Climate averages 1991–2020
Essaouira weather
in October.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 5th warmest and the 7th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a warm month in Essaouira: daytime highs average 24.9°C and nights cool to about 17.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 26 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes October a fairly dry month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 26 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Safi (101 km away). In October its highs average 25.3°C, about as warm as Essaouira, with 23 mm of rain.
Among the 56 cities listed in Morocco, Essaouira ranks joint 38th of 56 for the warmest October highs and joint 15th of 56 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 56 cities is 25.3°C; Essaouira is 0.4°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 3.0°C to 21.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 26 mm to 47 mm.
The annual picture
October 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Safi in OctoberMorocco · 101 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 16.8°C · 23 mm rain
- Agadir in OctoberMorocco · 123 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 19.0°C · 28 mm rain
- Inezgane in OctoberMorocco · 131 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 18.0°C · 21 mm rain
- Ait Melloul in OctoberMorocco · 133 kmHigh 26.5°C · Low 17.1°C · 21 mm rain
- Oulad Teïma in OctoberMorocco · 135 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 16.2°C · 30 mm rain
- Youssoufia in OctoberMorocco · 143 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 15.6°C · 21 mm rain
- Taroudant in OctoberMorocco · 144 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 16.8°C · 26 mm rain
- Marrakesh in OctoberMorocco · 168 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 12.6°C · 24 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.