Marrakesh weather in April

In April, Marrakesh sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 34 mm of rain across 5.3 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of April to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Marrakesh's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Marrakesh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
7th warmest
Overnight low
12°
6th coldest
Rainfall
34 mm
5.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
6:09 AM – 6:55 PM
Cloud cover
40%
10th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.0
out of 10

Marrakesh is City in Marrakesh-Safi, Morocco.

Density
4,330/km²
people per km²
Founded
1065

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

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical April day in Marrakesh reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 2°C warmer than March and about 4°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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112412
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How April really feels in Marrakesh

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

April sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Marrakesh weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 335.410.27.0
Feb20° / 315.510.87.2
Mar23° / 10°406.311.87.7
Apr25° / 12°345.312.88.0
May28° / 15°174.213.67.0
Jun32° / 18°72.7145.1
Jul35° / 20°41.513.93.0
Aug35° / 20°7313.23.1
Sep31° / 18°122.812.25.5
Oct27° / 15°244.411.27.4
Nov22° / 10°355.210.47.8
Dec19° / 274.9107.3

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26733
36832
46832
56931
66931
77030
86931
97030
107030
117030
127030
136931
146931
156931
166931
176931
186931
196931
207030
216931
227030
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247129
257129
267129
277129
287228
297228
307228

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Marrakesh gets around 34 mm of rain over 5.3 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 18% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
122
222
321
421
521
620
720
819
919
1019
1118
1218
1318
1418
1518
1618
1718
1818
1917
2017
2117
2216
2316
2416
2515
2615
2715
2815
2915
3014

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 91% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19550
29460
39460
49370
59370
69370
79280
89280
99280
109190
119190
129190
139190
149190
159280
169280
179280
189280
199280
209280
219280
229190
239190
249190
2590100
2690100
2788111
2888111
2987121
3087121

Wind in April

Winds average 9 km/h in April, the windiest month of the year.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
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159calm
169calm
179calm
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209calm
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309calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of April to 13 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:28 AM to 5:54 AM, and sunset from 6:45 PM to 7:05 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:286:45
212.36:276:46
312.46:256:47
412.46:246:47
512.46:236:48
612.56:216:49
712.56:206:49
812.56:196:50
912.66:186:51
1012.66:166:51
1112.66:156:52
1212.66:146:53
1312.76:136:53
1412.76:116:54
1512.76:106:55
1612.86:096:55
1712.86:086:56
1812.86:076:57
1912.96:056:57
2012.96:046:58
2112.96:036:59
2213.06:027:00
2313.06:017:00
2413.06:007:01
2513.05:597:02
2613.15:587:02
2713.15:577:03
2813.15:567:04
2913.25:557:04
3013.25:547:05

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.22 kWh/m² to a high of 7.75 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 6.55 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.4Intense
106.4Intense
116.4Intense
126.5Intense
136.5Intense
146.5Intense
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176.6Intense
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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Marrakesh

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is April a good time to visit Marrakesh?

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

8.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

April is one of the better times to visit Marrakesh for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Marrakesh in April

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

In April, Marrakesh sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 5 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Marrakesh in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Marrakesh peaks around July 19 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highModerateJul 19UV 11Dec 17UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar9Very high
Apr10Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Marrakesh in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Marrakesh is worst in August — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (June, 14 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateAug 1424 µg/m³Jun 1114 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Marrakesh?

Marrakesh sits at 31.6°N, 8.0°W, 457 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Méchouar-Kasba, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Marrakesh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Marrakesh has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 m around an average of 457 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 393 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,932 m.

The land around Marrakesh is covered by artificial surfaces (65%) within 3 km, bare terrain (40%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (34%), cropland (33%) and bare terrain (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
79 m
16 km
393 m
80 km
3,932 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
April weather nearby: Méchouar-Kasba 4.0 km · Tamansourt 17 km · Ait Ourir 33 km · Asni 43 km · Tamallalt 50 km · Amizmiz 51 km · Setti Fatma 55 km · Ben Guerir 68 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
Muslim 99%other 1%

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 Marrakesh (31.6342°, -7.9999°, elevation 457 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. 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).