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Monthly climate in Essaouira, Marrakesh-Safi, Morocco

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Essaouira features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 14 °C (58 °F) and 23 °C (73 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 8 °C (47 °F) or can rise to as high as 34 °C (93 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 200 mm (7.9 inches) and receives 24 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Essaouira enjoys an average of 4041 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 7 minutes to 14 hours 9 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Essaouira, Marrakesh-Safi, Morocco §

The warmest months in Essaouira are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 22 to 23 °C (72 - 73 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 14 to 16 °C (58 - 61 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Essaouira experiences 48 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Essaouira, Marrakesh-Safi, Morocco.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Mean maximum 22°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(84°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(73°F)
Average high 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(67°F)
Daily mean 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(61°F)
Average low 11°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 13°C
(55°F)
Mean minimum 9°C
(49°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 10°C
(51°F)
Minimum 8°C
(47°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 13°C
(57°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 9°C
(48°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Essaouira, Marrakesh-Safi, Morocco §

Essaouira usually has the most precipitation in January, February and November, with an average of 3 rainy days and 36 mm (1.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Essaouira are June, July and August. On average, 1 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Essaouira, Marrakesh-Safi, Morocco.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 37 (1.4) 39 (1.5) 25 (1.0) 18 (0.7) 9 (0.4) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 11 (0.4) 33 (1.3) 26 (1.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 3 4 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 3

Monthly sunshine hours in Essaouira, Marrakesh-Safi, Morocco §

The sunniest months in Essaouira are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 52 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Essaouira: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 57 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Essaouira, Marrakesh-Safi, Morocco.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 238 283 336 360 388 395 399 379 345 326 294 293
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 20m 11h 3m 11h 59m 12h 57m 13h 45m 14h 9m 13h 56m 13h 14m 12h 19m 11h 21m 10h 32m 10h 7m

Solar UV radiation in Essaouira, Marrakesh-Safi, Morocco §

Essaouira experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 11, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, February and December are in the Moderate / High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 6. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Essaouira UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Essaouira, Marrakesh-Safi, Morocco.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 4 6 8 10 11 11 11 11 10 8 6 5