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Travel guide > Africa > Climate and weather of Morocco
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Morocco has three different climatic zones.
Temperatures are are high in July and August (they are very high (45°) in the south) and mild in January and February ((they are low in the mountains). The annual rains are moderate in the plain (800 mm in the north, 200 mm in the south), high in the mountains (2 000 mm in the north, 800 mm in the south) and very low in the desert located in the extreme south of the country (50 to 100 mm). Sunshine is very high on the coast (six to eight hours a day in winter, nine to ten hours a day in summer) and in the south (twelve hours per day).
The coastal Plain (north of Morocco)
The coastal plain has a Mediterranean climate.
Hot season (June to September)
Temperatures are high on the seaside (28°) and very high (37°) far away from the sea. Sunshine is very high (nine to ten hours a day).
Mild season (October to May)
Temperatures range between 20 and 25° (January is the mildest month with temperatures below 20°). Rains (October to April), range between 800 mm in the north of the plain and 200 mm in the south. Torrential rains sometimes cause significant damage. Sunshine is moderate (six to eight hours per day in December, January and February).
The plateaus and the mountains (center of Morocco)
The plateaus and the mountains have a continental climate. Rainfall is higher in the northern mountains (2 000 mm per year) than in the southern mountains (750 mm per year).
Hot season (June to September)
Temperatures are high but they drop momentarily when a storm breaks (they are milder in the mountains).
Mild season (October to May)
Temperatures are mild on the plateaus (they are lower in the mountains). Nights are cold sometimes. Rainfall are abundant in the northern and moderate in the southern mountains. The first frost in the mountains occurs in November. Snowfall can be high (one meter) beyond 2 000 meters and the highest peaks are sometimes snowy into June.
The desert (south of Morocco)
The desert has an arid climate.
Hot season (June to September)
Temperatures reach 45° and rainfall is nonexistent. Sunshine is very high (twelve hours a day).
Mild season (October to May)
Rain (50 to 100 mm) sometimes falls in December, January and February.
When to go to Morocco (pleasant climate) |
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The climate of Morocco is pleasant during the following months :
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April |
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June |
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October |
November |
December |
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Sahara
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June |
July |
August |
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October |
November |
December |
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Average temperatures and rainfall
Agadir
Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
20° |
24° |
22° |
22° |
23° |
24° |
min |
8° |
9° |
11° |
12° |
14° |
16° |
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Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
26° |
26° |
26° |
25° |
24° |
21° |
min |
18° |
18° |
17° |
15° |
12° |
8° |
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Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
40 |
40 |
30 |
... |
... |
... |
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Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
... |
... |
... |
30 |
50 |
60 |
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Casablanca
Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
17° |
17° |
18° |
19° |
21° |
23° |
min |
8° |
9° |
10° |
11° |
14° |
17° |
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Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
25° |
26° |
25° |
23° |
20° |
18° |
min |
19° |
20° |
18° |
15° |
12° |
9° |
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Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
60 |
60 |
50 |
40 |
20 |
10 |
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Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
... |
... |
10 |
30 |
70 |
80 |
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Fèz
Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
15° |
16° |
18° |
20° |
24° |
28° |
min |
4° |
5° |
6° |
7° |
10° |
20° |
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Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
34° |
34° |
30° |
24° |
19° |
16° |
min |
17° |
17° |
15° |
11° |
8° |
4° |
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Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
70 |
100 |
90 |
90 |
50 |
20 |
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Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
... |
... |
20 |
60 |
90 |
80 |
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Kenitra
Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
17° |
18° |
19° |
21° |
23° |
25° |
min |
7° |
8° |
9° |
11° |
13° |
16° |
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Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
27° |
28° |
27° |
25° |
21° |
18° |
min |
19° |
19° |
18° |
14° |
11° |
8° |
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Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
100 |
90 |
70 |
60 |
40 |
... |
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Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
... |
... |
10 |
60 |
130 |
140 |
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Marrakech
Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
18° |
19° |
22° |
24° |
27° |
31° |
min |
5° |
7° |
9° |
11° |
13° |
16° |
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Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
37° |
37° |
32° |
27° |
22° |
18° |
min |
20° |
20° |
18° |
15° |
10° |
6° |
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Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
30 |
40 |
40 |
40 |
20 |
... |
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Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
... |
... |
10 |
20 |
40 |
30 |
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Meknès
Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
15° |
17° |
18° |
20° |
24° |
28° |
min |
5° |
6° |
7° |
9° |
12° |
15° |
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Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
33° |
33° |
30° |
24° |
19° |
16° |
min |
18° |
18° |
16° |
13° |
9° |
6° |
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Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
80 |
80 |
80 |
70 |
40 |
10 |
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Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
... |
... |
10 |
50 |
80 |
80 |
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Ouarzazate
Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
16° |
19° |
22° |
25° |
29° |
33° |
min |
2° |
4° |
7° |
9° |
13° |
18° |
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Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
38° |
37° |
32° |
26° |
20° |
17° |
min |
21° |
20° |
17° |
12° |
7° |
2° |
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Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
... |
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Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
... |
... |
10 |
10 |
20 |
10 |
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Oujda
Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
16° |
17° |
18° |
20° |
23° |
28° |
min |
4° |
5° |
5° |
7° |
10° |
14° |
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Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
33° |
33° |
30° |
24° |
19° |
16° |
min |
17° |
17° |
15° |
11° |
7° |
5° |
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Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
30 |
40 |
40 |
50 |
40 |
10 |
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Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
... |
... |
10 |
30 |
40 |
40 |
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Rabat (Capital of Morocco)
Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
17° |
18° |
19° |
20° |
22° |
24° |
min |
8° |
8° |
9° |
10° |
13° |
15° |
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Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
27° |
27° |
26° |
24° |
21° |
18° |
min |
18° |
18° |
17° |
14° |
11° |
9° |
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Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
80 |
70 |
60 |
60 |
10 |
... |
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Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
... |
... |
... |
40 |
100 |
100 |
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Safi
Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
18° |
19° |
19° |
21° |
23° |
24° |
min |
8° |
9° |
9° |
11° |
13° |
16° |
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Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
29° |
29° |
28° |
25° |
22° |
18° |
min |
18° |
18° |
17° |
15° |
12° |
8° |
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Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
80 |
70 |
50 |
40 |
20 |
... |
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Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
... |
... |
... |
40 |
90 |
90 |
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Tangier
Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
16° |
17° |
18° |
19° |
22° |
25° |
min |
8° |
9° |
10° |
11° |
13° |
16° |
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Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
28° |
29° |
27° |
24° |
19° |
17° |
min |
19° |
18° |
18° |
16° |
12° |
10° |
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Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
100 |
100 |
70 |
60 |
40 |
10 |
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Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
... |
... |
20 |
60 |
140 |
130 |
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Tetouan
Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
16° |
17° |
18° |
19° |
22° |
25° |
min |
9° |
9° |
11° |
11° |
14° |
16° |
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Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
27° |
28° |
26° |
23° |
19° |
17° |
min |
18° |
19° |
18° |
16° |
12° |
9° |
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Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
110 |
100 |
120 |
80 |
40 |
10 |
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Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
... |
... |
20 |
90 |
140 |
130 |
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Weather data (temperatures and precipitation) for Morocco are derived from monthly averages established over the last twenty years.
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Morocco, a country located in Northern Africa, is bordered by Algeria to the east, by Western Sahara to the south, by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and by the Mediterranean Sea to the north.
Capital: Rabat
Area: 446 000 km²
Population: 33 000 000 inhabitants
Language: Arabic
Currency: Moroccan dirham
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