Marrakech weather by month
Marrakech weather by month goes from 19 °C by day in January to 38 °C in July, with little rain: 20 mm in December and 3 mm in July.
Marrakech in November, daytime high
23 °C
| Night low | no usable record |
| Sea surface | inland |
| Rain in the month | 29 mm |
| Days with 1 mm or more | 4 days |
| Daylight | 10 h 30 min |
| October, daytime high | 29 °C |
| December, daytime high | 20 °C |
Averages 1991 to 2020 at Marrakech Menara. A typical month, not a forecast. Method.
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Marrakech lies inland on the plain at the foot of the High Atlas, and its climate is semi-arid: hot, dry summers and mild, sunny winters. Our figures come from the Menara airport station, averaged over 1991 to 2020. In winter, the afternoon is pleasant, 20 °C in December and 19 °C in January, which explains the city's appeal for a short break from Britain. Spring warms quickly, 24 °C in March and 25 °C in April, and those are also the months with the most rain, about 37 mm in April. From June to August the heat is intense, 34 °C, 38 °C and 38 °C, and the souks feel hotter still. Being inland, the city has no sea of its own; for the beach, the coast at Agadir or Essaouira means a long transfer. The station's winter night lows are too patchy in the public archive to show.
Marrakech weather by month at Menara
| Month | Daytime high | Night low | Sea | Rain | Wet days | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19 °C | no usable record | inland | 24 mm | 3 days | 10 h 18 min |
| February | 21 °C | no usable record | inland | 20 mm | 3 days | 11 h 00 min |
| March | 24 °C | no usable record | inland | 33 mm | 5 days | 11 h 54 min |
| April | 25 °C | 12 °C | inland | 37 mm | 4 days | 12 h 54 min |
| May | 30 °C | 15 °C | inland | 7 mm | 1 day | 13 h 48 min |
| June | 34 °C | 18 °C | inland | 4 mm | 1 day | 14 h 12 min |
| July | 38 °C | 21 °C | inland | 3 mm | 1 day | 14 h 00 min |
| August | 38 °C | 21 °C | inland | 6 mm | 1 day | 13 h 18 min |
| September | 33 °C | no usable record | inland | 20 mm | 2 days | 12 h 18 min |
| October | 29 °C | no usable record | inland | 16 mm | 2 days | 11 h 18 min |
| November | 23 °C | no usable record | inland | 29 mm | 4 days | 10 h 30 min |
| December | 20 °C | no usable record | inland | 20 mm | 4 days | 10 h 06 min |
Marrakech in winter
From November to February the afternoon averages 23 °C, 20 °C, 19 °C and 21 °C, a few degrees warmer than Malaga across the strait. Rain comes on about 4 days in December. For a winter break built around walking the medina, gardens and day trips to the Atlas, these figures are comfortable. They are not beach figures; for a warm sea in winter, the Canaries or the Red Sea are the options.
When to avoid the heat
A daytime high above 32 °C runs from June to September: 34 °C in June, 33 °C in September. Summer nights stay warm, 21 °C in July. The best balance is in spring, March to May, and in autumn, October and November, when the high sits between 23 °C and 30 °C.