Oukaimeden has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Csb) with short but warm summers and long, chilly winters with a great amount of snowfall.

Oukaïmeden has been known as a bouldering destination since the 1970s; however it has only attracted international climbers since the early 2010s.

In the early years of bouldering in Oukaïmeden a handful of mainly local climbers from the Club alpin français (CAF) visited the area.

The circuits were similar to those used in the well-known and established bouldering area of Fontainebleau in France.

The Imik'simik association has put Oukaïmeden on the map by organising bouldering trips on location.