Riding weather · Morocco
Ouarzazate motorcycle weather by month
On our rules, the best months to ride in the Ouarzazate area are March to June and September to November.
The driest months are April, June and July; the wettest is February, with about 18 mm of rain over 3 rain days.
Days are warmest in July (average high 37 °C) and nights coldest in January (average low 2 °C).
Month by month
Ouarzazate, Ait Benhaddou and the Draa and Dades valleys.
- JanMixed16°/2°6 mm
- FebMixed18°/4°18 mm
- MarGood22°/6°7 mm
- AprGood26°/10°1 mm
- MayGood30°/14°4 mm
- JunGood34°/17°1 mm
- JulMixed37°/21°1 mm
- AugMixed36°/21°2 mm
- SeptGood31°/16°12 mm
- OctGood26°/12°11 mm
- NovGood21°/7°7 mm
- DecMixed17°/4°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 | 16 °C 62 °F | 2 °C 36 °F | 6 mm | 1 | cold |
| February | Mixed | 18 °C 64 °F | 4 °C 39 °F | 18 mm | 3 | cold |
| March | Good | 22 °C 71 °F | 6 °C 43 °F | 7 mm | 2 | |
| April | Good | 26 °C 79 °F | 10 °C 50 °F | 1 mm | 0 | |
| May | Good | 30 °C 86 °F | 14 °C 57 °F | 4 mm | 1 | |
| June | Good | 34 °C 93 °F | 17 °C 63 °F | 1 mm | 0 | |
| July | Mixed | 37 °C 99 °F | 21 °C 70 °F | 1 mm | 0 | hot |
| August | Mixed | 36 °C 97 °F | 21 °C 69 °F | 2 mm | 1 | hot |
| September | Good | 31 °C 89 °F | 16 °C 62 °F | 12 mm | 2 | |
| October | Good | 26 °C 79 °F | 12 °C 54 °F | 11 mm | 2 | |
| November | Good | 21 °C 69 °F | 7 °C 45 °F | 7 mm | 1 | |
| December | Mixed | 17 °C 63 °F | 4 °C 39 °F | 5 mm | 1 | cold |
Rain days: days with at least 1 mm. Averages of daily values, 2015 to 2024, for Ouarzazate, 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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