vs
MA flag
Fes

Morocco

Climate

Ait Melloul logs 11 outdoor-dinner months a year to Fes's 6 — Ait Melloul wins by 5. Ait Melloul also leads on hot days by 75.

Ait MelloulFes
Sunny days
341289
Hot days
37112
Frost days
00
Rainy days
1069
Outdoor dinner months
11/126/12
Avg wind
2.9 m/s2.1 m/s
Sunshine hours
3,4003,101
Darkest month sun
230 hrs/mo204 hrs/mo
UV peak month
10.09.7

Ait Melloul

Feels-like °C

16
21
19
22
25
27
33
31
28
26
23
18

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Fes

Feels-like °C

12
14
16
20
24
27
34
33
28
23
17
13

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Air Quality

Ait Melloul averages 19.0 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Fes's 15.9 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Fes breathes ~16% cleaner air (3.1 µg/m³ lower).

Ait Melloul

Fes

19.0µg/m³
15.9µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Sensitive Groups
Sensitive Groups

WHO classification

City Scale

Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.

Ait Melloul (192K) and Fes (1.4M) are 7.5x in population — Fes is the larger metro, Ait Melloul the smaller; on land area Fes spans roughly 4.4x more ground.

5.7x

Fes is roughly 5.7x the scale of Ait Melloul

Combined population & area comparison

MA flagFes
5.7x
MA flagAit Melloul
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.MA flagFes1.4M7.5x
2.MA flagAit Melloul192K1x
Area
1.MA flagFes106 km²4.4x
2.MA flagAit Melloul24 km²1x
© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
6.4 km5.7 km

MA flagAit Melloul

© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
12 km15 km

MA flagFes

Who Thrives Here

Fes is the stronger fit for the clean air seeker. Both cities work well for the sunshine lover.

Thrives in both
Ait MelloulFes
Thrives only in Fes
Ait MelloulFes

Frequently asked about Ait Melloul vs Fes

How does the climate compare between Ait Melloul and Fes?
Sunny days: 341 vs 289 d — Ait Melloul higher Annual sunshine: 3,400 vs 3,101 hrs — Ait Melloul higher Winter sunshine: 230 vs 204 hrs/day — Ait Melloul higher Hot days (>30°C): 37 vs 112 d — Ait Melloul lower Frost days: 0 vs 0 d — Similar Rainy days: 10 vs 69 d — Ait Melloul lower
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