Climate of Morocco: when to go to Morocco

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The climate of Morocco can be divided into four climatic areas. In the north between the Rif mountains and the coast, the climate is Mediterranean. While along the western coast the climate is oceanic. In the mountainous areas of the interior the climate is continental. Finally, in the areas south of the High Atlas mountains the climate is desert and semi-desert.

Along the coasts of the Mediterranean Sea, along the northern coasts of the Atlantic Ocean, and in the northern inland plains, temperatures are mild and cool with hot and dry summers and wet and mild winters.

Proceeding inwards and southwards the temperatures increase considerably, in the desert areas of the south during the summer months maximum averages higher than 40 ° C are reached. In these areas, the temperature variations between day and night are also remarkable.

THE PRECIPITATIONS

The rains, which fall between November and March, are most abundant in the north of the country. At the northern end, the area of the Rif mountains is the rainiest area of Morocco, in this region some areas receive over 1,000 mm of rain per year, even the mountainous areas of the Middle Atlas are among the rainiest, with annual averages of about 800 mm.

The coastal plains along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea and along the northern coast of the Atlantic Ocean receive an annual average of 400-800 mm of rain.

Going south, the rainfall gradually decreases until it reaches values of less than 200 mm per year in the desert regions of southern Morocco.

The mountainous areas of the Middle Atlas and the High Atlas, receive good quantities of snow during the winter months such as to allow the existence of ski areas such as that of Ifrane. Snow at altitudes of over two thousand meters is present for two to three months in the Rif mountains, and three to five months in the Atlas mountains.

The sea water temperature along the Atlantic Ocean coast varies between 18 ° C in the winter months and 21 ° C in the summer months.

WHEN TO GO TO MOROCCO

The best months for a trip to Morocco are the spring months between April and May. But depending on the climate of Morocco, June and September may also be suitable. The summer months of July and August can be good for a seaside stay along the coast, but not for visiting the internal areas of the country, due to the suffocating heat. For the visit of the desert areas of the country, the months of November, December, February, March and April may be fine.

THE CLIMATE OF MOROCCO: CLIMATE TABLES

CLIMATE TABLES OF TANGIER

TANGIER (21 meters)
Month	Average low temperature (° C)	Average high temperature (°C)	Precip. (mm)	Precipitation days
January	8,8	16,2	103,5	11,2
February	9,4	16,8	98,7	11,4
March	10,1	17,9	71,8	10,1
April	11,2	19,2	62,2	9,3
May	13,4	21,9	37,3	6,1
June	16,2	24,9	13,9	3,7
July	18,7	28,3	2,1	0,8
August	19,1	28,6	2,5	0,8
September	18,3	27,3	14,9	3,1
October	15,6	23,7	65,1	8,0
November	12,2	19,6	134,6	11,1
December	9,7	17,0	129,3	12,0
YEAR	13,6	21,8	735,9	87,6

CLIMATE TABLES OF CASABLANCA

CASABLANCA (62 meters)
Month	Average low temperature (° C)	Average high temperature (°C)	Precip. (mm)	Precipitation days
January	9,2	17,3	68	9
February	10,4	18,0	45	9
March	11,8	19,6	38	7
April	13,2	20,2	40	8
May	15,6	21,9	15	6
June	18,7	24,1	3	2
July	20,5	25,8	1	1
August	20,9	26,3	1	1
September	19,7	25,7	9	3
October	16,8	23,8	37	7
November	13,3	20,9	86	9
December	11,1	18,7	74	11
YEAR	15,1	21,9	415	72

CLIMATE TABLES OF MEKNES

MEKNES (549 meters)
Month	Average low temperature (° C)	Average high temperature (°C)	Precip. (mm)	Precipitation days
January	5,2	15,3	89,4	10,5
February	6,3	16,6	84,4	10,1
March	7,2	18,6	78,4	9,9
April	8,8	20,0	74,3	10,3
May	11,5	23,8	42,6	7,3
June	14,6	27,8	12,5	3,5
July	17,7	32,7	2,1	0,9
August	17,9	32,6	1,9	1,4
September	16,2	29,6	14,1	3,4
October	12,8	24,5	47,4	7,6
November	9,1	19,3	79,6	9,8
December	5,8	15,6	81,2	9,6
YEAR	11,1	23,0	607,9	84,3

CLIMATE TABLES OF MARRAKESH

MARRAKESH (466 meters)
Month	Average low temperature (° C)	Average high temperature (°C)	Precip. (mm)	Precipitation days
January	5,9	18,4	32,2	7,6
February	7,6	19,9	37,9	6,8
March	9,4	22,3	37,8	7,5
April	11,0	23,7	38,8	7,7
May	13,8	27,5	23,7	4,8
June	16,3	31,3	4,5	1,2
July	19,9	36,8	1,2	0,6
August	20,1	36,5	3,4	1,2
September	18,2	32,5	5,9	2,8
October	14,7	27,5	23,9	5,5
November	10,4	22,2	40,6	6,6
December	6,5	18,6	31,4	6,5
YEAR	12,8	26,4	281,3	58,8