El Jadida climate
El Jadida is warmest in August, with average highs of 27 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 11 °C. November is the wettest month (54 mm) and July the driest (0.4 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year El Jadida averages 318 mm of rain and 95 days above 25 °C.
Morocco · population 212,863 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month August 27 °C
- Coldest month January 11 °C
- Driest month July 0 mm
- Wettest month November 54 mm
- Least cloud August 31 % cloud
- Hottest on record July 41 °C
- Coldest on record January 4.5 °C
- Warmest sea August 23 °C
What to expectEl Jadida through the year
El Jadida has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 17 °C in January to 27 °C in August, a swing of 9.6 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 95 days a year reach 25 °C, 7 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 41 °C, in July.
Rain is strongly seasonal. November averages 54 mm against 0 mm in July — 123 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
The sea off El Jadida is warmest in August at 23 °C and coldest in February at 17 °C. Sea temperature lags the air by a month or two, which is why late summer swims warmer than early summer at the same air temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17.0 °C | 43 mm | 46 % |
| February | 17.6 °C | 39 mm | 46 % |
| March | 19.2 °C | 39 mm | 45 % |
| April | 20.1 °C | 32 mm | 45 % |
| May | 22.4 °C | 15 mm | 42 % |
| June | 24.6 °C | 3 mm | 36 % |
| July | 26.3 °C | under 1 mm | 31 % |
| August | 26.9 °C | 1 mm | 31 % |
| September | 25.8 °C | 12 mm | 39 % |
| October | 23.8 °C | 33 mm | 47 % |
| November | 20.5 °C | 54 mm | 46 % |
| December | 18.1 °C | 48 mm | 47 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17.0 °C | 10.9 °C | 13.7 °C | 25.5 °C | 4.5 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| February | 17.6 °C | 11.3 °C | 14.2 °C | 26.6 °C | 5.6 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| March | 19.2 °C | 12.8 °C | 15.8 °C | 34.3 °C | 7.8 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| April | 20.1 °C | 14.2 °C | 16.9 °C | 31.4 °C | 9.6 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 22.4 °C | 16.2 °C | 19.0 °C | 35.1 °C | 11.8 °C | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| June | 24.6 °C | 18.5 °C | 21.2 °C | 36.1 °C | 15.0 °C | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| July | 26.3 °C | 20.2 °C | 22.8 °C | 40.7 °C | 16.8 °C | 22 | 2 | 0 |
| August | 26.9 °C | 20.8 °C | 23.4 °C | 39.2 °C | 17.1 °C | 27 | 2 | 0 |
| September | 25.8 °C | 19.9 °C | 22.4 °C | 35.6 °C | 14.4 °C | 19 | 1 | 0 |
| October | 23.8 °C | 17.8 °C | 20.5 °C | 34.7 °C | 11.5 °C | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| November | 20.5 °C | 14.5 °C | 17.3 °C | 31.4 °C | 8.0 °C | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 18.1 °C | 12.3 °C | 15.0 °C | 26.4 °C | 6.2 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind | Sea temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43 mm | 6 | 10 h/day | 46 % | 81 % | 16 km/h | 17.3 °C |
| February | 39 mm | 6 | 11 h/day | 46 % | 79 % | 18 km/h | 16.7 °C |
| March | 39 mm | 6 | 12 h/day | 45 % | 77 % | 20 km/h | 16.8 °C |
| April | 32 mm | 5 | 13 h/day | 45 % | 75 % | 21 km/h | 17.7 °C |
| May | 15 mm | 3 | 14 h/day | 42 % | 74 % | 21 km/h | 19.2 °C |
| June | 3 mm | 1 | 14 h/day | 36 % | 75 % | 20 km/h | 21.1 °C |
| July | under 1 mm | 0 | 14 h/day | 31 % | 76 % | 20 km/h | 22.2 °C |
| August | 1 mm | 0 | 13 h/day | 31 % | 77 % | 20 km/h | 22.9 °C |
| September | 12 mm | 2 | 12 h/day | 39 % | 78 % | 18 km/h | 22.5 °C |
| October | 33 mm | 5 | 11 h/day | 47 % | 79 % | 18 km/h | 21.5 °C |
| November | 54 mm | 6 | 10 h/day | 46 % | 79 % | 17 km/h | 19.8 °C |
| December | 48 mm | 7 | 10.0 h/day | 47 % | 81 % | 17 km/h | 18.2 °C |
How El Jadida compares
The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.
| Destination | Summer high | Winter low | Rain per year | Days above 25 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Jadida | 27 °C | 11 °C | 318 mm | 95 |
| Settat · Morocco | 33 °C | 6.9 °C | 319 mm | 168 |
| Casablanca · Morocco | 29 °C | 9.0 °C | 306 mm | 132 |
| Mohammedia · Morocco | 28 °C | 9.6 °C | 316 mm | 115 |
| Safi · Morocco | 29 °C | 9.8 °C | 267 mm | 139 |
| Khouribga · Morocco | 34 °C | 4.8 °C | 375 mm | 159 |
| Temara · Morocco | 30 °C | 8.4 °C | 424 mm | 138 |
Where El Jadida ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Best beach destinations in Africa in August | 11th of 50 | 97/100 |
| Places with the best weather in Africa year-round | 17th of 50 | 86/100 |
| The coolest places in Africa in April | 20th of 50 | 20 °C |
| Best beach destinations in Africa in July | 24th of 50 | 95/100 |
| Best beach destinations in Africa in September | 25th of 50 | 95/100 |
| Best beach destinations in the world in August | 29th of 50 | 97/100 |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit El Jadida.
QuestionsCommon questions about El Jadida’s climate
When is the best time to visit El Jadida?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. May, June, October sit closest to 20 °C on average, August is the warmest month and July the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does El Jadida get?
In August, the warmest month, daily highs average 27 °C. About 7 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 41 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 11 °C in January, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.
Which month is wettest in El Jadida?
November, averaging 54 mm over 6 days with rain. The driest month is July with 0 mm. The year as a whole averages 318 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in El Jadida rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Data point
- 33.257°, -8.509° (the coordinates the reanalysis values are taken for)
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.