Fès-Meknès · Morocco
Fez in August
In August, Fez averages a daytime high of 33 °C and a night-time low of 20 °C, with about 2 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Fez's most comfortable months, March to May, October and November.
- Average high
- 33 °C
- Average low
- 20 °C
- Rain in the month
- 2 mm
- Daylight on 15 Aug
- 13 h 20 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 183
When to go
How August compares with the rest of the year in Fez
August is tied for the warmest month in Fez by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 17 °C to 33 °C and the lows from 7 °C to 20 °C. By day, August is about the same as July, and September is 4 °C cooler than August.
August brings 2 mm of rain, less than the monthly average of 42 mm (500 mm a year); it is the 11th wettest month.
On 15 August the sun is up for about 13 h 20 min, against 9 h 50 min at the shortest and 14 h 20 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17 °C | 7 °C | 66 mm | |
| February | 18 °C | 8 °C | 61 mm | |
| March | 20 °C | 9 °C | 63 mm | Yes |
| April | 22 °C | 11 °C | 52 mm | Yes |
| May | 25 °C | 14 °C | 29 mm | Yes |
| June | 29 °C | 17 °C | 7 mm | |
| July | 33 °C | 20 °C | 1 mm | |
| August | 33 °C | 20 °C | 2 mm | |
| September | 30 °C | 17 °C | 18 mm | |
| October | 26 °C | 15 °C | 55 mm | Yes |
| November | 21 °C | 11 °C | 70 mm | Yes |
| December | 18 °C | 8 °C | 74 mm |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is August a good time to visit Fez?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 33 °C is above 29 °C. The comfortable months in Fez are March to May, October and November; the nearest are May, before, and October, after.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in Morocco in August
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
When to go
Destinations near Fez that are comfortable in August
Within 300 km, nearest first, by the same measure.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Fez
This guide lists 183 places to stay in Fez: 1 chain property with its details and own websites, and 182 hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 12; 1–3 km, 76; 3–10 km, 92; 10 km or more, 3.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.