Ouarzazate weather in April

In April, Ouarzazate sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 4 mm of rain across 0.7 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% 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 Ouarzazate's 6th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ouarzazate's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
7th warmest
Overnight low
10°
6th coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
0.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
6:05 AM – 6:50 PM
Cloud cover
29%
6th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.9
out of 10

Ouarzazate is City in Morocco.

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 23°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical April day in Ouarzazate reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 4°C warmer than March and about 4°C cooler than May.

10°20°30°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1229
2239
3239
4239
5239
6239
7239
8239
9249
102410
112410
122410
132410
142410
152410
162410
172410
182510
192510
202511
212511
222511
232511
242511
252511
262511
272611
282611
292611
302612

How April really feels in Ouarzazate

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.

Ouarzazate weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan16° / 91.810.26.2
Feb17° / 132.110.97.1
Mar20° / 122.211.88.1
Apr24° / 10°40.712.78.9
May28° / 14°30.513.57.8
Jun33° / 17°30.6145.0
Jul36° / 20°10.113.82.9
Aug34° / 20°20.413.13.6
Sep30° / 16°71.212.26.2
Oct25° / 12°161.811.28.5
Nov20° / 131.710.47.9
Dec16° / 91.9106.6

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28218
38218
48218
58218
68218
78218
88218
98218
108218
118218
128218
138218
148218
158218
168317
178317
188317
198416
208416
218416
228515
238515
248515
258614
268614
278614
288614
298614
308614

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Ouarzazate gets around 4 mm of rain over 0.7 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 3% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
17
26
35
45
54
64
74
83
93
103
113
123
133
143
153
163
173
183
192
202
212
222
232
242
252
262
272
282
292
302

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

Wind in April

Winds average 11 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

051015151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm

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 6:24 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 7:00 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:246:41
212.36:236:41
312.36:216:42
412.46:206:43
512.46:196:43
612.46:176:44
712.56:166:45
812.56:156:45
912.56:146:46
1012.66:126:46
1112.66:116:47
1212.66:106:48
1312.76:096:48
1412.76:086:49
1512.76:066:50
1612.86:056:50
1712.86:046:51
1812.86:036:52
1912.86:026:52
2012.96:016:53
2112.96:006:54
2212.95:586:54
2313.05:576:55
2413.05:566:56
2513.05:556:56
2613.05:546:57
2713.15:536:58
2813.15:526:58
2913.15:516:59
3013.25:507:00

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 7.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.59 kWh/m² to a high of 8.02 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 7.28 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

02468151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
26.8Intense
36.9Intense
46.9Intense
56.9Intense
67.0Intense
77.0Intense
87.0Intense
97.1Intense
107.1Intense
117.2Intense
127.2Intense
137.2Intense
147.3Intense
157.3Intense
167.3Intense
177.3Intense
187.4Intense
197.4Intense
207.4Intense
217.4Intense
227.5Intense
237.5Intense
247.5Intense
257.5Intense
267.6Intense
277.6Intense
287.6Intense
297.6Intense
307.6Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Ouarzazate

In seasonPeak

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

Ouarzazate 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 Ouarzazate?

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

8.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ouarzazate in April

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

In April, Ouarzazate sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 10°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Ouarzazate 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 Ouarzazate peaks around June 23 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highVery highExtremeVery highModerateJun 23UV 11Dec 16UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar9Very high
Apr10Extreme
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Ouarzazate 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 Ouarzazate is worst in August — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.9× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodAug 1134 µg/m³Dec 177 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb17Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul33Moderate
Aug34Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ouarzazate?

Ouarzazate sits at 30.9°N, 6.9°W, 1,113 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Tabount, 3.0 km away.

DemnateAit OurirLaâttaouiaAsniTamallalt

Topography around Ouarzazate

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ouarzazate has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 132 m around an average of 1,123 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 513 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,322 m.

The land around Ouarzazate is covered by bare terrain (38%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, bare terrain (91%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (72%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
132 m
16 km
513 m
80 km
3,322 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Tabount 3.0 km · Kelaat Mgouna 81 km · Setti Fatma 82 km · Demnate 91 km · Ait Ourir 102 km · Laâttaouia 109 km · Asni 110 km · Tamallalt 116 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 Ouarzazate (30.9189°, -6.8934°, elevation 1,113 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).