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Tangier

Hot and dry from June to September; mild and damp from December to March.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years35.8°N60 m above the sea
  1. Jan63°17°48°9°Rain on about two days a week.
  2. Feb64°18°49°9°Rain on about two days a week.
  3. Mar67°19°51°11°Rain on about two days a week.
  4. Apr70°21°53°12°Rain on about two days a week.
  5. May75°24°57°14°Rain on about two days a week.
  6. Jun82°28°63°17°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  7. Jul87°31°66°19°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  8. Aug89°32°68°20°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  9. Sep84°29°65°18°Rain on about one day a week.
  10. Oct79°26°62°17°Rain on about two days a week.
  11. Nov70°21°55°13°Rain on about two days a week.
  12. Dec65°18°51°11°Rain on about two days a week.
Each month: its typical high and low, and dots for wet days a week. Tap a month to open it.The best months

The warm season runs from June to September, with highs near 85°F and nights near 65°F. From December to March, highs are nearer 65°F. The rain comes from October to May, on about two days a week. June to August is the driest stretch, with rain on fewer than one day a week. Daylight runs from about 10 hours in December to 14½ hours in June.The warm season runs from June to September, with highs near 29°C and nights near 18°C. From December to March, highs are nearer 18°C. The rain comes from October to May, on about two days a week. June to August is the driest stretch, with rain on fewer than one day a week. Daylight runs from about 10 hours in December to 14½ hours in June.

Where Tangier sits

Africa/Casablanca
this place
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Latitude
35.8°Nnorthern hemisphere
Above the sea
60 mlow-lying
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Nearest of ours
M'Diq44 km east

The land around Tangier, shaded by its typical high in January, the planning map's own layer.The land around Tangier, shaded by its typical high in February, the planning map's own layer.The land around Tangier, shaded by its typical high in March, the planning map's own layer.The land around Tangier, shaded by its typical high in April, the planning map's own layer.The land around Tangier, shaded by its typical high in May, the planning map's own layer.The land around Tangier, shaded by its typical high in June, the planning map's own layer.The land around Tangier, shaded by its typical high in July, the planning map's own layer.The land around Tangier, shaded by its typical high in August, the planning map's own layer.The land around Tangier, shaded by its typical high in September, the planning map's own layer.The land around Tangier, shaded by its typical high in October, the planning map's own layer.The land around Tangier, shaded by its typical high in November, the planning map's own layer.The land around Tangier, shaded by its typical high in December, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Through the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs from 63°F in January to 89°F in August.Highs from 17°C in January to 32°C in August.

Chance of a wet day

Wettest in December (33% of days), driest in July (1%).

Cloud cover

Clearest in July (7% cover), cloudiest in December (45%).

Daylight

From 9h 46m in December to 14h 32m in June.

Week by week, lightly smoothed. Shading marks the seasons; the olive line, the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Month by month

°F°C
Tangier, month by month: the typical high and low, wet days a week, cloud cover and daylight.
MonthTypical low to highWet days a weekCloudDaylight
JanuaryWetter
48°9°63°17°
2 days41%10h 02m
FebruaryWetter
49°9°64°18°
2 days41%10h 50m
MarchWetter
51°11°67°19°
2 days42%11h 54m
AprilWetterAt its best
53°12°70°21°
2 days41%13h 04m
MayWetterAt its best
57°14°75°24°
2 days38%14h 03m
JuneWarm seasonAt its best
63°17°82°28°
no days24%14h 32m
JulyWarm season
66°19°87°31°
no days7%14h 18m
AugustWarm season
68°20°89°32°
no days13%13h 27m
SeptemberWarm seasonAt its best
65°18°84°29°
1 day34%12h 20m
OctoberWetterAt its best
62°17°79°26°
2 days44%11h 11m
NovemberWetterAt its best
55°13°70°21°
2 days44%10h 14m
DecemberWetter
51°11°65°18°
2 days45%9h 46m

When is the best time to visit Tangier?

The best months are April to June, or September to November: highs near 77°F, nights near 59°F, and rain on about one day a week.The best months are April to June, or September to November: highs near 25°C, nights near 15°C, and rain on about one day a week.

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

Questions

What is the warmest month in Tangier?

August, with highs near 89°F and lows near 68°F. The coolest is January, with highs near 63°F.August, with highs near 32°C and lows near 20°C. The coolest is January, with highs near 17°C.

When does it rain most in Tangier?

December, with rain on about two days a week. July is the driest, with rain on fewer than one day a week.

How long are the days in Tangier?

From about 10 hours in December to 14½ hours in June.

When are the skies clearest in Tangier?

July, when cloud covers about 7% of the sky on average. December is the cloudiest, at about 45%.

Places with a year like Tangier's

by their highs, lows and wet days

Their highs, lows, wet days and cloud run closest to Tangier's through the year, one place a country. “Six months apart”: their winter is Tangier's summer.

Elsewhere in Morocco

All of Morocco

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Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), read 8 km south of Tangier. Its own grid square is mostly sea and holds only a daily average, so the page reads the nearest square with a true high and low near the town's height. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match.Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match. Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.