When To Go To Morocco

Berber Culture
The Berbers are the indigenous people of Morocco. During the Arab conquest they retreated into their mountain strongholds and took refuge in the inhospitable deserts of the south. This is where their culture persists, based around fortified dwellings; a strong sense of community and an ability to cope with almost any hardship.
Berber Culture
Desert
The Sahara washes into Morocco at its western extremities, and the Erg Chebbi sand sea is the best place to see this. Passing first through dramatic ridges of blackened rock, the going becomes sandier and sandier, until you're eventually confronted with towering dunes and the best sunsets in Morocco.
Desert
Kasbahs
A kasbah is a fortified village, made from traditional pisé, or mud brick. Their distinctive towers, with ornate windows, are a dominant feature of the Moroccan landscape, none more so than along the Dades and Draa Valleys in the south: some have been converted into hotels, so you can even spend the night in your very own kasbah.
Kasbahs
Medinas
At the heart of any old Moroccan city will be the medina, the vital core encircled by walls punctuated by ornamental gates. It's in the medina that you'll nearly always find the souqs, and there will probably be a number of old palaces too: some of these are now hotels, some are museums, while others are abandoned and decaying gracefully.
Medinas
Mountains
The High Atlas are home to Jebel Toubkal, at over 4,100m the highest mountain in north Africa and a challenging climb. But the Atlas mountains also offer gentler hikes, perfect just to appreciate the scenery, the cool, clean air, and to enjoy Berber hospitality in remote villages.
Mountains
Souqs & Shopping
The souqs of Marrakesh are the most famous in the country, but almost every town has its souq. Those of Fez seem endless and labyrinthine, whilst those in Taroudant are much more compact and sell the simple goods that the local, rural population need. It's unlikely you'll escape from Morocco without doing a bit of shopping at some point!
Souqs & Shopping

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When To Go To Morocco

This is a rough guide to when to travel to this region. Choose a month of travel to see typical temperature and rainfall around the country. The ticks indicate our recommended months to travel.

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Essaouira

31.5142
-9.76959

January
- 18
- 45
- 7
February
- 18
- 38
- 7
March
- 19
- 35
- 8
April
- 19
- 29
- 9
May
- 20
- 9
- 9
June
- 21
- 2
- 10
July
- 23
- 0
- 10
August
- 23
- 1
- 9
September
- 23
- 4
- 8
October
- 22
- 24
- 8
November
- 21
- 52
- 7
December
- 19
- 55
- 6

Fez

34.0623
-4.96771

January
- 16
- 60
- 6
February
- 18
- 72
- 6
March
- 19
- 68
- 7
April
- 21
- 65
- 8
May
- 25
- 37
- 9
June
- 29
- 15
- 10
July
- 34
- 1
- 11
August
- 34
- 2
- 10
September
- 31
- 12
- 9
October
- 25
- 43
- 7
November
- 20
- 66
- 6
December
- 17
- 67
- 6

Marrakesh

31.6289
-7.98436

January
- 18
- 31
- 7
February
- 20
- 34
- 8
March
- 22
- 30
- 8
April
- 24
- 29
- 9
May
- 28
- 15
- 9
June
- 31
- 4
- 11
July
- 37
- 1
- 11
August
- 36
- 3
- 10
September
- 32
- 6
- 9
October
- 27
- 22
- 8
November
- 22
- 36
- 7
December
- 19
- 33
- 7

The Atlas Mountains

31.1361
-7.91968

January
- 6
- 79
- 8
February
- 7
- 77
- 8
March
- 10
- 69
- 8
April
- 12
- 66
- 8
May
- 16
- 50
- 9
June
- 21
- 27
- 10
July
- 26
- 20
- 10
August
- 26
- 21
- 9
September
- 21
- 36
- 8
October
- 15
- 62
- 8
November
- 10
- 91
- 7
December
- 6
- 92
- 7

The Erg Chebbi

31.15640841
-3.970184326

January
- 17
- 7
- 8
February
- 20
- 3
- 9
March
- 24
- 5
- 10
April
- 27
- 8
- 10
May
- 31
- 6
- 11
June
- 37
- 1
- 11
July
- 40
- 0
- 11
August
- 40
- 3
- 10
September
- 35
- 6
- 9
October
- 28
- 13
- 9
November
- 22
- 8
- 8
December
- 17
- 6
- 8

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Climate data provided by Weather2Travel.com

Morocco can be roughly divided into three climatic regions: the higher interior of the Rif and Atlas mountain ranges, the coast, and the desert areas of the south.

Throughout the country, the temperature varies considerably over the course of a day, and a sweater may be necessary even on a summer evening, whilst winter temperatures can fall low enough for frost and snow on the mountain tops. Rain does fall during the winter, although not often and seldom in large amounts.

The coastal regions can be visited year-round; in the winter they are pleasantly mild, and bask in mid-twenties celsius temperatures in the summer.

The high interior can also be visited year-round, although it does get cold in winter, with averages in the late teens celsius.

The southern desert areas experience similar climate to the high interior, although temperatures are hot, reaching an average of up to 40ºC in summer.

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