Climate averages 1991–2020
Essaouira weather
in December.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 10th warmest and the wettest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a mild month in Essaouira: daytime highs average 19.7°C and nights cool to about 11.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 50 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes December a moderately wet month (the wettest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 08 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Safi (101 km away). In December its highs average 19.4°C, about as warm as Essaouira, with 41 mm of rain.
Among the 56 cities listed in Morocco, Essaouira ranks 8th of 56 for the warmest December highs and joint 30th of 56 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 56 cities is 17.7°C; Essaouira is 2.0°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.0°C to 18.7°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 50 mm to 39 mm.
The annual picture
December 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 | 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, selected | 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
December in nearby cities
- Safi in DecemberMorocco · 101 kmHigh 19.4°C · Low 11.1°C · 41 mm rain
- Agadir in DecemberMorocco · 123 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 12.8°C · 50 mm rain
- Inezgane in DecemberMorocco · 131 kmHigh 20.9°C · Low 11.7°C · 39 mm rain
- Ait Melloul in DecemberMorocco · 133 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 10.9°C · 39 mm rain
- Oulad Teïma in DecemberMorocco · 135 kmHigh 21.0°C · Low 8.9°C · 51 mm rain
- Youssoufia in DecemberMorocco · 143 kmHigh 19.1°C · Low 9.0°C · 33 mm rain
- Taroudant in DecemberMorocco · 144 kmHigh 21.0°C · Low 9.5°C · 38 mm rain
- Marrakesh in DecemberMorocco · 168 kmHigh 18.6°C · Low 4.3°C · 27 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.