Best time to visit Fes

The best time to visit Fes is February–May and October–December, judged on twenty years of weather records and the events worth going for.

Fes, Fes-Meknes, Morocco

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  • Good month
  • Best month
  • Made good or best by an event
Average daily high and low temperature, average precipitation and each month's verdict
MonthAverage daily highAverage daily lowPrecipitationVerdict
January16.3 °C / 61 °F5.9 °C / 43 °F57 mm / 2.3 ingood month
February17.5 °C / 64 °F7 °C / 45 °F57 mm / 2.3 inbest month
March19.4 °C / 67 °F8.7 °C / 48 °F74 mm / 2.9 inbest month
April22.3 °C / 72 °F11.2 °C / 52 °F63 mm / 2.5 inbest month
May26.8 °C / 80 °F14.2 °C / 58 °F39 mm / 1.5 inbest month
June30.7 °C / 87 °F17.4 °C / 63 °F13 mm / 0.5 ingood month
July35.1 °C / 95 °F20.4 °C / 69 °F4 mm / 0.1 inneither best nor good
August35.2 °C / 95 °F21 °C / 70 °F8 mm / 0.3 inneither best nor good
September30.5 °C / 87 °F18.3 °C / 65 °F28 mm / 1.1 ingood month
October27 °C / 81 °F15.2 °C / 59 °F53 mm / 2.1 inbest month
November20.6 °C / 69 °F10.2 °C / 50 °F64 mm / 2.5 inbest month
December17.4 °C / 63 °F7.1 °C / 45 °F50 mm / 2 inbest month
Good and best months depend on more than temperature, rain and events. How they are chosen

Each activity on this page has its own good and best months, rated on twenty years of daily weather records. Which measures count, and how much, depends on the activity: humidity for exploring outdoors, wind for the beach, hiking and skiing, snow for skiing alone. Between them, the activities are rated on:

  • Daytime highs
  • Night-time lows
  • How warm it feels
  • Humidity
  • How much of the day is sunny
  • Hours of daylight
  • Monthly rainfall
  • How many days it rains
  • Days of heavy rain
  • Wind
  • Snowfall and days with snow
  • Major events, such as festivals

The chart shows the good and best months for exploring outdoors.

The event icon marks a month that an event lifts to good or best, such as a festival or a natural spectacle. Choose “Weather only” in the toolbar to rate the months on weather alone.

Best months by activity

Exploring outdoors

Mild days and nights, mostly dry and bright. The default for 'when should I go'.

  1. JJanuary: good
  2. FFebruary: best
  3. MMarch: best
  4. AApril: best
  5. MMay: best
  6. JJune: good
  7. JJuly: neither
  8. AAugust: neither
  9. SSeptember: good
  10. OOctober: best
  11. NNovember: best
  12. DDecember: best
Best
February–May, October–December
Good
January, June, September
Why these months
  • January · good

    In its favour: precipitation 57 mm / 2.3 in, share of daylight that is sunny 85%, feels like (high) 14 °C / 57 °F, average daily high 16.3 °C / 61 °F, days with heavy rain 1.9 days, wet days 8.2 days, relative humidity 70%, average daily low 5.9 °C / 43 °F.

  • February · best

    In its favour: feels like (high) 15.6 °C / 60 °F, precipitation 57 mm / 2.3 in, share of daylight that is sunny 88%, average daily high 17.5 °C / 64 °F, days with heavy rain 1.7 days, wet days 8.4 days, relative humidity 69%, average daily low 7 °C / 45 °F.

  • March · best

    In its favour: feels like (high) 18.2 °C / 65 °F, average daily high 19.4 °C / 67 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 85%, precipitation 74 mm / 2.9 in, days with heavy rain 2.1 days, wet days 10.6 days, average daily low 8.7 °C / 48 °F, relative humidity 69%.

  • April · best

    In its favour: feels like (high) 21.8 °C / 71 °F, average daily high 22.3 °C / 72 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 88%, precipitation 63 mm / 2.5 in, days with heavy rain 2.2 days, wet days 9 days, average daily low 11.2 °C / 52 °F, relative humidity 67%.

  • May · best

    In its favour: feels like (high) 26.7 °C / 80 °F, precipitation 39 mm / 1.5 in, share of daylight that is sunny 88%, average daily high 26.8 °C / 80 °F, days with heavy rain 0.9 days, wet days 7.7 days, average daily low 14.2 °C / 58 °F, relative humidity 59%.

  • June · good

    In its favour: precipitation 13 mm / 0.5 in, share of daylight that is sunny 90%, wet days 3.5 days, days with heavy rain 0.1 days, average daily low 17.4 °C / 63 °F, relative humidity 55%.

    Against: feels like (high) 31.4 °C / 89 °F, average daily high 30.7 °C / 87 °F.

  • September · good

    In its favour: precipitation 28 mm / 1.1 in, share of daylight that is sunny 91%, wet days 5.3 days, days with heavy rain 0.8 days, average daily low 18.3 °C / 65 °F, relative humidity 57%.

    Against: feels like (high) 31.1 °C / 88 °F, average daily high 30.5 °C / 87 °F.

  • October · best

    In its favour: feels like (high) 26.3 °C / 79 °F, precipitation 53 mm / 2.1 in, share of daylight that is sunny 88%, average daily high 27 °C / 81 °F, wet days 6.5 days, days with heavy rain 1.7 days, average daily low 15.2 °C / 59 °F, relative humidity 58%.

  • November · best

    In its favour: feels like (high) 18.8 °C / 66 °F, average daily high 20.6 °C / 69 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 85%, precipitation 64 mm / 2.5 in, days with heavy rain 2 days, wet days 7.9 days, average daily low 10.2 °C / 50 °F, relative humidity 64%.

  • December · best

    In its favour: feels like (high) 15.4 °C / 60 °F, precipitation 50 mm / 2 in, share of daylight that is sunny 87%, average daily high 17.4 °C / 63 °F, days with heavy rain 1.5 days, wet days 7.5 days, relative humidity 70%, average daily low 7.1 °C / 45 °F.

An activity is listed only where it applies: skiing at ski destinations, beach and swimming at beach destinations. The nearest ski area is Estación de Esquí y Montaña de Sierra Nevada, 366 km away.

Weather averages

Monthly averages over twenty years, 2006–2025. Highs, lows and precipitation are in the chart at the top.

  JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Feels like (high) 14 °C15.6 °C18.2 °C21.8 °C26.7 °C31.4 °C36.4 °C36.5 °C31.1 °C26.3 °C18.8 °C15.4 °C
Days with heavy rain 1.9 days1.7 days2.1 days2.2 days0.9 days0.1 days0 days0.1 days0.8 days1.7 days2 days1.5 days
Time rain usually falls 3 pm5 pm6 pm6 pm4 pm3 pm5 pm5 pm5 pm5 pm3 pm9 pm
Sunshine per day 8.6 h9.7 h10.2 h11.5 h12.3 h13 h13 h12.6 h11.2 h9.9 h8.9 h8.6 h
Relative humidity 70%69%69%67%59%55%48%48%57%58%64%70%

Air quality

Averaged over a shorter period (2022–2025) than the twenty-year averages above, and not counted towards good or best months.

  JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Air pollution (PM2.5) 2022–20259.1 µg/m³9 µg/m³8.8 µg/m³10.8 µg/m³8.9 µg/m³9.6 µg/m³7.6 µg/m³10.1 µg/m³8.1 µg/m³9.4 µg/m³7.8 µg/m³7.3 µg/m³
Air pollution (PM2.5, daily peak) 2022–202515.6 µg/m³14.7 µg/m³13.8 µg/m³16.7 µg/m³13.2 µg/m³14.3 µg/m³11.4 µg/m³15.2 µg/m³12.2 µg/m³14 µg/m³12.4 µg/m³13.3 µg/m³
  • Good 15 µg/m³ or less
  • Fair 15 to 25 µg/m³
  • Moderate 25 to 37.5 µg/m³
  • Poor 37.5 to 50 µg/m³
  • Very poor 50 to 75 µg/m³
  • Extremely poor over 75 µg/m³

Each figure is compared with the World Health Organization's guideline for a day's air, 15 µg/m³ or less, and with its interim targets above that. The words are ours: the WHO does not name its steps. The figures are modelled monthly averages, so single days can be well above them. The daily peak is the average of each day's highest hour, shaded on the same scale.

World Heritage sites nearby

UNESCO World Heritage sites within 25 km, nearest first.

  • Medina of Fez

    4 km away

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Monthly averages over 2006–2025, unless stated otherwise.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC-BY 4.0), generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5). City data from GeoNames (CC-BY 4.0). Air quality from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) and sea temperature from Météo-France / Copernicus Marine, both via Open-Meteo.com. Coastline from Natural Earth. Ski areas from OpenSkiMap.org, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Skimap.org. World Heritage sites from Wikidata (CC0), from the World Heritage List © UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Readership from Wikimedia pageview data (CC0). Destination classification derived from English Wikivoyage, © Wikivoyage contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).