Climate averages 1991–2020
Ouarzazate weather
in October.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 6th warmest and the wettest 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 Ouarzazate: daytime highs average 25.4°C and nights cool to about 12.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 15 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes October a fairly dry month (the wettest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 27 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Marrakesh (132 km away). In October its highs average 26.9°C, 1.5°C warmer than Ouarzazate, with 24 mm of rain.
Among the 56 cities listed in Morocco, Ouarzazate ranks joint 27th of 56 for the warmest October highs and 3rd of 56 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 56 cities is 25.3°C; Ouarzazate is 0.1°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 5.8°C to 19.7°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 15 mm to 13 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
Ouarzazate climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15.6°C2.0°C | 2.0°C | 8.6 | 1.9 | 10.410 h |
| February | 17.3°C3.4°C | 3.4°C | 13 | 2.2 | 11.111 h |
| March | 21.0°C6.4°C | 6.4°C | 12 | 2.1 | 12.012 h |
| April | 25.0°C9.6°C | 9.6°C | 3.9 | 0.7 | 12.913 h |
| May | 28.8°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 3.1 | 0.5 | 13.714 h |
| June | 33.5°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 2.6 | 0.7 | 14.114 h |
| July | 36.9°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 0.8 | 0.1 | 13.914 h |
| August | 35.7°C20.0°C | 20.0°C | 2.0 | 0.4 | 13.313 h |
| September | 31.2°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 7.3 | 1.2 | 12.412 h |
| October, selected | 25.4°C12.0°C | 12.0°C | 15 | 1.8 | 11.411 h |
| November | 19.7°C6.6°C | 6.6°C | 13 | 1.7 | 10.611 h |
| December | 16.1°C3.4°C | 3.4°C | 9.0 | 1.9 | 10.210 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
- Marrakesh in OctoberMorocco · 132 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 12.6°C · 24 mm rain
- El Kelaa des Srarhna in OctoberMorocco · 135 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 14.8°C · 25 mm rain
- Beni Mellal in OctoberMorocco · 166 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 13.0°C · 46 mm rain
- Al Fqih Ben Çalah in OctoberMorocco · 177 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 14.4°C · 28 mm rain
- Ben Guerir in OctoberMorocco · 178 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 14.6°C · 19 mm rain
- Taroudant in OctoberMorocco · 196 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 16.8°C · 26 mm rain
- Youssoufia in OctoberMorocco · 214 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 15.6°C · 21 mm rain
- Khouribga in OctoberMorocco · 218 kmHigh 24.9°C · Low 13.6°C · 34 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 Ouarzazate) is explained once on the Ouarzazate year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.