Lightning strikes in Morocco
The detection network has located 10,893 lightning strikes in Morocco since the archive began, including 8,537 in the last 7 days. That is 0.12% of all detected strikes worldwide, ranking Morocco #27 of 143 countries with recorded lightning. Morocco is counted under Africa in the continent totals.
Daily strikes, last 14 days
| Day (UTC) | Detected strikes |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | 5 |
| 2026-08-13 | 1,330 |
| 2026-08-12 | 3,108 |
| 2026-08-11 | 790 |
| 2026-08-10 | 1,607 |
| 2026-08-09 | 1,333 |
| 2026-08-08 | 364 |
| 2026-08-07 | 7 |
| 2026-08-06 | 264 |
| 2026-08-05 | 311 |
| 2026-08-04 | 16 |
| 2026-08-03 | 35 |
| 2026-08-02 | 80 |
| 2026-08-01 | 368 |
Strikes by state or province
Regions follow Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries. "Unassigned" counts strikes inside Morocco's territory but outside every region polygon, mostly coastal water and lakes.
| # | State / province | Strikes | Last 7 days | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oriental | 3,671 | 2,863 | 33.7% |
| 2 | Meknès-Tafilalet | 1,659 | 1,277 | 15.2% |
| 3 | Taza-Al Hoceïma-Taounate | 1,272 | 1,134 | 11.7% |
| 4 | Fès-méknas-boulmane | 1,139 | 819 | 10.5% |
| 5 | Suss-Massa-Draa | 1,119 | 885 | 10.3% |
| 6 | Tadla-Azilal | 601 | 447 | 5.5% |
| 7 | Guelmim-Es Semara | 571 | 505 | 5.2% |
| 8 | Marrakesh-Tensift-El Haouz | 498 | 378 | 4.6% |
| 9 | Chaouia-Ouardigha | 236 | 134 | 2.2% |
| 10 | Naama | 42 | 25 | 0.4% |
| 11 | Unassigned | 26 | 17 | 0.2% |
| 12 | Rabat-Salé-Zemmour-Zaër | 23 | 21 | 0.2% |
| 13 | Tlemcen | 21 | 21 | 0.2% |
| 14 | Béchar | 5 | 5 | 0.0% |
| 15 | Tindouf | 3 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 16 | Tangier-Tetouan | 2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 17 | Gharb-Chrarda-Béni Hssen | 2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 18 | Doukkala Abda | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 19 | Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
These are detected strikes, and detection coverage differs by region; the data hub explains the method and its limits. For the climatological picture, see which countries get the most lightning.
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