Tan-Tan (Arabic: طانطان) is a city in Tan-Tan Province in southern Morocco. It is a desert town with a small population, with only few claims to fame:
- The nearby port, Tan-Tan Plage, or Port of Tan-Tan, about 25 kilometres away from Tan-Tan itself
- Discovery of the figurine Venus of Tan-Tan in a river terrace deposit on the north bank of the Draa River
- American Tony Award-winning actor and game show host Larry Blyden died at the age of 49 in an automobile accident whilst driving to Tan-Tan to shop for native jewelry on 6 June 1975, seventeen days before he would have reached the age of 50.
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| Weather data for Tan-Tan |
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 21 (70) | 22 (72) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 26 (79) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 27 (81) | 26 (79) | 20 (68) | 25 (77) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 15 (59) | 16 (61) | 18 (64) | 18 (64) | 19 (66) | 21 (70) | 23 (73) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 21 (70) | 19 (66) | 15 (59) | 19 (66) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 10 (50) | 10 (50) | 12 (54) | 13 (55) | 15 (59) | 16 (61) | 18 (64) | 17 (63) | 17 (63) | 15 (59) | 13 (55) | 10 (50) | 14 (57) |
| Precipitation cm (inches) | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.4) | 2 (0.8) | 3 (1.2) | 11 (4.3) |
| Source: Weatherbase[1] |
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Coordinates: 28°26′N 11°06′W / 28.433°N 11.1°W / 28.433; -11.1