▁are ▁If rane , ▁Az rou ▁and ▁B oul man e . ▁Sem i - ar id : ▁This ▁type ▁of ▁climate ▁is ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁country ▁and ▁some ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁country , ▁where ▁ra inf all ▁is ▁lower ▁and ▁annual ▁precip itations ▁are ▁between ▁ 2 0 0 ▁and ▁ 3 5 0   mm . ▁However , ▁one ▁usually ▁finds ▁Mediter rane an ▁characteristics ▁in ▁those ▁regions , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁precip itation ▁pattern ▁and ▁thermal ▁attributes . ▁Notable ▁cities ▁are ▁Ag ad ir , ▁Mar rak esh ▁and ▁O uj da . ▁ ▁South ▁of ▁Ag ad ir ▁and ▁east ▁of ▁Jer ada ▁near ▁the ▁Al ger ian ▁borders , ▁ar id ▁and ▁desert ▁climate ▁starts ▁to ▁prev ail . ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁Mor oc co ' s ▁proxim ity ▁to ▁the ▁Sah ara ▁desert ▁and ▁the ▁North ▁Sea ▁of ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁Ocean , ▁two ▁phen omena ▁occur ▁to ▁influence ▁the ▁regional ▁season al ▁temper atures , ▁either ▁by ▁raising ▁temper atures ▁by ▁ 7 – 8 ▁degrees ▁Cel si us ▁when ▁si ro cco ▁blow s ▁from ▁the ▁east ▁creating ▁heat w aves , ▁or ▁by ▁lower ing ▁temper atures ▁by ▁ 7 – 8 ▁degrees ▁Cel si us ▁when ▁cold ▁d amp ▁air ▁blow s ▁from ▁the ▁north west , ▁creating ▁a ▁cold wave ▁or ▁cold ▁spell . ▁However , ▁these ▁phen omena ▁do ▁not ▁last ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁two ▁to ▁five ▁days ▁on ▁average . ▁ ▁Count ries ▁or ▁regions