Best time to visit Rabat

May is the best time to visit Rabat for general sightseeing, with average highs of 24 °C and about 4 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly March to June. The sea stays above 20 °C from June to October.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking May comfort 94/100
A beach holiday August sea 23 °C
The least cloud July 25 % average cloud cover
The least rain July 1 mm
Warmth August 29 °C
Cooler weather January 17 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 May 94 24 °C 4 74
2 April 91 21 °C 6 55
3 October 91 25 °C 6 81
4 November 90 20 °C 8 58
5 March 89 20 °C 7 47
6 June 88 26 °C 1 90
7 September 84 27 °C 3 95
8 December 82 18 °C 7 45
9 February 81 18 °C 7 39
10 July 80 29 °C 0 95
11 August 78 29 °C 0 96
12 January 77 17 °C 7 37

For a beach holiday

August scores highest, with a sea temperature of 23 °C and air temperatures around 29 °C. The sea is above 20 °C from June to October.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 17 °C 17 °C 48 % 37
February 17 °C 18 °C 48 % 39
March 17 °C 20 °C 47 % 47
April 18 °C 21 °C 46 % 55
May 19 °C 24 °C 42 % 74
June 21 °C 26 °C 32 % 90
July 22 °C 29 °C 25 % 95
August 23 °C 29 °C 27 % 96
September 22 °C 27 °C 38 % 95
October 21 °C 25 °C 46 % 81
November 20 °C 20 °C 47 % 58
December 18 °C 18 °C 49 % 45

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 7 wet days and highs near 17 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 16.7 °C 60 mm 48 %
February 17.6 °C 48 mm 48 %
March 19.8 °C 49 mm 47 %
April 20.9 °C 38 mm 46 %
May 23.7 °C 23 mm 42 %
June 26.5 °C 5 mm 32 %
July 28.6 °C 1 mm 25 %
August 29.0 °C 2 mm 27 %
September 27.1 °C 14 mm 38 %
October 24.5 °C 47 mm 46 %
November 20.4 °C 72 mm 47 %
December 17.8 °C 60 mm 49 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

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