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Best time to visit Tangier

May is the best time to visit Tangier for general sightseeing, with average highs of 23 °C and about 6 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly April to June. The sea stays above 20 °C from July 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 92/100
A beach holiday August sea 22 °C
The least cloud July 16 % average cloud cover
The least rain July 1 mm
Warmth August 30 °C
Cooler weather January 16 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 May 92 23 °C 6 62
2 October 88 23 °C 7 71
3 June 86 26 °C 1 85
4 April 85 20 °C 8 43
5 September 83 27 °C 4 91
6 November 83 19 °C 8 49
7 March 78 18 °C 8 35
8 July 77 29 °C 0 91
9 August 75 30 °C 0 93
10 December 73 17 °C 9 34
11 February 73 16 °C 8 30
12 January 70 16 °C 8 29

For a beach holiday

August scores highest, with a sea temperature of 22 °C and air temperatures around 30 °C. The sea is above 20 °C from July to October.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 17 °C 16 °C 49 % 29
February 16 °C 16 °C 47 % 30
March 16 °C 18 °C 48 % 35
April 17 °C 20 °C 46 % 43
May 18 °C 23 °C 41 % 62
June 20 °C 26 °C 26 % 85
July 22 °C 29 °C 16 % 91
August 22 °C 30 °C 23 % 93
September 21 °C 27 °C 38 % 91
October 20 °C 23 °C 49 % 71
November 19 °C 19 °C 49 % 49
December 18 °C 17 °C 53 % 34

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 8 wet days and highs near 16 °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 15.6 °C 75 mm 49 %
February 16.2 °C 63 mm 47 %
March 18.0 °C 67 mm 48 %
April 19.5 °C 54 mm 46 %
May 22.5 °C 29 mm 41 %
June 26.2 °C 7 mm 26 %
July 29.2 °C 1 mm 16 %
August 29.6 °C 2 mm 23 %
September 26.8 °C 26 mm 38 %
October 23.3 °C 69 mm 49 %
November 18.9 °C 87 mm 49 %
December 16.5 °C 92 mm 53 %

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.

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.