Tangier
City in Morocco: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Tangier is a city in Morocco, in Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima. About 1.0 million people live in the city proper, making it the 4th largest city of Morocco in our atlas.
It lies at 35.77° N, 5.80° W, about 20 m (66 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Casablanca time zone.
Location
Red dot: Tangier. Green dots: other major cities of Morocco. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Tangier has a Mediterranean (hot summer) climate (Köppen Csa). The warmest month is usually Aug, with average highs near 27°C (80°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 12°C (53°F). Around 621 mm (24 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Nov.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in MoroccoNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Tétouan · 44 km
- Al Hoceïma · 177 km
- Kenitra · 181 km
- Fes · 206 km
- Meknes · 209 km
- Salé · 210 km
- Rabat · 216 km
- Casablanca · 292 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2530335 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q49295430 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Gran Teatro Cervantes, Tánger, Marruecos, 2015-12-11, DD 50: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Petit Socco-2: Kwikkode, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Grand Socco Tangier: Chris Yunker, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Musée de Carmen-Macein: Rachidourkia, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Morocco Tangier Palace Italy: Boubloub, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
