Essaouira weather in February

In February, Essaouira sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 38 mm of rain across 4.7 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 30 min at the start of February to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Essaouira's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Essaouira's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 18°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 12°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 38 mm; 4.7 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 54 min; 7:28 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover: 32%; 7th clearest
Wind: 17 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 4.57 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.1; out of 10

Essaouira is city in Marrakech-Safi, Morocco.

Density: 17,027/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1769

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month.

A typical February day in Essaouira reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 1°C cooler than March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19
Avg low (°C)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	18	12
2	18	12
3	18	12
4	18	12
5	18	12
6	18	12
7	18	12
8	18	12
9	18	12
10	18	12
11	18	12
12	18	12
13	18	12
14	18	12
15	18	12
16	18	12
17	18	12
18	18	12
19	18	12
20	18	12
21	18	12
22	18	12
23	18	12
24	18	12
25	19	13
26	19	13
27	19	13
28	19	13

Essaouira weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	18° / 12°	39	4.4	10.2	6.9
Feb	18° / 12°	38	4.7	10.8	7.1
Mar	19° / 13°	38	5.2	11.8	7.3
Apr	20° / 15°	21	3.7	12.7	7.8
May	22° / 16°	11	1.6	13.6	8.5
Jun	23° / 18°	1	0.2	14	9.4
Jul	25° / 20°	0	0	13.8	9.4
Aug	26° / 21°	1	0.1	13.1	9.2
Sep	25° / 19°	5	0.9	12.2	9.1
Oct	23° / 18°	26	3.4	11.2	8.4
Nov	21° / 15°	47	4.8	10.4	7.6
Dec	19° / 13°	50	4.9	10	7.2

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	77	77	77	77	77	76	77	77	76	77	76	76	76	76	76	76	77	77	77	77	77	77	78	78	78	79	79	78
Cloudier (%)	23	23	23	23	23	24	23	23	24	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	21	21	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	77	23
3	77	23
4	77	23
5	77	23
6	76	24
7	77	23
8	77	23
9	76	24
10	77	23
11	76	24
12	76	24
13	76	24
14	76	24
15	76	24
16	76	24
17	77	23
18	77	23
19	77	23
20	77	23
21	77	23
22	77	23
23	78	22
24	78	22
25	78	22
26	79	21
27	79	21
28	78	22

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Essaouira gets around 38 mm of rain over 4.7 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 17% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	18	18	17	17	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	17	17	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19

	Rain chance (%)
1	18
2	18
3	17
4	17
5	16
6	16
7	15
8	15
9	15
10	15
11	15
12	15
13	15
14	15
15	15
16	16
17	16
18	16
19	17
20	17
21	18
22	18
23	19
24	19
25	19
26	19
27	19
28	19

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Dry (%)	96	95	95	95	94	94	94	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	94	94	93	93	93	93
Comfortable (%)	4	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	7	7	7	7

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	96	4
2	95	5
3	95	5
4	95	5
5	94	6
6	94	6
7	94	6
8	93	7
9	93	7
10	93	7
11	93	7
12	93	7
13	93	7
14	93	7
15	93	7
16	93	7
17	93	7
18	93	7
19	93	7
20	93	7
21	93	7
22	93	7
23	94	6
24	94	6
25	93	7
26	93	7
27	93	7
28	93	7

Wind in February

Winds average 17 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	17	light breeze
2	17	light breeze
3	17	light breeze
4	17	light breeze
5	17	light breeze
6	17	light breeze
7	17	light breeze
8	17	light breeze
9	17	light breeze
10	17	light breeze
11	17	light breeze
12	17	light breeze
13	17	light breeze
14	17	light breeze
15	17	light breeze
16	18	light breeze
17	18	light breeze
18	18	light breeze
19	18	light breeze
20	18	light breeze
21	18	light breeze
22	18	light breeze
23	18	light breeze
24	19	light breeze
25	19	light breeze
26	19	light breeze
27	19	light breeze
28	19	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 30 min at the start of February to 11 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:38 AM to 7:15 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 6:30 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2
Sunrise (AM)	7:38	7:38	7:37	7:36	7:36	7:35	7:34	7:34	7:33	7:32	7:31	7:31	7:30	7:29	7:28	7:27	7:26	7:25	7:24	7:23	7:22	7:21	7:20	7:19	7:18	7:17	7:16	7:15
Sunset (PM)	6:07	6:08	6:09	6:10	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:14	6:15	6:16	6:17	6:18	6:18	6:19	6:20	6:21	6:22	6:23	6:23	6:24	6:25	6:26	6:27	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:30

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.5	7:38	6:07
2	10.5	7:38	6:08
3	10.5	7:37	6:09
4	10.6	7:36	6:10
5	10.6	7:36	6:11
6	10.6	7:35	6:12
7	10.6	7:34	6:12
8	10.7	7:34	6:13
9	10.7	7:33	6:14
10	10.7	7:32	6:15
11	10.7	7:31	6:16
12	10.8	7:31	6:17
13	10.8	7:30	6:18
14	10.8	7:29	6:18
15	10.9	7:28	6:19
16	10.9	7:27	6:20
17	10.9	7:26	6:21
18	10.9	7:25	6:22
19	11.0	7:24	6:23
20	11.0	7:23	6:23
21	11.0	7:22	6:24
22	11.1	7:21	6:25
23	11.1	7:20	6:26
24	11.1	7:19	6:27
25	11.2	7:18	6:28
26	11.2	7:17	6:28
27	11.2	7:16	6:29
28	11.2	7:15	6:30

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 4.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.24 kWh/m² to a high of 7.89 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 4.57 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.0	Bright
2	4.1	Bright
3	4.1	Bright
4	4.2	Bright
5	4.2	Bright
6	4.2	Bright
7	4.3	Bright
8	4.3	Bright
9	4.4	Bright
10	4.4	Bright
11	4.4	Bright
12	4.5	Bright
13	4.5	Bright
14	4.5	Bright
15	4.6	Bright
16	4.6	Bright
17	4.7	Bright
18	4.7	Bright
19	4.7	Bright
20	4.8	Bright
21	4.8	Bright
22	4.9	Bright
23	4.9	Bright
24	4.9	Bright
25	5.0	Bright
26	5.0	Bright
27	5.1	Bright
28	5.1	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Essaouira

In seasonPeak

None of Essaouira's seasonal hazards are active in February. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Essaouira sees seasonal dust haze (July–August), heaviest in July.

Dust

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Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Essaouira?

Our two travel scores rate February for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

7.1

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

2.5

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

February is one of the better times to visit Essaouira for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Essaouira in February

From February's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In February, Essaouira sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Essaouira in February

The nearest coast averages about 17°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 16 km away) is warmest in September at about 20°C and coldest in February near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Aug 4 to Oct 9 — about 2.2 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	17	17	17	17	18	19	20	20	20	20	18	18
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	17	Cool
Feb	17	Cool
Mar	17	Cool
Apr	17	Cool
May	18	Cool
Jun	19	Cool
Jul	20	Cool
Aug	20	Refreshing
Sep	20	Refreshing
Oct	20	Cool
Nov	18	Cool
Dec	18	Cool

UV index in Essaouira in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Essaouira peaks around July 15 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	4	4	8	9	9	10	11	10	7	7	4	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	4	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	8	Very high
Apr	9	Very high
May	9	Very high
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	7	Very high
Oct	7	Very high
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Essaouira in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where February falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Essaouira is worst in February — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (June, 8 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	10	15	12	11	9	8	12	14	10	13	10	9
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	10	Good
Feb	15	Moderate
Mar	12	Moderate
Apr	11	Good
May	9	Good
Jun	8	Good
Jul	12	Good
Aug	14	Moderate
Sep	10	Good
Oct	13	Moderate
Nov	10	Good
Dec	9	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Essaouira?

Essaouira sits at 31.5°N, 9.8°W, 7 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Sebt Gzoula, 93 km away.

Topography around Essaouira

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Essaouira.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Essaouira has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 247 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,689 m.

The land around Essaouira is covered by water (61%) within 3 km, water (55%) and shrubs (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (37%) and water (37%) within 80 km.

3 km

42 m

water 61%

16 km

247 m

water 55%

80 km

1,689 m

grassland 37%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← January Essaouira year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Sebt Gzoula 93 km · Imi-n-Tanout 95 km · Chichaoua 96 km · Safi 101 km · Aourir 114 km · Agadir 123 km · Dakhla 124 km · Echemmaia Est 125 km

Morocco travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / E; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 42% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $4,672; 2025
Happiness: 4.6 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 80%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 1.7; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 17; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: Low; EF EPI 492
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Essaouira (31.5125°, -9.77°, elevation 7 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	18	12
2	18	12
3	18	12
4	18	12
5	18	12
6	18	12
7	18	12
8	18	12
9	18	12
10	18	12
11	18	12
12	18	12
13	18	12
14	18	12
15	18	12
16	18	12
17	18	12
18	18	12
19	18	12
20	18	12
21	18	12
22	18	12
23	18	12
24	18	12
25	19	13
26	19	13
27	19	13
28	19	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	77	23
3	77	23
4	77	23
5	77	23
6	76	24
7	77	23
8	77	23
9	76	24
10	77	23
11	76	24
12	76	24
13	76	24
14	76	24
15	76	24
16	76	24
17	77	23
18	77	23
19	77	23
20	77	23
21	77	23
22	77	23
23	78	22
24	78	22
25	78	22
26	79	21
27	79	21
28	78	22

	Rain chance (%)
1	18
2	18
3	17
4	17
5	16
6	16
7	15
8	15
9	15
10	15
11	15
12	15
13	15
14	15
15	15
16	16
17	16
18	16
19	17
20	17
21	18
22	18
23	19
24	19
25	19
26	19
27	19
28	19

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	96	4
2	95	5
3	95	5
4	95	5
5	94	6
6	94	6
7	94	6
8	93	7
9	93	7
10	93	7
11	93	7
12	93	7
13	93	7
14	93	7
15	93	7
16	93	7
17	93	7
18	93	7
19	93	7
20	93	7
21	93	7
22	93	7
23	94	6
24	94	6
25	93	7
26	93	7
27	93	7
28	93	7

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	18	12
2	18	12
3	18	12
4	18	12
5	18	12
6	18	12
7	18	12
8	18	12
9	18	12
10	18	12
11	18	12
12	18	12
13	18	12
14	18	12
15	18	12
16	18	12
17	18	12
18	18	12
19	18	12
20	18	12
21	18	12
22	18	12
23	18	12
24	18	12
25	19	13
26	19	13
27	19	13
28	19	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	77	23
3	77	23
4	77	23
5	77	23
6	76	24
7	77	23
8	77	23
9	76	24
10	77	23
11	76	24
12	76	24
13	76	24
14	76	24
15	76	24
16	76	24
17	77	23
18	77	23
19	77	23
20	77	23
21	77	23
22	77	23
23	78	22
24	78	22
25	78	22
26	79	21
27	79	21
28	78	22

	Rain chance (%)
1	18
2	18
3	17
4	17
5	16
6	16
7	15
8	15
9	15
10	15
11	15
12	15
13	15
14	15
15	15
16	16
17	16
18	16
19	17
20	17
21	18
22	18
23	19
24	19
25	19
26	19
27	19
28	19

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	96	4
2	95	5
3	95	5
4	95	5
5	94	6
6	94	6
7	94	6
8	93	7
9	93	7
10	93	7
11	93	7
12	93	7
13	93	7
14	93	7
15	93	7
16	93	7
17	93	7
18	93	7
19	93	7
20	93	7
21	93	7
22	93	7
23	94	6
24	94	6
25	93	7
26	93	7
27	93	7
28	93	7

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	18	12
2	18	12
3	18	12
4	18	12
5	18	12
6	18	12
7	18	12
8	18	12
9	18	12
10	18	12
11	18	12
12	18	12
13	18	12
14	18	12
15	18	12
16	18	12
17	18	12
18	18	12
19	18	12
20	18	12
21	18	12
22	18	12
23	18	12
24	18	12
25	19	13
26	19	13
27	19	13
28	19	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	77	23
3	77	23
4	77	23
5	77	23
6	76	24
7	77	23
8	77	23
9	76	24
10	77	23
11	76	24
12	76	24
13	76	24
14	76	24
15	76	24
16	76	24
17	77	23
18	77	23
19	77	23
20	77	23
21	77	23
22	77	23
23	78	22
24	78	22
25	78	22
26	79	21
27	79	21
28	78	22

	Rain chance (%)
1	18
2	18
3	17
4	17
5	16
6	16
7	15
8	15
9	15
10	15
11	15
12	15
13	15
14	15
15	15
16	16
17	16
18	16
19	17
20	17
21	18
22	18
23	19
24	19
25	19
26	19
27	19
28	19

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	96	4
2	95	5
3	95	5
4	95	5
5	94	6
6	94	6
7	94	6
8	93	7
9	93	7
10	93	7
11	93	7
12	93	7
13	93	7
14	93	7
15	93	7
16	93	7
17	93	7
18	93	7
19	93	7
20	93	7
21	93	7
22	93	7
23	94	6
24	94	6
25	93	7
26	93	7
27	93	7
28	93	7