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Errachidia and the Ziz gorges motorcycle weather by month
On our rules, the best months to ride in the Errachidia and the Ziz gorges area are March to June and September to December.
The driest months are June to August; the wettest is September, with about 19 mm of rain over 3 rain days.
Days are warmest in July (average high 37 °C) and nights coldest in January (average low 3 °C).
Month by month
Errachidia and the Ziz valley north to the gorges.
- JanMixed15°/3°8 mm
- FebMixed17°/5°15 mm
- MarGood20°/7°12 mm
- AprGood25°/11°7 mm
- MayGood29°/15°10 mm
- JunGood33°/19°2 mm
- JulMixed37°/23°1 mm
- AugMixed36°/23°4 mm
- SeptGood31°/18°19 mm
- OctGood25°/14°13 mm
- NovGood20°/8°6 mm
- DecGood16°/5°5 mm
Average high/low in °C and monthly rain. How we rate months
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| Month | Riding | High | Low | Rain | Rain days | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Mixed | 15 °C 59 °F | 3 °C 38 °F | 8 mm | 1 | cold |
| February | Mixed | 17 °C 62 °F | 5 °C 40 °F | 15 mm | 3 | cold |
| March | Good | 20 °C 68 °F | 7 °C 45 °F | 12 mm | 3 | |
| April | Good | 25 °C 76 °F | 11 °C 52 °F | 7 mm | 2 | |
| May | Good | 29 °C 83 °F | 15 °C 59 °F | 10 mm | 2 | |
| June | Good | 33 °C 92 °F | 19 °C 66 °F | 2 mm | 1 | |
| July | Mixed | 37 °C 99 °F | 23 °C 74 °F | 1 mm | 0 | hot |
| August | Mixed | 36 °C 96 °F | 23 °C 73 °F | 4 mm | 1 | hot |
| September | Good | 31 °C 87 °F | 18 °C 65 °F | 19 mm | 3 | |
| October | Good | 25 °C 77 °F | 14 °C 57 °F | 13 mm | 2 | |
| November | Good | 20 °C 67 °F | 8 °C 47 °F | 6 mm | 1 | |
| December | Good | 16 °C 61 °F | 5 °C 42 °F | 5 mm | 2 |
Rain days: days with at least 1 mm. Averages of daily values, 2015 to 2024, for Ziz valley, corrected to riding elevation. Reanalysis smooths mountains and local showers, so read these as a regional picture rather than a forecast.
Climate data: Open-Meteo / ERA5, 2015 to 2024 (CC BY 4.0).
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