MA flag
Fes

Morocco

vs
MA flag
Khenifra

Morocco

Climate

Fes logs 0 frost days a year to Khenifra's 5 — Fes wins by 5. Fes also leads on hot days by 12.

FesKhenifra
Sunny days
289302
Hot days
112124
Frost days
05
Rainy days
6959
Outdoor dinner months
6/126/12
Avg wind
2.1 m/s2.3 m/s
Sunshine hours
3,1013,158
Darkest month sun
204 hrs/mo214 hrs/mo
UV peak month
9.710.2

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

Khenifra

Feels-like °C

9
12
14
19
24
27
34
33
27
22
17
11

Dinner outside

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

Air Quality

Fes averages 15.9 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Khenifra's 12.9 µg/m³ (moderate) — Khenifra breathes ~19% cleaner air (3.0 µg/m³ lower).

Fes

Khenifra

15.9µg/m³
12.9µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Sensitive Groups
Moderate

WHO classification

City Scale

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

Fes (1.4M) and Khenifra (131K) are 11x in population — Fes is the larger metro, Khenifra the smaller; on land area Fes spans roughly 7.1x more ground.

8.8x

Fes is roughly 8.8x the scale of Khenifra

Combined population & area comparison

MA flagFes
8.8x
MA flagKhenifra
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.MA flagFes1.4M11x
2.MA flagKhenifra131K1x
Area
1.MA flagFes106 km²7.1x
2.MA flagKhenifra15 km²1x
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12 km15 km

MA flagFes

© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
4.3 km4.8 km

MA flagKhenifra

Who Thrives Here

Both cities work well for the sunshine lover.

Thrives in both
FesKhenifra

Frequently asked about Fes vs Khenifra

How does the climate compare between Fes and Khenifra?
Sunny days: 289 vs 302 d — Khenifra higher Annual sunshine: 3,101 vs 3,158 hrs — Similar Winter sunshine: 204 vs 214 hrs/day — Similar Hot days (>30°C): 112 vs 124 d — Fes lower Frost days: 0 vs 5 d — Fes lower Rainy days: 69 vs 59 d — Khenifra lower
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