Climate averages 1991–2020
Essaouira weather
in March.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 9th 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.
March is a mild month in Essaouira: daytime highs average 21.1°C and nights cool to about 12.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 38 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes March a fairly dry month (the joint 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 58 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Safi (101 km away). In March its highs average 21.0°C, about as warm as Essaouira, with 31 mm of rain.
Among the 56 cities listed in Morocco, Essaouira ranks 17th of 56 for the warmest March highs and joint 18th of 56 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 56 cities is 20.4°C; Essaouira is 0.7°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 0.8°C to 21.9°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 38 mm to 21 mm.
The annual picture
March 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, selected | 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
March in nearby cities
- Safi in MarchMorocco · 101 kmHigh 21.0°C · Low 12.0°C · 31 mm rain
- Agadir in MarchMorocco · 123 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 14.0°C · 39 mm rain
- Inezgane in MarchMorocco · 131 kmHigh 23.7°C · Low 13.1°C · 32 mm rain
- Ait Melloul in MarchMorocco · 133 kmHigh 23.3°C · Low 12.7°C · 32 mm rain
- Oulad Teïma in MarchMorocco · 135 kmHigh 24.6°C · Low 11.0°C · 41 mm rain
- Youssoufia in MarchMorocco · 143 kmHigh 22.3°C · Low 10.4°C · 31 mm rain
- Taroudant in MarchMorocco · 144 kmHigh 24.9°C · Low 11.8°C · 32 mm rain
- Marrakesh in MarchMorocco · 168 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 6.8°C · 40 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.