Essaouira climate — normals and trends
Essaouira (Morocco) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.4 °C and it receives 305 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is August (23.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (14.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Essaouira averages 0 frost days, 7 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 38 rainy days per year.
Essaouira has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.4 °C (on 1 July 2011) and the coldest 4.6 °C (on 29 January 2005).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
EssaouiraMarrakesh-Safi
- coords
- 31.51°, -9.77°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.4°C
Average daily high
21.4°C
Average daily low
15.7°C
Annual rainfall
305mm
Sunshine / day
11.3h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
25.0km/h
Seasonal range
8.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
7 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
38 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
20.5 °C
Average feels-like low
14.0 °C
Average peak gust
41.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
43 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.29 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
37.4 °C
1 July 2011
Coldest day
4.6 °C
29 January 2005
Wettest day
82 mm
21 December 1996
Windiest day
64.1 km/h
15 February 1941
Strongest gust
114.1 km/h
12 February 2017
Hottest feels-like
38.8 °C
1 July 2011
Coldest feels-like
-0.9 °C
29 January 2005
Sunniest day
13.6 h
1 July 2014
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 19.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 3 mm | -45 mm |
| Feb | 18.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 42 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | 18.6 °C | -0.5 °C | 93 mm | +52 mm |
| Apr | 20.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 21 mm | -5 mm |
| May | 21.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 1 mm | -10 mm |
| Jun | 24.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 25.2 °C | -0.5 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 27.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 1 mm | +0 mm |
| Sep | 25.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Oct | 23.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 3 mm | -22 mm |
| Nov | 21.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 38 mm | -10 mm |
| Dec | 17.4 °C | -0.7 °C | 102 mm | +47 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Essaouira?
Essaouira has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.4 °C and it receives 305 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Essaouira?
The hottest day measured in Essaouira between 1940 and 2025 was 1 July 2011, reaching 37.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Essaouira?
The coldest day measured in Essaouira between 1940 and 2025 was 29 January 2005, at 4.6 °C.
Does it snow in Essaouira?
Almost never: Essaouira sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Essaouira warmed?
Yes: Essaouira warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Essaouira?
The wettest day measured in Essaouira between 1940 and 2025 was 21 December 1996, with 82 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Essaouira?
The windiest day measured in Essaouira between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1941, with winds reaching 64.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Essaouira?
The warmest month in Essaouira is August (23.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (14.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Essaouira?
Essaouira receives on average 305 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 38 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Essaouira?
Essaouira gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Essaouira?
Yes: Essaouira has on average 43 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Essaouira?
In Essaouira, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.8 °C on 1 July 2011, and the lowest was -0.9 °C on 29 January 2005.
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