Climate averages 1991–2020
Marrakesh weather
in April.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 7th warmest and the 10th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a warm month in Marrakesh: daytime highs average 24.0°C and nights cool to about 9.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 34 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes April a fairly dry month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 56 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ben Guerir (68 km away). In April its highs average 23.7°C, about as warm as Marrakesh, with 24 mm of rain.
Among the 56 cities listed in Morocco, Marrakesh ranks joint 9th of 56 for the warmest April highs and joint 25th of 56 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 56 cities is 22.1°C; Marrakesh is 1.9°C warmer than that mean.
From April to May, average highs rise by 3.7°C to 27.7°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 34 mm to 16 mm.
The annual picture
April 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
Marrakesh climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17.5°C2.8°C | 2.8°C | 33 | 5.4 | 10.310 h |
| February | 19.2°C4.3°C | 4.3°C | 31 | 5.6 | 11.011 h |
| March | 22.1°C6.8°C | 6.8°C | 40 | 6.2 | 12.012 h |
| April, selected | 24.0°C9.4°C | 9.4°C | 34 | 5.4 | 12.913 h |
| May | 27.7°C12.3°C | 12.3°C | 16 | 4.1 | 13.714 h |
| June | 32.0°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 7.1 | 2.6 | 14.214 h |
| July | 35.9°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 3.6 | 1.5 | 14.014 h |
| August | 35.6°C18.7°C | 18.7°C | 7.2 | 3.0 | 13.313 h |
| September | 31.0°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 12 | 2.9 | 12.412 h |
| October | 26.9°C12.6°C | 12.6°C | 24 | 4.3 | 11.411 h |
| November | 21.6°C7.5°C | 7.5°C | 35 | 5.2 | 10.611 h |
| December | 18.6°C4.3°C | 4.3°C | 27 | 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
April in nearby cities
- Ben Guerir in AprilMorocco · 68 kmHigh 23.7°C · Low 10.8°C · 24 mm rain
- El Kelaa des Srarhna in AprilMorocco · 72 kmHigh 24.8°C · Low 11.2°C · 33 mm rain
- Youssoufia in AprilMorocco · 84 kmHigh 24.0°C · Low 11.7°C · 22 mm rain
- Ouarzazate in AprilMorocco · 132 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 9.6°C · 3.9 mm rain
- Safi in AprilMorocco · 138 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 13.2°C · 20 mm rain
- Taroudant in AprilMorocco · 154 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 13.3°C · 20 mm rain
- Settat in AprilMorocco · 156 kmHigh 22.4°C · Low 11.3°C · 34 mm rain
- Al Fqih Ben Çalah in AprilMorocco · 157 kmHigh 24.6°C · Low 10.7°C · 35 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 Marrakesh) is explained once on the Marrakesh year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.