -5 | -1 | +6 | +10 | +10 | +7 | +2 | -5 | -8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medellín | 54 | 55 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 55 |
| Rabat | 45 | 45 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 61 |
| Difference | -10 | -10 | -7 | -5 | -1 | +6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medellín | 54 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 |
| Rabat | 64 | 65 | 61 | 57 | 51 | 47 |
| Difference | +10 | +10 | +7 | +2 | -5 | -8 |
Precipitation (in) Medellín runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medellín | 2.6 | 2.9 | 4.8 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 7.5 | 3.8 |
| Rabat | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 3.8 |
| Difference | +0.2 | -0.6 | -2.1 | -5.8 | -6.9 | -5.9 | -5.5 | -5.3 | -5.7 | -4.9 | -4.6 | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medellín | 2.6 | 2.9 | 4.8 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 6.1 |
| Rabat | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.2 |
| Difference | +0.2 | -0.6 | -2.1 | -5.8 | -6.9 | -5.9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medellín | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 7.5 | 3.8 |
| Rabat | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 3.8 |
| Difference | -5.5 | -5.3 | -5.7 | -4.9 | -4.6 | — |
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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