Climate averages 1991–2020
Marrakesh weather
in September.
A hot, very dry month: the 4th warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a hot month in Marrakesh: daytime highs average 31.0°C and nights cool to about 16.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 12 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes September a very dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 23 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ben Guerir (68 km away). In September its highs average 30.0°C, 1.0°C cooler than Marrakesh, with 9.0 mm of rain.
Among the 56 cities listed in Morocco, Marrakesh ranks 9th of 56 for the warmest September highs and joint 22nd of 56 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 56 cities is 28.8°C; Marrakesh is 2.2°C warmer than that mean.
From September to October, average highs fall by 4.1°C to 26.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 12 mm to 24 mm.
The annual picture
September 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, selected | 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
September in nearby cities
- Ben Guerir in SeptemberMorocco · 68 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 17.1°C · 9.0 mm rain
- El Kelaa des Srarhna in SeptemberMorocco · 72 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 17.9°C · 15 mm rain
- Youssoufia in SeptemberMorocco · 84 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 17.9°C · 7.4 mm rain
- Ouarzazate in SeptemberMorocco · 132 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 16.2°C · 7.3 mm rain
- Safi in SeptemberMorocco · 138 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 18.7°C · 5.6 mm rain
- Taroudant in SeptemberMorocco · 154 kmHigh 33.5°C · Low 19.5°C · 10 mm rain
- Settat in SeptemberMorocco · 156 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 17.7°C · 12 mm rain
- Al Fqih Ben Çalah in SeptemberMorocco · 157 kmHigh 32.6°C · Low 18.5°C · 12 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.