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When is the best time to visit Morocco?

The best time to visit Morocco is between April and July, the most comfortable stretch of the year on these averages.

Morocco has a dry, hot summer and a wetter cool season. That is the holiday-coast pattern: sea and shade when the sun is the point, walking and towns when the rain comes back. The pin on this page is a country centroid. Marrakech will not feel like the same week, and a city page is the honest place to read the year if you already know where you are going.

Most visitors come for the dry months and the water. Shoulder weeks are for walking without the worst heat. Winter is a city-and-food trip, not a failed beach week. The monthly table owns the averages. This layer is how Morocco uses them.

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Spring

Spring in Morocco is the walking season before the dry heat takes over. March, April and May are for towns, trails and days outside that are not yet a sea-only brief. The water is not the whole point, even when the sky looks like a holiday.

In Morocco the meteorological summer is June, July and August and winter is December, January and February. Pack a layer for mornings. The interior, if you leave the obvious strip, lags the coast. This is the window where Morocco is pleasant without the high-season crush.

Summer

Summer is why a lot of people book Morocco: June, July and August, dry air, long days, and a sea-first itinerary where the coast is the point. Sightseeing belongs to morning. The rest of the day is shade and water.

In Morocco the meteorological summer is June, July and August and winter is December, January and February. Inland it is a harsher holiday if you cannot drop into the water. Nights stay warm. If quiet is the brief, the main strips in Morocco in these months are the wrong brief.

Autumn

Early autumn in Morocco can still be a sea holiday. September, October and November start warm and then let go. The water holds longer than the crowds. Later in the stretch, swimming becomes a maybe, then a no, and the trip shifts to walking.

In Morocco the meteorological summer is June, July and August and winter is December, January and February. This is the mixed-itinerary window: a few coast nights, then inland, without one climate fighting the other. Rain starts to matter again in the cooler corners before the last of the heat has gone.

Winter

Winter in Morocco is not a beach season. December, January and February are for towns, food and walking in a coat. The far south of Morocco may be milder than the interior. That is still winter, not a delayed summer.

In Morocco the meteorological summer is June, July and August and winter is December, January and February. Come for cities. Do not come because a summer photo is still on the listing. Days are short. A bright afternoon is a gift, not the product you bought.

Morocco weather by month

TemperatureRainfall

Source: MeteostatPeriod: 1991-2020Checked: 2 Sept 2026358 places covered

Average temperature and rainfall, month by month

Every figure below is a 1991–2020 climate normal for Morocco, in °C and °F. Open a month for what to expect and what to pack.

Morocco weather by month: average temperature, rainfall, sunshine for each month, from 1991–2020 climate normals
MonthAverageRainfall
January13°C / 55°F26 mm
February14°C / 58°F27 mm
March17°C / 63°F36 mm
April19°C / 67°F28 mm
May23°C / 73°F9 mm
June26°C / 79°F3 mm
July29°C / 84°F1 mm
August29°C / 85°F3 mm
September26°C / 78°F14 mm
October23°C / 73°F19 mm
November17°C / 63°F29 mm
December14°C / 57°F25 mm

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FAQs about Morocco weather

Climate averages for Morocco, 1991–2020.

The best time to visit Morocco is between April and July, the most comfortable stretch of the year on these averages.

August is the hottest month, with an average around 29°C.

March is the wettest month, with about 36 mm of rain.

January is the coolest month, averaging 13°C (55°F) against 29°C (85°F) in August.

This page does not show today's weather. It is a 1991–2020 climate normal from Meteostat — a long-run average of what each month is usually like, which is what you want when booking ahead. For today or the coming week, check a live forecast.

No. These are 1991–2020 climate normals from Meteostat, not a live forecast. Actual weather in any given week can differ.