Climate averages 1991–2020
Essaouira weather
in July.
A hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a hot month in Essaouira: daytime highs average 28.1°C and nights cool to about 19.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical July (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 59 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Safi (101 km away). In July its highs average 28.5°C, about as warm as Essaouira, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 56 cities listed in Morocco, Essaouira ranks 50th of 56 for the warmest July highs and joint 1st of 56 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 56 cities is 32.1°C; Essaouira is 4.1°C cooler than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 0.3°C to 28.4°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
July 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, selected | 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
July in nearby cities
- Safi in JulyMorocco · 101 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 19.3°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Agadir in JulyMorocco · 123 kmHigh 34.0°C · Low 22.6°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Inezgane in JulyMorocco · 131 kmHigh 32.9°C · Low 21.1°C · 0 mm rain
- Ait Melloul in JulyMorocco · 133 kmHigh 30.8°C · Low 19.5°C · 0 mm rain
- Oulad Teïma in JulyMorocco · 135 kmHigh 36.6°C · Low 21.2°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Youssoufia in JulyMorocco · 143 kmHigh 34.0°C · Low 18.9°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Taroudant in JulyMorocco · 144 kmHigh 38.7°C · Low 22.1°C · 0.8 mm rain
- Marrakesh in JulyMorocco · 168 kmHigh 35.9°C · Low 18.2°C · 3.6 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.