Guelmim

Place in Guelmim-Oued Noun, Morocco
Guelmim
كلميم
28°59′N 10°04′W / 28.983°N 10.067°W / 28.983; -10.067
Country Morocco
RegionGuelmim-Oued Noun
ProvinceGuelmim
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Total118,318
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)

Guelmim (Arabic: كلميم, also spelled in European sources: Glaimim, Goulimine or Guelmin) is a city in southern Morocco, often called Gateway to the Desert. It is the capital of the Guelmim-Assif Noun region which includes southern Morocco (south of the Souss-Massa region) and the northeastern corner of Western Sahara. The population of the city was 187,808 as of the 2014 Moroccan census,[1] making it the largest city in the region. The N1 and N12 highways cross at Guelmim and link it to the nearby region of Souss-Massa.

Guelmim is located just north of Asrir, which was the site of an important trade-route city and the capital of the Saharan Berber tribes. It is home to a camel market. Most of the inhabitants speak either the Tachelhit language or the Hassaniya dialect of Sahrawi Arabs, as it is part of the Sahrawi-inhabited southern region of Morocco.

Climate

Guelmim has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh).

Climate data for Guelmim (1991–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 30.4
(86.7) 		32.2
(90.0) 		37.2
(99.0) 		38.8
(101.8) 		44.2
(111.6) 		46.3
(115.3) 		47.6
(117.7) 		47.0
(116.6) 		44.5
(112.1) 		42.6
(108.7) 		35.3
(95.5) 		30.0
(86.0) 		47.6
(117.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 20.9
(69.6) 		22.4
(72.3) 		24.9
(76.8) 		25.4
(77.7) 		27.0
(80.6) 		29.2
(84.6) 		32.9
(91.2) 		34.1
(93.4) 		31.3
(88.3) 		29.1
(84.4) 		24.9
(76.8) 		21.8
(71.2) 		27.0
(80.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 14.7
(58.5) 		16.1
(61.0) 		18.4
(65.1) 		19.2
(66.6) 		20.9
(69.6) 		22.9
(73.2) 		25.5
(77.9) 		26.5
(79.7) 		24.3
(75.7) 		22.5
(72.5) 		18.7
(65.7) 		16.0
(60.8) 		20.5
(68.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 8.5
(47.3) 		9.8
(49.6) 		11.7
(53.1) 		13.0
(55.4) 		14.7
(58.5) 		16.5
(61.7) 		18.1
(64.6) 		18.9
(66.0) 		17.4
(63.3) 		15.9
(60.6) 		12.4
(54.3) 		10.0
(50.0) 		13.9
(57.0)
Record low °C (°F) 0.7
(33.3) 		1.3
(34.3) 		4.0
(39.2) 		6.0
(42.8) 		7.4
(45.3) 		10.2
(50.4) 		13.4
(56.1) 		13.2
(55.8) 		9.2
(48.6) 		7.2
(45.0) 		3.0
(37.4) 		1.6
(34.9) 		0.7
(33.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 13.4
(0.53) 		16.6
(0.65) 		16.8
(0.66) 		5.5
(0.22) 		2.8
(0.11) 		0.6
(0.02) 		0.1
(0.00) 		2.9
(0.11) 		5.2
(0.20) 		11.6
(0.46) 		22.2
(0.87) 		21.2
(0.83) 		118.9
(4.68)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 2.5 2.8 2.6 1.2 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.6 0.5 1.6 2.5 3.1 18.0
Source: NOAA[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "POPULATION LÉGALE DES RÉGIONS, PROVINCES, PRÉFECTURES, MUNICIPALITÉS, ARRONDISSEMENTS ET COMMUNES DU ROYAUME D'APRÈS LES RÉSULTATS DU RGPH 2014" (in Arabic and French). High Commission for Planning, Morocco. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Guelmim Climate Normals 1991–2020". World Meteorological Organization Climatological Standard Normals (1991–2020). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original on 9 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.

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