Climate
Essaouira's climate is very mild compared to its location with an average temperature change of only 5C between summer and winter.
| Climate data for Essaouira, Morocco (1961-1990) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 18.1 (64.6) |
18.2 (64.8) |
18.7 (65.7) |
18.7 (65.7) |
19.5 (67.1) |
20.6 (69.1) |
21.3 (70.3) |
21.6 (70.9) |
22.1 (71.8) |
21.7 (71.1) |
20.3 (68.5) |
18.7 (65.7) |
19.96 (67.92) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 14.6 (58.3) |
15.1 (59.2) |
15.8 (60.4) |
16.0 (60.8) |
17.2 (63.0) |
18.6 (65.5) |
19.2 (66.6) |
19.5 (67.1) |
19.8 (67.6) |
19.0 (66.2) |
17.3 (63.1) |
15.2 (59.4) |
17.28 (63.10) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 11.2 (52.2) |
11.9 (53.4) |
12.8 (55.0) |
13.4 (56.1) |
14.9 (58.8) |
16.5 (61.7) |
17.2 (63.0) |
17.4 (63.3) |
17.4 (63.3) |
16.4 (61.5) |
14.4 (57.9) |
11.8 (53.2) |
14.61 (58.29) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 51.5 (2.028) |
37.4 (1.472) |
39.5 (1.555) |
34.9 (1.374) |
8.5 (0.335) |
1.6 (0.063) |
0.1 (0.004) |
1.0 (0.039) |
3.1 (0.122) |
25.3 (0.996) |
72.7 (2.862) |
65.0 (2.559) |
340.6 (13.409) |
| Avg. precipitation days | 8.3 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 6.9 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 5.2 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 59.2 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 207.7 | 204.4 | 248.0 | 264.0 | 288.3 | 291.0 | 300.7 | 291.4 | 252.0 | 235.6 | 198.0 | 198.4 | 2,979.5 |
| Source: Hong Kong Observatory, | |||||||||||||
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