Destination brief
Marrakesh-Safi, Morocco
Travel Score
85
out of 100
In short
A good time to go.
Explore
A balanced mix of sights, food and day trips.
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Weather forecast
Great weather: Fri Oct 23 and Sat Oct 24
Average weather score 88 out of 100, the best of 3 two- and three-day runs in the forecast.
Weather forecast only: air quality, events and safety are shown separately.
Every component and the reason behind it. The full formula is on the Method page.
Average daily weather score 85/100 over the next 3 days; biggest concern: 36% chance of rain on Oct 22.
US EPA index 1: Good.
No Level 3 or 4 advisory in our data (not a guarantee of safety).
No storms or heavy rain in the next 3 days.
No listed events with confirmed dates in the next 14 days.
WeatherAPI
MarrakeshUpdated 4:15 PM local time
28°C
Partly Cloudy
Feels like 26°High 28° · Low 18°
Rain now
2%
Rain today
36% chance
Humidity
28%
Wind
8 km/h N
Visibility
Festival calendar
Nothing on right now
No listed festivals or events are happening today.
Christmas Day
ReligiousWorldwide
Dec 25, 2026In 64 days
Global celebration marking the birth of Jesus Christ, celebrated with feasts, gift-giving, and decorations.
New Year's Day
National HolidayWorldwide
Jan 1, 2027In 71 days
Global celebrations to welcome the new year with joy and festivities.
US EPA index
1 / 6
GoodAir quality is good. Enjoy time outdoors.
No known advisory
GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
Power is what the wall supplies, not what a device needs: most phone and laptop chargers take 100 to 240 V, so you usually need only a plug adapter. Check the label on your device.
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Seasonal data not available yet; neutral estimate used.
4:20 PM
Thursday, October 22
10 km
UV index
Moderate (3)
Local time at destination
Today
Oct 22
28° 18°
Overcast · 36% rain
Fri
Oct 23
28° 17°
Overcast · 36% rain
Sat
Oct 24
28° 16°
Sunny · 5% rain
No Level 3 or 4 advisory found for this destination in our data. This is not a guarantee of safety. Check your government's official travel advice before you go.
Source: U.S. Department of State travel advisorys (Level 3 and 4), retrieved 2026-10-06 from the State Department's public feed; a few records kept by hand carry their own source and date. Updated Oct 6, 2026.
Emergency numbers for this country aren't in our data yet. Look them up before you travel.
Arabic is one of this country’s main languages; local languages can differ by region. Only words that Wiktionary and Wikivoyage phrasebooks both give are shown (CC BY-SA 4.0, checked 2026-10-11). Some languages change a word with who is speaking or how formal you are: these are the common forms.
Visa and passport rules depend on your nationality: check your government’s travel advice before you book.
Marrakesh or Marrakech is the fourth-largest city in Morocco. It is one of the four imperial cities of Morocco and is the capital of the Marrakesh-Safi region.
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NASA POWER climatology (public domain)
Usually the most comfortable: October, March and April. Typical weather over 2001–2020, not a forecast.
Taller is more comfortable. The brighter bars are the best months; the filled label is this month.
Typical weather
22° 10°
Pleasant
About 65 mm of rain over the month
Festivals that month
None recorded in our calendar.
What to pack
Worked out from the typical weather of this month, not from a forecast: check the forecast in the days before you go. From our festival calendar. Dates marked approximate are only known by month and can move; an empty list means none is recorded, not that nothing is on.
| Month | Feels | High / low | Rain | Comfort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Pleasant | 18° / 6° | 36 mm | 92 |
| February | Pleasant | 19° / 6° | 32 mm | 97 |
| March | Pleasant | 23° / 9° | 41 mm | 99 |
| April | Pleasant | 26° / 11° | 27 mm | 100 |
| May | Warm | 30° / 14° | 16 mm | 92 |
| June | Hot | 35° / 18° | 4 mm | 71 |
| July | Very hot | 39° / 21° |
Comfort uses the typical daytime high (most comfortable at 20 to 28°C) and the typical rainfall (most comfortable under 1 mm a day), averaged over 2001–2020. Highs and lows are worked out from the monthly average temperature and the average daily swing, so they are close, not exact. It is not a forecast. Humidity, crowds, prices and festivals are not included, and a mountain or coast can differ from its half-degree grid cell.
| 5 mm |
| 53 |
| August | Very hot | 39° / 22° | 5 mm | 54 |
|---|
| September | Hot | 33° / 18° | 17 mm | 78 |
|---|
| October | Warm | 29° / 15° | 29 mm | 98 |
|---|
| November | Pleasant | 22° / 10° | 65 mm | 95 |
|---|
| December | Pleasant | 19° / 7° | 36 mm | 95 |
|---|
Exchange rate
1 USD ≈ 9.79 MAD, as of 22 Oct 2026
A mid-market rate, not what a bank, card or exchange desk will give you. Rates By Exchange Rate API (opens in a new tab)
GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
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Open briefTowns 25 to 150 km away, the larger ones first, each with its own live conditions. Ranked by conditions, nearness and size. Distances are straight-line, so check the travel time. Places under a travel advisory are left out.