Best time to visit Tangier
Morocco · 20-year averages
July is the best month in Tangier, scoring 100 out of 100, with March the weakest at 70. The 30-point spread means timing is worth planning around without being decisive. The good window runs May to September — 5 months within ten points of the best.
August is the warmest month at 27.3 °C and January the coolest at 15.9 °C — a 11.4 °C spread across the year.
There is a real wet season here. January, February, March, October, November and December carry the rain — up to 10 wet days in a month — while June to August drop as low as 0. That 10-day gap is the biggest single difference between a good month and a bad one in Tangier, and it moves further than the temperature does.
The sea is comfortable for swimming in July to October — 22.9 °C at its warmest against 16.2 °C at its coldest. The water peaks a month or two after the air does, so the best swimming falls later in the year than the best weather. Daylight runs from 9.8 hours in winter to 14.6 in summer, enough to notice on a sightseeing itinerary.
The three strongest months are July, June, August. The one to think twice about is March. Each month below has its own page with rainfall reliability, extremes, daylight, sea temperature and crowd levels.
Tangier month by month
| Month | High °C | Low °C | Rain days | Daylight h | Sea °C | Score | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15.9 | 12.1 | 9 | 10 | 16.9 | 70 | A good month |
| February | 15.9 | 12.1 | 9 | 10.9 | 16.2 | 70 | A good month |
| March | 17 | 12.9 | 10 | 11.9 | 16.3 | 70 | A good month |
| April | 18.5 | 14.2 | 8 | 13.1 | 16.9 | 80 | Prime time |
| May | 20.9 | 16.1 | 5 | 14 | 18.4 | 91 | Prime time |
| June | 24 | 18.6 | 1 | 14.6 | 20.5 | 98 | Prime time |
| July | 26.6 | 20.6 | 0 | 14.4 | 22.3 | 100 | Prime time |
| August | 27.3 | 21.5 | 1 | 13.6 | 22.9 | 97 | Prime time |
| September | 25 | 20.3 | 4 | 12.5 | 22.4 | 92 | Prime time |
| October | 22.5 | 18.3 | 9 | 11.3 | 21.5 | 83 | Prime time |
| November | 18.8 | 15.1 | 10 | 10.3 | 19.7 | 75 | A good month |
| December | 16.7 | 13.4 | 9 | 9.8 | 18 | 71 | A good month |
Planning the rest of the trip
- Flight time to Tangier how long you are actually in the air
- Tangier time zone and the difference from home
- Days until your trip count down to the departure date