Climate averages 1991–2020
Essaouira weather
in April.
A mild, fairly dry month: the joint 7th warmest and the 6th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a mild month in Essaouira: daytime highs average 21.9°C and nights cool to about 14.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 21 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes April a fairly dry month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 56 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Safi (101 km away). In April its highs average 22.0°C, about as warm as Essaouira, with 20 mm of rain.
Among the 56 cities listed in Morocco, Essaouira ranks 28th of 56 for the warmest April highs and 13th of 56 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 56 cities is 22.1°C; Essaouira is 0.1°C cooler than that mean.
From April to May, average highs rise by 1.8°C to 23.7°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 21 mm to 11 mm.
The annual picture
April in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Essaouira climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18.7°C10.4°C | 10.4°C | 39 | 4.4 | 10.310 h |
| February | 19.5°C11.1°C | 11.1°C | 38 | 4.7 | 11.011 h |
| March | 21.1°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 38 | 5.3 | 12.012 h |
| April, selected | 21.9°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 21 | 3.5 | 12.913 h |
| May | 23.7°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 11 | 1.6 | 13.714 h |
| June | 25.8°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 0.8 | 0.2 | 14.214 h |
| July | 28.1°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 0 | 0.0 | 14.014 h |
| August | 28.4°C20.5°C | 20.5°C | 0.9 | 0.1 | 13.313 h |
| September | 26.7°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 5.1 | 1.0 | 12.412 h |
| October | 24.9°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 26 | 3.5 | 11.411 h |
| November | 21.9°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 47 | 4.7 | 10.611 h |
| December | 19.7°C11.8°C | 11.8°C | 50 | 4.9 | 10.110 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
April in nearby cities
- Safi in AprilMorocco · 101 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 13.2°C · 20 mm rain
- Agadir in AprilMorocco · 123 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 15.6°C · 18 mm rain
- Inezgane in AprilMorocco · 131 kmHigh 24.8°C · Low 14.6°C · 12 mm rain
- Ait Melloul in AprilMorocco · 133 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 13.9°C · 12 mm rain
- Oulad Teïma in AprilMorocco · 135 kmHigh 26.2°C · Low 12.8°C · 20 mm rain
- Youssoufia in AprilMorocco · 143 kmHigh 24.0°C · Low 11.7°C · 22 mm rain
- Taroudant in AprilMorocco · 144 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 13.3°C · 20 mm rain
- Marrakesh in AprilMorocco · 168 kmHigh 24.0°C · Low 9.4°C · 34 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Essaouira) is explained once on the Essaouira year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.