Climate averages 1991–2020
Essaouira weather
in September.
A warm, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the 4th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a warm month in Essaouira: daytime highs average 26.7°C and nights cool to about 19.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 5.1 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes September a very dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 23 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Safi (101 km away). In September its highs average 27.3°C, 0.6°C warmer than Essaouira, with 5.6 mm of rain.
Among the 56 cities listed in Morocco, Essaouira ranks 46th of 56 for the warmest September highs and 5th of 56 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 56 cities is 28.8°C; Essaouira is 2.1°C cooler than that mean.
From September to October, average highs fall by 1.8°C to 24.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 5.1 mm to 26 mm.
The annual picture
September 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, selected | 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
September in nearby cities
- Safi in SeptemberMorocco · 101 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 18.7°C · 5.6 mm rain
- Agadir in SeptemberMorocco · 123 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 21.2°C · 4.7 mm rain
- Inezgane in SeptemberMorocco · 131 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 20.0°C · 4.6 mm rain
- Ait Melloul in SeptemberMorocco · 133 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 18.8°C · 4.6 mm rain
- Oulad Teïma in SeptemberMorocco · 135 kmHigh 32.2°C · Low 19.1°C · 7.2 mm rain
- Youssoufia in SeptemberMorocco · 143 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 17.9°C · 7.4 mm rain
- Taroudant in SeptemberMorocco · 144 kmHigh 33.5°C · Low 19.5°C · 10 mm rain
- Marrakesh in SeptemberMorocco · 168 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 16.2°C · 12 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.