Marrakesh climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Marrakesh?

Marrakesh has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.7 °C and it receives 289 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Marrakesh?

The hottest day measured in Marrakesh between 1940 and 2025 was 17 July 2012, reaching 45.7 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Marrakesh?

The coldest day measured in Marrakesh between 1940 and 2025 was 29 January 2005, at -3.9 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Marrakesh?

Almost never: Marrakesh sees virtually no snow, with about 1 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Marrakesh warmed?

Yes: Marrakesh warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Marrakesh?

The wettest day measured in Marrakesh between 1940 and 2025 was 28 November 2014, with 60 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Marrakesh?

The windiest day measured in Marrakesh between 1940 and 2025 was 15 December 1975, with winds reaching 50.0 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Marrakesh?

The warmest month in Marrakesh is July (27.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (10.9 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Marrakesh?

Marrakesh receives on average 289 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 54 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Marrakesh?

Marrakesh gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Marrakesh (Morocco) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.7 °C and it receives 289 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 July (27.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (10.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.

Marrakesh averages 1 frost days, 114 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 54 rainy days per year.

Marrakesh has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 2 to 0 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 45.7 °C (on 17 July 2012) and the coldest -3.9 °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

MarrakeshMarrakesh-Safi

coords: 31.63°, -8.00°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BShHot semi-aridWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthMarchDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

18.7°C

Average daily high

25.7°C

Average daily low

12.5°C

Annual rainfall

289mm

Sunshine / day

11.0h

Mean relative humidity

62%

Average peak wind

13.7km/h

Seasonal range

16.1°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

1 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

114 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

54 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

24.9 °C

Average feels-like low

11.4 °C

Average peak gust

28.4 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

34 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.1 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.3 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.53 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

45.7 °C

17 July 2012

Coldest day

-3.9 °C

29 January 2005

Wettest day

60 mm

28 November 2014

Windiest day

50.0 km/h

15 December 1975

Strongest gust

91.1 km/h

24 January 1947

Hottest feels-like

47.3 °C

27 July 1988

Coldest feels-like

-8.2 °C

29 January 2005

Snowiest day

0.3 cm

1 February 1954

Sunniest day

13.3 h

14 June 1957

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	44.1 °C10 August 2025	1.8 °C16 January 2025	20.4 °C	302 mm	151	0
2024	44.7 °C24 July 2024	3.4 °C7 January 2024	21.1 °C	166 mm	155	0
2023	45.5 °C11 August 2023	1.1 °C25 January 2023	21.2 °C	178 mm	170	0
2022	44.7 °C9 July 2022	3.2 °C10 January 2022	20.9 °C	195 mm	153	0
2021	45.1 °C15 August 2021	0.8 °C14 January 2021	19.8 °C	203 mm	140	0
2020	44.8 °C6 July 2020	2.2 °C15 January 2020	20.3 °C	213 mm	146	0
2019	41.7 °C23 August 2019	0.3 °C10 January 2019	19.9 °C	192 mm	157	0
2018	42.2 °C2 August 2018	0.2 °C4 February 2018	18.8 °C	428 mm	114	0
2017	44.6 °C16 July 2017	1.0 °C25 January 2017	21.1 °C	166 mm	177	0
2016	42.9 °C15 July 2016	3.5 °C22 December 2016	20.3 °C	256 mm	141	0
2015	43.6 °C22 July 2015	1.6 °C6 February 2015	19.8 °C	244 mm	126	0
2014	40.9 °C12 May 2014	2.6 °C2 January 2014	19.6 °C	348 mm	141	0
2013	43.7 °C31 July 2013	1.3 °C31 December 2013	19.6 °C	265 mm	107	0
2012	45.7 °C17 July 2012	-1.2 °C10 February 2012	19.8 °C	227 mm	141	3
2011	43.4 °C2 July 2011	1.9 °C31 December 2011	19.8 °C	284 mm	141	0
2010	44.9 °C26 August 2010	2.4 °C28 January 2010	20.3 °C	282 mm	119	0
2009	44.4 °C28 July 2009	0.5 °C12 January 2009	19.9 °C	323 mm	135	0
2008	43.3 °C27 June 2008	1.4 °C3 December 2008	19.2 °C	250 mm	119	0
2007	43.8 °C28 July 2007	1.6 °C27 January 2007	19.3 °C	210 mm	113	0
2006	42.4 °C10 July 2006	0.4 °C25 December 2006	19.6 °C	280 mm	131	0
2005	44.5 °C20 July 2005	-3.9 °C29 January 2005	19.5 °C	132 mm	140	5
2004	44.1 °C24 July 2004	0.7 °C20 January 2004	19.0 °C	216 mm	129	0
2003	43.6 °C31 July 2003	-0.2 °C17 January 2003	19.4 °C	360 mm	134	1
2002	41.4 °C28 July 2002	4.1 °C18 January 2002	19.3 °C	285 mm	132	0
2001	42.5 °C6 August 2001	2.3 °C12 November 2001	19.8 °C	134 mm	132	0
2000	41.7 °C30 July 2000	0.1 °C11 January 2000	19.3 °C	151 mm	119	0
1999	42.3 °C1 July 1999	1.0 °C18 December 1999	18.6 °C	271 mm	127	0
1998	43.4 °C5 August 1998	2.2 °C27 January 1998	19.6 °C	195 mm	116	0
1997	37.8 °C3 September 1997	4.1 °C4 January 1997	18.9 °C	437 mm	80	0
1996	41.0 °C24 July 1996	3.2 °C23 February 1996	18.7 °C	509 mm	116	0
1995	43.2 °C19 July 1995	-0.4 °C9 January 1995	19.3 °C	326 mm	102	1
1994	44.2 °C4 July 1994	2.1 °C25 January 1994	18.9 °C	290 mm	114	0
1993	42.8 °C27 July 1993	1.3 °C17 January 1993	17.6 °C	256 mm	77	0
1992	40.4 °C12 August 1992	1.8 °C4 January 1992	18.3 °C	208 mm	86	0
1991	43.0 °C13 July 1991	1.5 °C1 February 1991	18.2 °C	349 mm	109	0
1990	42.1 °C3 August 1990	1.5 °C22 January 1990	19.0 °C	214 mm	94	0
1989	40.0 °C11 July 1989	1.2 °C1 January 1989	19.0 °C	330 mm	106	0
1988	44.7 °C1 August 1988	2.0 °C16 December 1988	18.7 °C	329 mm	94	0
1987	42.6 °C20 August 1987	0.8 °C5 January 1987	19.3 °C	270 mm	107	0
1986	41.9 °C22 August 1986	-0.5 °C26 December 1986	18.1 °C	328 mm	96	2
1985	42.0 °C24 July 1985	-0.4 °C1 January 1985	18.8 °C	331 mm	115	1
1984	42.4 °C2 August 1984	-0.2 °C31 December 1984	18.3 °C	242 mm	110	1
1983	40.2 °C15 June 1983	0.3 °C3 January 1983	19.0 °C	183 mm	111	0
1982	41.9 °C1 July 1982	0.4 °C27 December 1982	17.8 °C	352 mm	69	0
1981	40.6 °C20 July 1981	-1.4 °C13 January 1981	18.8 °C	196 mm	101	5
1980	43.3 °C5 August 1980	0.6 °C2 December 1980	18.7 °C	313 mm	111	0
1979	43.2 °C29 July 1979	0.6 °C23 December 1979	18.1 °C	245 mm	90	0
1978	43.1 °C17 July 1978	-0.9 °C14 January 1978	18.3 °C	306 mm	90	1
1977	39.1 °C10 August 1977	2.0 °C8 January 1977	18.0 °C	309 mm	74	0
1976	40.8 °C8 August 1976	-1.5 °C28 January 1976	17.2 °C	410 mm	70	2
1975	42.9 °C15 July 1975	2.0 °C2 December 1975	17.9 °C	319 mm	90	0
1974	42.4 °C1 July 1974	1.8 °C22 February 1974	17.6 °C	337 mm	92	0
1973	43.3 °C27 July 1973	1.5 °C9 January 1973	17.9 °C	354 mm	94	0
1972	42.4 °C23 July 1972	0.0 °C25 January 1972	16.7 °C	411 mm	72	0
1971	40.9 °C30 July 1971	1.3 °C27 November 1971	17.2 °C	489 mm	89	0
1970	43.3 °C16 July 1970	0.5 °C20 December 1970	18.7 °C	319 mm	111	0
1969	42.2 °C12 July 1969	0.3 °C4 December 1969	18.1 °C	457 mm	77	0
1968	41.1 °C21 July 1968	0.2 °C2 January 1968	18.0 °C	428 mm	123	0
1967	43.8 °C20 July 1967	-1.3 °C12 December 1967	17.9 °C	455 mm	98	2
1966	40.9 °C26 June 1966	1.4 °C30 November 1966	18.3 °C	245 mm	95	0
1965	41.7 °C5 August 1965	-0.4 °C9 January 1965	18.0 °C	379 mm	101	3
1964	40.4 °C15 July 1964	-0.2 °C28 January 1964	18.5 °C	345 mm	143	1
1963	40.7 °C15 July 1963	-0.9 °C24 December 1963	17.8 °C	443 mm	97	1
1962	41.6 °C19 August 1962	-0.5 °C15 December 1962	18.2 °C	411 mm	108	2
1961	42.1 °C27 August 1961	-2.5 °C16 January 1961	19.0 °C	214 mm	111	6
1960	40.8 °C24 August 1960	-0.8 °C31 December 1960	17.8 °C	443 mm	108	3
1959	44.1 °C17 August 1959	1.6 °C21 December 1959	17.7 °C	291 mm	92	0
1958	41.8 °C14 August 1958	0.9 °C1 January 1958	18.6 °C	193 mm	112	0
1957	42.1 °C10 July 1957	-3.8 °C16 January 1957	17.7 °C	386 mm	102	5
1956	42.1 °C1 August 1956	-2.2 °C2 January 1956	17.3 °C	400 mm	119	2
1955	41.0 °C25 June 1955	0.1 °C13 March 1955	19.2 °C	316 mm	149	0
1954	43.6 °C19 August 1954	-2.6 °C8 February 1954	17.8 °C	330 mm	124	7
1953	44.3 °C20 July 1953	-1.6 °C7 January 1953	18.1 °C	218 mm	113	6
1952	41.5 °C12 July 1952	-1.5 °C24 January 1952	17.9 °C	192 mm	117	5
1951	42.5 °C27 July 1951	0.7 °C2 January 1951	18.0 °C	264 mm	105	0
1950	40.9 °C24 July 1950	1.4 °C28 December 1950	18.3 °C	223 mm	102	0
1949	40.6 °C24 August 1949	0.1 °C15 January 1949	18.2 °C	377 mm	93	0
1948	44.0 °C25 July 1948	0.4 °C18 January 1948	18.7 °C	202 mm	109	0
1947	39.6 °C2 August 1947	-0.3 °C21 December 1947	18.6 °C	300 mm	109	2
1946	44.6 °C11 July 1946	-0.6 °C26 January 1946	18.2 °C	157 mm	117	3
1945	42.1 °C22 July 1945	-1.9 °C7 January 1945	19.2 °C	177 mm	132	6
1944	43.9 °C31 July 1944	-1.2 °C31 December 1944	18.5 °C	171 mm	108	2
1943	41.4 °C9 August 1943	-1.8 °C1 January 1943	18.4 °C	290 mm	121	3
1942	42.2 °C19 May 1942	-1.2 °C10 January 1942	18.4 °C	394 mm	125	1
1941	43.9 °C21 July 1941	-1.2 °C6 January 1941	18.8 °C	211 mm	121	3
1940	42.9 °C28 July 1940	-0.6 °C28 December 1940	17.7 °C	267 mm	108	3

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

27.7 °C

+2.0 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

151 d/yr

+37

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

-1

Annual rainfall

302 mm

+13 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	20.7 °C	+3.3 °C	13 mm	-21 mm
Feb	21.1 °C	+1.9 °C	18 mm	-18 mm
Mar	21.2 °C	-0.6 °C	55 mm	+14 mm
Apr	26.1 °C	+2.4 °C	46 mm	+9 mm
May	29.3 °C	+2.0 °C	10 mm	-9 mm
Jun	34.9 °C	+3.9 °C	7 mm	-0 mm
Jul	36.6 °C	+1.3 °C	3 mm	-1 mm
Aug	37.8 °C	+2.8 °C	13 mm	+8 mm
Sep	33.1 °C	+2.1 °C	7 mm	-5 mm
Oct	30.2 °C	+3.5 °C	1 mm	-24 mm
Nov	23.9 °C	+2.1 °C	31 mm	-5 mm
Dec	16.8 °C	-1.3 °C	99 mm	+64 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

44.1 °C

10 Aug 2025

Coldest day

1.8 °C

16 Jan 2025

Wettest day

30.3 mm

16 Dec 2025

Windiest day

32.7 km/h

17 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

59.4 km/h

17 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

44.8 °C

17 Aug 2025

Coldest feels-like

-1.8 °C

16 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

13.3 h

4 Jul 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Marrakesh?

Marrakesh has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.7 °C and it receives 289 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Marrakesh?

The hottest day measured in Marrakesh between 1940 and 2025 was 17 July 2012, reaching 45.7 °C.

What is the coldest day in Marrakesh?

The coldest day measured in Marrakesh between 1940 and 2025 was 29 January 2005, at -3.9 °C.

Does it snow in Marrakesh?

Almost never: Marrakesh sees virtually no snow, with about 1 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Marrakesh warmed?

Yes: Marrakesh warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Marrakesh?

The wettest day measured in Marrakesh between 1940 and 2025 was 28 November 2014, with 60 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Marrakesh?

The windiest day measured in Marrakesh between 1940 and 2025 was 15 December 1975, with winds reaching 50.0 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Marrakesh?

The warmest month in Marrakesh is July (27.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (10.9 °C).

How much does it rain in Marrakesh?

Marrakesh receives on average 289 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 54 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Marrakesh?

Marrakesh gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Marrakesh?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Marrakesh between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 1954, with 0.3 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Marrakesh?

Yes: Marrakesh has on average 34 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Marrakesh?

In Marrakesh, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.3 °C on 27 July 1988, and the lowest was -8.2 °C on 29 January 2005.

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