Climate averages 1991–2020
Marrakesh weather
in July.
A very hot, very dry month: the warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a very hot month in Marrakesh: daytime highs average 35.9°C and nights cool to about 18.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
Expect about 3.6 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes July a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 14 h 00 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ben Guerir (68 km away). In July its highs average 34.2°C, 1.7°C cooler than Marrakesh, with 1.5 mm of rain.
Among the 56 cities listed in Morocco, Marrakesh ranks 12th of 56 for the warmest July highs and joint 46th of 56 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 56 cities is 32.1°C; Marrakesh is 3.8°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs fall by 0.3°C to 35.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 3.6 mm to 7.2 mm.
The annual picture
July 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, selected | 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
July in nearby cities
- Ben Guerir in JulyMorocco · 68 kmHigh 34.2°C · Low 18.4°C · 1.5 mm rain
- El Kelaa des Srarhna in JulyMorocco · 72 kmHigh 36.8°C · Low 19.8°C · 6.1 mm rain
- Youssoufia in JulyMorocco · 84 kmHigh 34.0°C · Low 18.9°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Ouarzazate in JulyMorocco · 132 kmHigh 36.9°C · Low 20.1°C · 0.8 mm rain
- Safi in JulyMorocco · 138 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 19.3°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Taroudant in JulyMorocco · 154 kmHigh 38.7°C · Low 22.1°C · 0.8 mm rain
- Settat in JulyMorocco · 156 kmHigh 32.6°C · Low 18.9°C · 2.0 mm rain
- Al Fqih Ben Çalah in JulyMorocco · 157 kmHigh 38.3°C · Low 21.2°C · 3.6 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.