Best time to visit Chefchaouen
Morocco · Africa
All twelve months scored on daily temperature, rainfall, humidity and holiday crowding.
The year in Chefchaouen
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- JanJChefchaouen in January: ok
- FebFChefchaouen in February: good
- MarMChefchaouen in March: ok
- AprAChefchaouen in April: good
- MayMChefchaouen in May: sweet spot
- JunJChefchaouen in June: sweet spot
- JulJChefchaouen in July: avoid
- AugAChefchaouen in August: avoid
- SepSChefchaouen in September: sweet spot
- OctOChefchaouen in October: good, busy
- NovNChefchaouen in November: ok, busy
- DecDChefchaouen in December: ok, busy
- Sweet spot
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- Avoid
- Busy
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Month by month
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| Month | Max °C | Rain days | Humidity | Sun h/day | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14° | 8d | 78% | 7.7h | ok | 14C max, 8 rainy days |
| Feb | 16° | 7d | 78% | 8.7h | good | 16C max, 7 rainy days |
| Mar | 17° | 11d | 79% | 8.7h | ok | 17C max, 11 rainy days |
| Apr | 20° | 9d | 74% | 10.7h | good | 20C max, 9 rainy days |
| May | 24° | 4d | 68% | 12.1h | sweet spot | 24C max, 4 rainy days |
| Jun | 29° | 2d | 64% | 12.9h | sweet spot | 29C max, 2 rainy days |
| Jul | 34° | 0d | 52% | 13.0h | avoid | extreme heat: 12 days over 35C |
| Aug | 34° | 0d | 52% | 12.7h | avoid | extreme heat: 13 days over 35C |
| Sep | 29° | 2d | 63% | 11.1h | sweet spot | 29C max, 2 rainy days |
| Oct | 25° | 6d | 68% | 9.4h | goodbusy | busier than usual |
| Nov | 18° | 8d | 75% | 8.3h | okbusy | busier than usual |
| Dec | 16° | 9d | 80% | 7.4h | okbusy | busier than usual |
Rain days are the days with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts them.
Weather read at the medina: ten years of ERA5 and ERA5-Land reanalysis, through Open-Meteo's open data.
A busy month is a crowded one, not a bad one — usually it is crowded because the weather is good. It is flagged rather than scored down, and crowds alone never make a month “avoid”: that is reserved for weather worth skipping.
How busy it gets
Then and now
Chefchaouen's July days now average 33.8°C, 2.9°C warmer than in 1981–1990. 4 of 12 months are clearly warmer.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981–90 | 13.8° | 15.2° | 17.8° | 18.4° | 21.4° | 26.4° | 30.9° | 31.2° | 28.6° | 23.2° | 18.1° | 14.9° |
| 2017–26 | 14.2° | 16.3° | 16.8° | 19.9° | 24.0° | 28.5° | 33.8° | 34.0° | 29.2° | 24.6° | 18.5° | 15.6° |
| Change | +0.4° | +1.1° | -1.0° | +1.5° | +2.6° | +2.1° | +2.9° | +2.8° | +0.6° | +1.4° | +0.3° | +0.7° |
The average daily high, month by month, for the nearest ERA5 grid cell. Bold is a clear change; grey is within the ordinary spread between years. Every destination, ranked.
Getting there
Fly into Tétouan (TTU), then drive. The flights under Where to book are to Tétouan.
| Tétouan (TTU) | the drive is not measured yet |
|---|---|
| Tangier (TNG) | the drive is not measured yet |
The drive from each airport is the road's, from openrouteservice.org by HeiGIT: typical, not a schedule.
How far Chefchaouen is, and what it costs, depends on where you set off from — the months above do not.
Open in Rome2rio for every way from to Chefchaouen, flying or not.
Before you go
Type C and E plugs at 127 / 220 V. Drives on the right. The currency is the Moroccan dirham. No UK Foreign Office advice against travel. Global Affairs Canada: Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). US State Department: Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution. Everything for Morocco: cost of living, languages, emergency numbers and health.
Being there
On arrival
- Paying — Still largely cash: cards work in bigger hotels, upscale restaurants and some shops, but markets, cafés and taxis want dirhams. Carry small notes.
- UPI, for visitors from India — Not accepted for paying here; bring a card that works abroad.
- Tipping — Round up or leave 5-10% in cafés and casual restaurants, 10-15% in smarter ones; give taxi drivers a few dirhams.
Getting around Chefchaouen
- Apps — Rides: inDrive, Yango. Maps: Google Maps, Apple Maps. Messages: WhatsApp.
Chefchaouen is compact and easily walkable. This is what many people come here for. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Chefchaouen, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Help
- Emergency — police 190 · ambulance and fire 150.
TravelCharika is not an emergency service: we cannot call for help or send anyone. Numbers can change; if one fails, ask someone local or your hotel.
Your embassy — : how to reach your embassy or consulate abroad. A guess from your city, : a city is not a passport.
Put together by hand from the sources listed, checked 3 October 2026. Apps, cards and rules change, so check before you rely on one.
Sources (16)
- gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/morocco/getting-help
- roughguides.com/morocco/travel-tips
- yango.com/en_ma
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casablanca_Tramway
- casatramway.ma/ticket-abonnement/nos-offres
- casatramway.ma/propos/foire-aux-questions
- reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/digital-news-report/2026/morocco
- en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Morocco
- en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Casablanca
- en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Marrakech
- fr.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Maroc
- de.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Marokko
- developers.google.com/maps/coverage
- apple.com/ios/feature-availability
- pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2286608
- rbidocs.rbi.org.in/rdocs/AnnualReport/PDFs/09PAYMENT290526C6588B796E664822A2BD0DEB6452CAD4.PDF
Chefchaouen in pictures
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Fbrandao.1963, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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SoufianeSAM, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Badr Rachadi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Badr Rachadi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
What Chefchaouen is like
Chefchaouen (شفشاون, also Chaouen, Chawen or Xaouen) is a gorgeous mountain city in northeastern Morocco. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth seeing
- The medina is the focal point of interest for most visitors to Chefchaouen. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth doing
- Take a hike through the scenic Rif Mountains. There is 1 a pathway leading up into the mountains just behind the Ras El Ma frequented by backpackers. More on Wikivoyage
- Getting in
- The nearest airports are at Tangier, Fez, Rabat, and Casablanca, while some flights go to Tetouan. From these you can take intercity buses to Chefchaouen. More on Wikivoyage
- Staying safe
- As Chefchaouen is on the edge of Morocco's marijuana growing region, touts desperate to extract money from travelers can be a serious problem. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Chefchaouen, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the full article has far more. The numbers above are measured; this is experience.
Around Chefchaouen
Also in Morocco
- Agadir best Apr, Jul, Sep
- Casablanca best Feb, Jul, Nov
- Essaouira best Apr, Jul, Sep
- Fez best Feb, Apr, May
- Marrakech best Feb, Apr, May
- Merzouga best Feb, Mar, Apr
- Ouarzazate best Apr, May, Sep
- Rabat best Apr, Jun, Jul
- Tangier best May, Jun, Sep
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Kind of place
Chefchaouen is in Morocco, Africa. Distances are great-circle, so a short one can still be a long way round.
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