Best time to visit Morocco
temperature & rainfall
When to visit Morocco
month by month guide
- If you want to ski, the season can be brief. The best time for pretty much guaranteed snow is mid-January to mid-February. Winter walking is a better option with a longer season. As there is no snow in the Anti-Atlas, you can enjoy mountain life during December, January and February, with sunny days but cold nights.
- Desert dust storms are at their most frequent between February and April.
- The most popular time for hiking throughout the Atlas ranges is between March and November.
- April and May are good desert choices. The desert is just too hot June-September, so if you want to explore it properly, best to visit outside these months. However, temperatures can drop by 20°C in the desert between night and day, so be wary of this and check temperatures in advance. And be prepared with a good sleeping bag if you are camping.
- If you can handle hiking in the heat, July and August are hot in the Anti-Atlas, but not off the scale desert madness like the rest of Morocco.
- Temperatures in the Sahara are simply baking in August so stay clear. However, they could be 15°C lower in Essaouira on the coast in July and August, for example.
- The Atlantic coast sees plenty of rain in the winter months, especially around Casablanca. The further south you go, the safer the bet at this time of year, as the desert climate creeps in.
- Some people resist travelling during Ramadan, as a few businesses shut down. But in the main tourist spots, most stay open, the evenings come alive as people come out to eat en famille, and witnessing this important religious event feels like an honour for many non-Muslim visitors.

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Best time to visit Morocco
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Simon Clifford is a Morocco expert at our partners Exodus Travels: “March to June and September to November are the best times to visit Morocco. It’s not too hot at these times. The winter months can be surprisingly cold, especially in the mountains.”
Rachel Blech is the co-founder of our supplier, SheherazadVentures, gives her view on the best time to visit Morocco: “If you go in low season (early Dec to mid-Feb & July/Aug) you avoid the crowds and high prices, but risk unpredictable weather (Dec/Jan) when it can rain. In my view the best times to visit Morocco are late Feb/March/April – when the almond blossom is filling the valleys on the road to Mt. Toubkal National Park and Atlas Mountains. And also the Ounila Valley from Telouet to Ait Benhaddou which is totally unspoiled as yet – the valleys are an unreal emerald green and the road has little traffic.”
Festivals & events in Morocco
Our cultural pick from the morocco calendar
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The Dades Valley of Roses, with its Rose Festival in El Kelaa M’Gouna, are famous in May as the fields are full of sweet smelling pink Damascus roses. Sweet tastes are to be had in October and November too in the Drâa Valley, as it’s date harvest time. Combine this with a trip into the Sahara, when temperatures have dipped.
Photo credits: [Temp chart: David Rosen]
[Rt recommends: flikr]
[Snowy mountains: Tadd and Debbie Ottman]
[Roses: Scott Wylie]
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