Climate averages 1991–2020
Marrakesh weather
in May.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 5th warmest and the 5th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a warm month in Marrakesh: daytime highs average 27.7°C and nights cool to about 12.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 16 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes May a fairly dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 45 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ben Guerir (68 km away). In May its highs average 27.3°C, about as warm as Marrakesh, with 12 mm of rain.
Among the 56 cities listed in Morocco, Marrakesh ranks joint 7th of 56 for the warmest May highs and joint 19th of 56 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 56 cities is 25.2°C; Marrakesh is 2.5°C warmer than that mean.
From May to June, average highs rise by 4.3°C to 32.0°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 16 mm to 7.1 mm.
The annual picture
May 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, selected | 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
May in nearby cities
- Ben Guerir in MayMorocco · 68 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 13.4°C · 12 mm rain
- El Kelaa des Srarhna in MayMorocco · 72 kmHigh 28.7°C · Low 14.1°C · 19 mm rain
- Youssoufia in MayMorocco · 84 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 14.2°C · 10 mm rain
- Ouarzazate in MayMorocco · 132 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 13.1°C · 3.1 mm rain
- Safi in MayMorocco · 138 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 15.2°C · 11 mm rain
- Taroudant in MayMorocco · 154 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 15.8°C · 16 mm rain
- Settat in MayMorocco · 156 kmHigh 25.9°C · Low 13.8°C · 20 mm rain
- Al Fqih Ben Çalah in MayMorocco · 157 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 14.2°C · 22 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.