Marrakesh weather by month & the best time to visit

🇲🇦 Morocco · city break · semi-arid climate

The best time to visit Marrakesh is May — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 97/100), with October and April close behind. Marrakesh averages about 3,604 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 31°C / 88°F and roughly 16 mm of rain in May.

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Sun hours / year

3,604

Sunniest month

May

Peak score

97/100

Rain / year

291 mm

Midday UV at peak

11 (extreme)

Population

996k

Elevation

466 m

When is the best time to visit Marrakesh?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Marrakesh is May, then October and April. The dullest month is July (20/100, 7 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Marrakesh?

Marrakesh is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,604 hours of sunshine a year. 77 Sunshine Score points separate May (97) from July (20), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #5 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 42% of the annual 291 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Essaouira Morocco · 158 km · best in Jun · 3,614 h sun/yr
• Agadir (Temsia) Morocco · 194 km · best in May · 3,598 h sun/yr
• Casablanca Morocco · 200 km · best in Jun · 3,196 h sun/yr
• Rabat Morocco · 297 km · best in Jun · 3,128 h sun/yr
• Fes Morocco · 385 km · best in Jun · 3,299 h sun/yr
• Tangier Morocco · 499 km · best in Jun · 3,005 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Ouarzazate Morocco · 130 km · 3,818 h sun/yr · best in Apr
• Beni Mellal Morocco · 185 km · 3,466 h sun/yr · best in May
• Zagora Morocco · 255 km · 3,857 h sun/yr · best in Feb

Head-to-head

How Marrakesh compares month by month: Marrakesh vs Casablanca · Marrakesh vs Agadir (Temsia) · Marrakesh vs Essaouira · all comparisons