Climate averages 1991–2020
Marrakesh weather
in October.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 6th warmest and the 6th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a warm month in Marrakesh: daytime highs average 26.9°C and nights cool to about 12.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 24 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes October a fairly dry month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 25 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ben Guerir (68 km away). In October its highs average 26.4°C, about as warm as Marrakesh, with 19 mm of rain.
Among the 56 cities listed in Morocco, Marrakesh ranks joint 10th of 56 for the warmest October highs and 12th of 56 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 56 cities is 25.3°C; Marrakesh is 1.6°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 5.3°C to 21.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 24 mm to 35 mm.
The annual picture
October 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 | 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Ben Guerir in OctoberMorocco · 68 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 14.6°C · 19 mm rain
- El Kelaa des Srarhna in OctoberMorocco · 72 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 14.8°C · 25 mm rain
- Youssoufia in OctoberMorocco · 84 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 15.6°C · 21 mm rain
- Ouarzazate in OctoberMorocco · 132 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 12.0°C · 15 mm rain
- Safi in OctoberMorocco · 138 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 16.8°C · 23 mm rain
- Taroudant in OctoberMorocco · 154 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 16.8°C · 26 mm rain
- Settat in OctoberMorocco · 156 kmHigh 26.0°C · Low 15.3°C · 30 mm rain
- Al Fqih Ben Çalah in OctoberMorocco · 157 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 14.4°C · 28 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.