Marrakesh Weather in December
Marrakesh in December
The short of it: Marrakesh in December averages a high of 19 °C (66 °F) and a low of 8 °C (46 °F), with 25 mm (1.0 in) of rain and about 10 h 6 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are March and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 19° · low 8° · rain 25 mm · daylight 10 h 6 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: March & November
December in Marrakesh brings afternoons near 19° and nights around 8°, with about 25 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 19°, nights near 8°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is modest, about 25 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 6 min in mid-December, 24 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates December 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are March and November.
Against its neighbours, Marrakesh runs about middling and drier than most in December. Méchouar-Kasba, 4 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
December in Marrakesh, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 6.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 6 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Méchouar-KasbaMarrakesh-Safi | 4 km SSE | 19° | 7° | 25 mm |
| TamansourtMarrakesh-Safi | 17 km NW | 20° | 8° | 28 mm |
| TameslouhtMarrakesh-Safi | 18 km SSW | 19° | 7° | 28 mm |
| Had Abdallah RhiatMarrakesh-Safi | 20 km SE | 19° | 6° | 29 mm |
| LoudayaMarrakesh-Safi | 24 km W | 19° | 7° | 28 mm |
| AghmatMarrakesh-Safi | 30 km SE | 18° | 6° | 33 mm |
| Sidi Bou OthmaneMarrakesh-Safi | 30 km N | 19° | 7° | 32 mm |
| M'NabhaMarrakesh-Safi | 31 km NNW | 19° | 7° | 30 mm |