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Errachida
Errashidia (Arabic: الرشيدية, romanized: ar-Rashidiyyah), formerly known as Ksar es-Souk, (Arabic: قصر السوق, romanized: Qaṣr as-Sūq) is a city in Morocco, located in the Errachidia Province, and is the capital of the Drâa-Tafilalet region.

Toponymy

Formerly known as "Ksar es-Souk" (Arabic: قصر السوق, romanized: Qaṣr as-Sūq), the city was renamed Errachidia around 1975 in honor of the second son of Hassan II, Moulay Rachid.

Culture

The city was part of the route of the 2006 and 2007 Dakar Rally.

Climate

Errachidia has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh). The highest temperature ever registered in Errachidia was 43.9 °C (111.0 °F), on July 17, 2021.

Climate data for Errachidia (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 15.2
(59.4) 		17.8
(64.0) 		21.7
(71.1) 		25.3
(77.5) 		29.3
(84.7) 		34.8
(94.6) 		38.7
(101.7) 		37.6
(99.7) 		32.6
(90.7) 		26.1
(79.0) 		20.1
(68.2) 		16.1
(61.0) 		26.3
(79.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 8.4
(47.1) 		11.2
(52.2) 		15.4
(59.7) 		18.8
(65.8) 		22.9
(73.2) 		28.1
(82.6) 		31.9
(89.4) 		30.9
(87.6) 		26.0
(78.8) 		19.8
(67.6) 		13.7
(56.7) 		9.6
(49.3) 		19.7
(67.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 1.7
(35.1) 		4.6
(40.3) 		9.0
(48.2) 		12.3
(54.1) 		16.4
(61.5) 		21.5
(70.7) 		25.1
(77.2) 		24.1
(75.4) 		19.5
(67.1) 		13.5
(56.3) 		7.4
(45.3) 		3.0
(37.4) 		13.2
(55.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 9.8
(0.39) 		14.8
(0.58) 		8.3
(0.33) 		8.9
(0.35) 		9.9
(0.39) 		5.8
(0.23) 		2.7
(0.11) 		3.9
(0.15) 		11.8
(0.46) 		22.5
(0.89) 		14.8
(0.58) 		10.2
(0.40) 		123.6
(4.87)
Mean monthly sunshine hours 252.3 242.6 277.1 294.5 317.0 315.8 310.1 293.8 267.0 262.3 246.7 242.3 3,321.5
Source: World Meteorological Organization

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