Climate averages 1991–2020
Marrakesh weather
in March.
A warm, moderately wet month: the 8th warmest and the wettest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a warm month in Marrakesh: daytime highs average 22.1°C and nights cool to about 6.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 40 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes March a moderately wet month (the wettest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 58 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ben Guerir (68 km away). In March its highs average 21.8°C, about as warm as Marrakesh, with 30 mm of rain.
Among the 56 cities listed in Morocco, Marrakesh ranks 10th of 56 for the warmest March highs and 23rd of 56 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 56 cities is 20.4°C; Marrakesh is 1.7°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 1.9°C to 24.0°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 40 mm to 34 mm.
The annual picture
March 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, selected | 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 | 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
March in nearby cities
- Ben Guerir in MarchMorocco · 68 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 9.3°C · 30 mm rain
- El Kelaa des Srarhna in MarchMorocco · 72 kmHigh 22.6°C · Low 9.0°C · 39 mm rain
- Youssoufia in MarchMorocco · 84 kmHigh 22.3°C · Low 10.4°C · 31 mm rain
- Ouarzazate in MarchMorocco · 132 kmHigh 21.0°C · Low 6.4°C · 12 mm rain
- Safi in MarchMorocco · 138 kmHigh 21.0°C · Low 12.0°C · 31 mm rain
- Taroudant in MarchMorocco · 154 kmHigh 24.9°C · Low 11.8°C · 32 mm rain
- Settat in MarchMorocco · 156 kmHigh 21.0°C · Low 10.0°C · 41 mm rain
- Al Fqih Ben Çalah in MarchMorocco · 157 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 8.0°C · 50 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.