Climate averages 1991–2020
Essaouira weather
in February.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 11th warmest and the joint 8th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a mild month in Essaouira: daytime highs average 19.5°C and nights cool to about 11.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 38 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes February a fairly dry month (the joint 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 03 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Safi (101 km away). In February its highs average 19.2°C, about as warm as Essaouira, with 36 mm of rain.
Among the 56 cities listed in Morocco, Essaouira ranks joint 9th of 56 for the warmest February highs and joint 17th of 56 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 56 cities is 18.0°C; Essaouira is 1.5°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 1.6°C to 21.1°C, and monthly rainfall stays at 38 mm.
The annual picture
February 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, selected | 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 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Safi in FebruaryMorocco · 101 kmHigh 19.2°C · Low 10.3°C · 36 mm rain
- Agadir in FebruaryMorocco · 123 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 12.2°C · 42 mm rain
- Inezgane in FebruaryMorocco · 131 kmHigh 21.6°C · Low 11.3°C · 34 mm rain
- Ait Melloul in FebruaryMorocco · 133 kmHigh 21.3°C · Low 10.7°C · 34 mm rain
- Oulad Teïma in FebruaryMorocco · 135 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 8.8°C · 45 mm rain
- Youssoufia in FebruaryMorocco · 143 kmHigh 19.7°C · Low 8.4°C · 30 mm rain
- Taroudant in FebruaryMorocco · 144 kmHigh 22.2°C · Low 9.5°C · 32 mm rain
- Marrakesh in FebruaryMorocco · 168 kmHigh 19.2°C · Low 4.3°C · 31 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.