Tangier vs Gibraltar: which is sunnier?
🇲🇦 Morocco vs 🇬🇮 Gibraltar · 69 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Gibraltar is the sunnier overall: about 3,134 hours of sunshine a year to Tangier's 3,005. Tangier has the higher Sunshine Score in 4 of 12 months, Gibraltar in 2 (6 within 2 points).
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Tangier | Gibraltar | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 3,005 | 3,134 |
| Sunniest month | June (96/100) | June (97/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 66/100 | 61/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 87/100 | 97/100 |
| Rain / year | 550 mm | 621 mm |
| Warmest sea | 24°C / 75°F | 24°C / 75°F |
| Peak midday UV | 9 (very high) | 10 (very high) |
Tangier vs Gibraltar month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | Sea °C | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tangier | Gibraltar | Tangier | Gibraltar | Tangier | Gibraltar | Tangier | Gibraltar | |
| January | 57 | 56 | 16° | 16° | 64 | 74 | 18° | 17° |
| February | 64 | 56 | 17° | 16° | 61 | 74 | 17° | 17° |
| March | 76 | 62 | 19° | 17° | 73 | 80 | 17° | 16° |
| April | 87 | 73 | 21° | 18° | 53 | 57 | 18° | 17° |
| May | 92 | 93 | 25° | 21° | 25 | 26 | 18° | 17° |
| June | 96 | 97 | 30° | 24° | 5 | 4 | 20° | 19° |
| July | 87 | 97 | 33° | 27° | 1 | 1 | 22° | 20° |
| August | 77 | 97 | 34° | 27° | 3 | 3 | 24° | 24° |
| September | 93 | 93 | 29° | 25° | 23 | 26 | 23° | 23° |
| October | 84 | 84 | 26° | 22° | 69 | 76 | 21° | 19° |
| November | 79 | 72 | 20° | 19° | 96 | 106 | 20° | 19° |
| December | 62 | 60 | 17° | 17° | 77 | 94 | 18° | 18° |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb Tangier · Mar Tangier · Apr Tangier · May even · Jun even · Jul Gibraltar · Aug Gibraltar · Sep even · Oct even · Nov Tangier · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: Tangier (average score 66/100 vs 61). Daytime highs are similar (18°C vs 17°C). See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Tangier (average score 85/100 vs 76). Tangier is the warmer, around 22°C daytime highs vs 19°C.
- June–August: Gibraltar (average score 97/100 vs 87). Tangier is the warmer, around 32°C daytime highs vs 26°C.
- September–October: too close to call — Tangier averages 89/100, Gibraltar 89/100. Tangier is the warmer, around 28°C daytime highs vs 24°C.
Sea temperature
Both seas peak at 24°C / 75°F. Swimmable water (21°C+): Tangier about 4 months a year, Gibraltar about 2 months a year. Month-by-month sea temperatures are in the table above.
Full month-by-month guides: Tangier weather by month · Gibraltar weather by month · Best time to visit Morocco.
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