A walled red city under the Atlas, and a windy Atlantic port three hours west that is 10 degrees cooler. Daytime highs in Marrakech and the Atlantic coast run from about 16 °C in January to 33 °C in July, an annual range of roughly 17 °C.
Measured against a city trip, the conditions hold up October to May. January is the most consistent single month: highs near 16 °C, nights around 4 °C, and roughly 27 mm of rain across the month.
What rules months out here is temperature, not any composite judgement. June is the weakest month on these criteria.
What Marrakech and the Atlantic coast is known for
- The Jemaa el-Fnaa transforms from juice stalls by day to a food and performance ground at night
- The Majorelle Garden was restored by Yves Saint Laurent; the Bahia Palace and Saadian Tombs are nearby
- Essaouira's fortified medina is a UNESCO site and a serious kitesurfing spot
- Ait Benhaddou's earthen ksar has appeared in Gladiator, Game of Thrones and much else
Month by month
| Month | High °C | Low °C | Precip mm | Wet days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16 | 4 | 27 | 4.0 |
| February | 18 | 5 | 27 | 4.0 |
| March | 21 | 7 | 30 | 4.9 |
| April | 23 | 10 | 21 | 3.7 |
| May | 26 | 13 | 12 | 2.6 |
| June | 31 | 16 | 5 | 1.3 |
| July | 33 | 19 | 4 | 0.6 |
| August | 33 | 19 | 5 | 1.2 |
| September | 30 | 17 | 10 | 2.2 |
| October | 25 | 13 | 21 | 3.3 |
| November | 20 | 8 | 28 | 4.0 |
| December | 17 | 5 | 30 | 4.0 |
Ticked rows are months where every hard requirement for a city trip is met across at least half the month.
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Nearby regions
Figures are 30-year climatology sampled at Marrakech, Essaouira, Ouarzazate and Ait Benhaddou, averaged across those locations, from ERA5-Land reanalysis fitted with a harmonic seasonal cycle and a trend term, evaluated for 2026. Sampling named towns rather than averaging the whole region avoids blending valley and mountain conditions into a figure true of neither. Cells are about 0.08° wide, from ERA5-Land's 0.1° grid, which is itself driven by a 0.25° (~28 km) atmospheric reanalysis — so individual valleys, sheltered bays and single summits are not resolved. In steep terrain read these as conditions for the wider area rather than for one village. They describe typical conditions, not a forecast. Read how the climatology is built.