Tangier weather by month & the best time to visit
🇲🇦 Morocco · coastal city break · Mediterranean climate
The best time to visit Tangier is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 96/100), with September and May close behind. Tangier averages about 3,005 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 30°C / 86°F and roughly 5 mm of rain in June.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,005
- Sunniest month
- June
- Peak score
- 96/100
- Rain / year
- 550 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 9 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 24°C / 75°F
- Population
- 1M
- Elevation
- 8 m
When is the best time to visit Tangier?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Tangier is June, then September and May. The dullest month is January (57/100, 64 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Tangier?
Tangier is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,005 hours of sunshine a year. June (96/100) is noticeably better than January (57). It ranks #13 of 15 destinations in Morocco for annual sunshine, below the national median of 3,356 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around November, carries about 44% of the annual 550 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57 | 16° / 61°F | 9° / 48°F | 64 mm | 2 | 18° / 64°F |
| February | 64 | 17° / 63°F | 9° / 48°F | 61 mm | 3 | 17° / 63°F |
| March | 76 | 19° / 66°F | 11° / 52°F | 73 mm | 5 | 17° / 63°F |
| April | 87 | 21° / 70°F | 12° / 54°F | 53 mm | 6 | 18° / 64°F |
| May | 92 | 25° / 77°F | 15° / 59°F | 25 mm | 7 | 18° / 64°F |
| June | 96 | 30° / 86°F | 18° / 64°F | 5 mm | 9 | 20° / 68°F |
| July | 87 | 33° / 91°F | 20° / 68°F | 1 mm | 9 | 22° / 72°F |
| August | 77 | 34° / 93°F | 21° / 70°F | 3 mm | 8 | 24° / 75°F |
| September | 93 | 29° / 84°F | 19° / 66°F | 23 mm | 7 | 23° / 73°F |
| October | 84 | 26° / 79°F | 16° / 61°F | 69 mm | 5 | 21° / 70°F |
| November | 79 | 20° / 68°F | 12° / 54°F | 96 mm | 3 | 20° / 68°F |
| December | 62 | 17° / 63°F | 10° / 50°F | 77 mm | 2 | 18° / 64°F |
Sea temperature in Tangier by month
The sea off Tangier is warmest in August at around 24°C / 75°F, and coolest in February at 17°C / 63°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 4 months a year. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Tétouan Morocco · 56 km · best in Jun · 3,005 h sun/yr
- Gibraltar Gibraltar · 69 km · best in Jun · 3,134 h sun/yr
- Jerez de la Frontera Spain · 113 km · best in Jun · 3,263 h sun/yr
- Málaga Spain · 165 km · best in Jun · 3,106 h sun/yr
- Seville Spain · 188 km · best in May · 3,167 h sun/yr
- Rabat Morocco · 202 km · best in Jun · 3,128 h sun/yr
Head-to-head
How Tangier compares month by month: Tangier vs Rabat · Tangier vs Tétouan · Tangier vs Jerez de la Frontera · Tangier vs Gibraltar · all comparisons
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