Climate averages 1991–2020
Marrakesh weather
in August.
A very hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a very hot month in Marrakesh: daytime highs average 35.6°C and nights cool to about 18.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 7.2 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes August a very dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 18 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ben Guerir (68 km away). In August its highs average 34.1°C, 1.5°C cooler than Marrakesh, with 2.5 mm of rain.
Among the 56 cities listed in Morocco, Marrakesh ranks 12th of 56 for the warmest August highs and 47th of 56 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 56 cities is 32.3°C; Marrakesh is 3.3°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 4.6°C to 31.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 7.2 mm to 12 mm.
The annual picture
August 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 | 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, selected | 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
August in nearby cities
- Ben Guerir in AugustMorocco · 68 kmHigh 34.1°C · Low 19.0°C · 2.5 mm rain
- El Kelaa des Srarhna in AugustMorocco · 72 kmHigh 36.5°C · Low 20.4°C · 11 mm rain
- Youssoufia in AugustMorocco · 84 kmHigh 33.9°C · Low 19.5°C · 1.3 mm rain
- Ouarzazate in AugustMorocco · 132 kmHigh 35.7°C · Low 20.0°C · 2.0 mm rain
- Safi in AugustMorocco · 138 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 19.8°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Taroudant in AugustMorocco · 154 kmHigh 38.8°C · Low 22.8°C · 2.1 mm rain
- Settat in AugustMorocco · 156 kmHigh 32.8°C · Low 19.5°C · 2.5 mm rain
- Al Fqih Ben Çalah in AugustMorocco · 157 kmHigh 38.0°C · Low 21.6°C · 5.7 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.