Essaouira weather by month & the best time to visit
🇲🇦 Morocco · seaside town · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit Essaouira is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 100/100), with September and May close behind. Essaouira averages about 3,614 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 31°C / 88°F and roughly 2 mm of rain in June.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,614
- Sunniest month
- June
- Peak score
- 100/100
- Rain / year
- 306 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 19°C / 66°F
- Population
- 85k
- Elevation
- 115 m
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When is the best time to visit Essaouira?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Essaouira is June, then September and May. The dullest month is July (80/100, 1 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Essaouira?
Essaouira is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,614 hours of sunshine a year. June (100/100) is noticeably better than July (80). It ranks #4 of 15 destinations in Morocco for annual sunshine, above the national median of 3,356 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around December, carries about 49% of the annual 306 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 85 | 19° / 66°F | 9° / 48°F | 37 mm | 3 | 17° / 63°F |
| February | 93 | 20° / 68°F | 10° / 50°F | 37 mm | 5 | 18° / 64°F |
| March | 93 | 23° / 73°F | 12° / 54°F | 36 mm | 7 | 17° / 63°F |
| April | 95 | 24° / 75°F | 13° / 55°F | 25 mm | 8 | 18° / 64°F |
| May | 97 | 27° / 81°F | 15° / 59°F | 15 mm | 9 | 17° / 63°F |
| June | 100 | 31° / 88°F | 18° / 64°F | 2 mm | 10 | 18° / 64°F |
| July | 80 | 34° / 93°F | 20° / 68°F | 1 mm | 10 | 18° / 64°F |
| August | 80 | 34° / 93°F | 21° / 70°F | 2 mm | 9 | 19° / 66°F |
| September | 98 | 31° / 88°F | 19° / 66°F | 11 mm | 8 | 19° / 66°F |
| October | 95 | 28° / 82°F | 17° / 63°F | 28 mm | 6 | 19° / 66°F |
| November | 87 | 23° / 73°F | 13° / 55°F | 70 mm | 4 | 19° / 66°F |
| December | 92 | 20° / 68°F | 11° / 52°F | 42 mm | 3 | 18° / 64°F |
Sea temperature in Essaouira by month
The sea off Essaouira is warmest in August at around 19°C / 66°F, and coolest in January at 17°C / 63°F. It never reaches comfortable swimming temperatures (21°C+). Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Agadir (Temsia) Morocco · 122 km · best in May · 3,598 h sun/yr
- Marrakesh Morocco · 158 km · best in May · 3,604 h sun/yr
- Casablanca Morocco · 294 km · best in Jun · 3,196 h sun/yr
- Rabat Morocco · 403 km · best in Jun · 3,128 h sun/yr
- Lanzarote Spain · 465 km · best in Apr · 2,979 h sun/yr
- Fuerteventura Spain · 519 km · best in Apr · 2,979 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Ouarzazate Morocco · 269 km · 3,818 h sun/yr · best in Apr
- Beni Mellal Morocco · 337 km · 3,466 h sun/yr · best in May
- Tan Tan Morocco · 358 km · 2,683 h sun/yr · best in Apr
Head-to-head
How Essaouira compares month by month: Essaouira vs Casablanca · Essaouira vs Marrakesh · Essaouira vs Agadir (Temsia) · all comparisons
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