Country guide

Morocco

Marrakech's souks, Sahara camel camps, blue Chefchaouen and Atlas treks; spring and autumn are the comfortable seasons.

Currency

MAD

Language

Arabic

+ French

English

Widely spoken

Payment

Cash preferred

Power

Type C / E

230 V, 50 Hz

Dialing

+212

Destinations

Morocco

Agadir

Morocco's sunniest big beach, a whole city rebuilt from scratch around its bay after the 1960 earthquake.

✓ best all year

Morocco

Casablanca

Morocco's modern face: an ocean-edge mosque, a downtown of Art Deco facades and a city that works rather than performs.

✓ best all year

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Essaouira

Morocco's breeziest medina: a walled Atlantic port of blue boats, sea ramparts and a bay full of kites.

✓ best all year

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Fes

The great medieval city of the Maghreb, still living inside its walls and still closed to cars.

✓ best Sep-Jun

Morocco

Marrakesh

The most theatrical city in Morocco: a walled medina of souks and palaces wrapped around a square that reinvents itself every night.

✓ best Sep-Jun

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Meknes

Moulay Ismail's imperial capital, with Volubilis on the doorstep

✓ best Sep-Jun

Morocco

Rabat

Morocco's imperial capital without the hustle: Almohad monuments, a sea-wall kasbah and a medina you can actually walk.

✓ best all year

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Tangier

Africa's front door to Europe: a clifftop kasbah above the Strait and a literary legend to match.

✓ best Jan-Nov

Climate zones, month by month

Morocco has 8 distinct climate zones. The right month depends on where in the country you're going.

Agadir →

Jan

21°

8°

32mm

3d rain

Feb

22°

10°

29mm

3d rain

Mar

23°

12°

31mm

3d rain

Apr

23°

14°

14mm

2d rain

May

24°

16°

6mm

1d rain

Jun

26°

18°

1mm

0d rain

Jul

27°

19°

0mm

0d rain

Aug

27°

20°

3mm

0d rain

Sep

26°

19°

4mm

0d rain

Oct

26°

17°

21mm

2d rain

Nov

24°

13°

42mm

3d rain

Dec

22°

10°

49mm

4d rain

✓ Best all year

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Casablanca →

Jan

18°

9°

62mm

6d rain

Feb

18°

10°

50mm

6d rain

Mar

20°

12°

43mm

6d rain

Apr

21°

13°

34mm

5d rain

May

23°

16°

14mm

2d rain

Jun

25°

19°

3mm

1d rain

Jul

26°

21°

1mm

0d rain

Aug

27°

21°

0mm

0d rain

Sep

26°

20°

12mm

2d rain

Oct

24°

17°

45mm

5d rain

Nov

21°

13°

84mm

7d rain

Dec

19°

11°

62mm

6d rain

✓ Best all year

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Essaouira →

Jan

18°

11°

49mm

5d rain

Feb

19°

12°

37mm

4d rain

Mar

19°

13°

38mm

4d rain

Apr

20°

14°

17mm

3d rain

May

21°

16°

9mm

1d rain

Jun

21°

17°

1mm

0d rain

Jul

22°

18°

0mm

0d rain

Aug

22°

18°

1mm

0d rain

Sep

23°

18°

4mm

1d rain

Oct

22°

17°

33mm

3d rain

Nov

21°

14°

55mm

5d rain

Dec

19°

13°

56mm

5d rain

✓ Best all year

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Fes →

Jan

16°

4°

60mm

7d rain

Feb

17°

4°

54mm

6d rain

Mar

20°

7°

59mm

7d rain

Apr

22°

8°

55mm

6d rain

May

26°

12°

38mm

5d rain

Jun

31°

15°

11mm

2d rain

Jul

35°

18°

1mm

0d rain

Aug

35°

18°

5mm

1d rain

Sep

30°

16°

22mm

2d rain

Oct

26°

13°

54mm

5d rain

Nov

20°

8°

66mm

6d rain

Dec

17°

5°

62mm

6d rain

✓ Best Sep-Jun

Watch for Jul-Aug extreme heat risk

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Marrakesh →

Jan

19°

6°

25mm

3d rain

Feb

21°

8°

26mm

4d rain

Mar

24°

10°

35mm

5d rain

Apr

26°

12°

26mm

3d rain

May

29°

15°

11mm

2d rain

Jun

34°

18°

3mm

1d rain

Jul

38°

21°

2mm

0d rain

Aug

37°

21°

5mm

1d rain

Sep

33°

19°

15mm

1d rain

Oct

29°

16°

19mm

2d rain

Nov

23°

11°

30mm

4d rain

Dec

20°

7°

24mm

4d rain

✓ Best Sep-Jun

Watch for Jul-Aug extreme heat risk

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Meknes →

Jan

16°

5°

62mm

7d rain

Feb

17°

6°

55mm

7d rain

Mar

20°

8°

57mm

7d rain

Apr

22°

9°

46mm

6d rain

May

26°

12°

29mm

4d rain

Jun

30°

15°

9mm

1d rain

Jul

34°

18°

1mm

0d rain

Aug

34°

19°

3mm

1d rain

Sep

30°

16°

22mm

2d rain

Oct

26°

14°

49mm

5d rain

Nov

20°

9°

63mm

6d rain

Dec

17°

6°

66mm

7d rain

✓ Best Sep-Jun

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Rabat →

Jan

17°

7°

81mm

8d rain

Feb

18°

8°

61mm

6d rain

Mar

20°

10°

63mm

6d rain

Apr

21°

11°

42mm

5d rain

May

24°

13°

18mm

3d rain

Jun

26°

16°

4mm

1d rain

Jul

27°

18°

0mm

0d rain

Aug

28°

18°

1mm

0d rain

Sep

27°

17°

14mm

2d rain

Oct

25°

14°

55mm

5d rain

Nov

21°

11°

94mm

7d rain

Dec

19°

9°

90mm

8d rain

✓ Best all year

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Tangier →

Jan

17°

9°

93mm

8d rain

Feb

18°

10°

87mm

7d rain

Mar

19°

12°

73mm

7d rain

Apr

21°

13°

62mm

7d rain

May

23°

15°

30mm

4d rain

Jun

27°

18°

8mm

1d rain

Jul

30°

21°

1mm

0d rain

Aug

30°

21°

5mm

1d rain

Sep

28°

20°

29mm

3d rain

Oct

24°

16°

75mm

7d rain

Nov

21°

13°

92mm

8d rain

Dec

18°

11°

100mm

9d rain

✓ Best Jan-Nov

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