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Best time to visit Fez
Morocco · Africa
All twelve months scored on daily temperature, rainfall, humidity and holiday crowding.
The year in Fez
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- JanJFez in January: good
- FebFFez in February: good
- MarMFez in March: ok, busy
- AprAFez in April: sweet spot
- MayMFez in May: sweet spot
- JunJFez in June: avoid
- JulJFez in July: avoid
- AugAFez in August: avoid
- SepSFez in September: avoid
- OctOFez in October: good, busy
- NovNFez in November: good, busy
- DecDFez in December: good
- Sweet spot
- Good
- OK
- Avoid
- Busy
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Things to do in Fez
- Merenid Tombs The ruins of 14th-century tombs…
- Glaoui Palace A beautiful run-down palace.
- Andalusian Mosque Dates back to the inception of the city in the 9th century…
- Nejjarine Museum Museum of wooden arts and crafts.
- Dar Batha Museum A former royal palace, commissioned by the Alaouite Sultan Hassan I and his successor…
- Synagogue Ibn Danan A synagogue dating from the 17th century, with a Jewish cemetery nearby.
- Borj Nord One of the two fortresses overlooking the old city and contains an armaments museum.
Tours and tickets in Fez
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Sights and their lines from Wikivoyage (Fez), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; in order of how often each one's Wikipedia article was read on phones in the last 12 months.
Month by month
No fare history for this route yet, so this ranking is climate and crowds only — the price column will fill in as the scanner collects.
| Month | Max °C | Rain days | Humidity | Sun h/day | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17° | 6d | 71% | 8.3h | good | 17C max, 6 rainy days |
| Feb | 20° | 6d | 68% | 9.3h | good | 20C max, 6 rainy days |
| Mar | 21° | 9d | 70% | 9.3h | okbusy | busier than usual |
| Apr | 24° | 6d | 65% | 10.3h | sweet spot | 24C max, 6 rainy days |
| May | 30° | 3d | 54% | 11.6h | sweet spot | 30C max, 3 rainy days |
| Jun | 34° | 0d | 51% | 12.3h | avoid | extreme heat: 11 days over 35C |
| Jul | 38° | 0d | 42% | 12.5h | avoid | extreme heat: 25 days over 35C |
| Aug | 38° | 0d | 43% | 12.2h | avoid | extreme heat: 25 days over 35C |
| Sep | 34° | 1d | 51% | 10.8h | avoid | extreme heat: 11 days over 35C |
| Oct | 29° | 3d | 55% | 9.4h | goodbusy | busier than usual |
| Nov | 23° | 5d | 64% | 8.7h | goodbusy | busier than usual |
| Dec | 19° | 6d | 72% | 8.1h | good | 19C max, 6 rainy days |
Rain days are the days with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts them.
Weather read at the medina, 15 km from the airport (FEZ): 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
Fez's May days now average 29.5°C, 4.9°C warmer than in 1981–1990. 9 of 12 months are clearly warmer.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981–90 | 15.7° | 17.4° | 20.6° | 21.4° | 24.6° | 30.3° | 35.4° | 35.1° | 33.0° | 26.7° | 21.0° | 16.8° |
| 2017–26 | 17.4° | 20.0° | 21.1° | 24.4° | 29.5° | 33.7° | 38.4° | 38.4° | 33.8° | 29.2° | 22.6° | 18.7° |
| Change | +1.8° | +2.6° | +0.5° | +3.0° | +4.9° | +3.4° | +3.0° | +3.3° | +0.8° | +2.5° | +1.6° | +1.9° |
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
How far Fez is, and what it costs, depends on where you set off from — the months above do not.
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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 Fez
- Apps — Rides: inDrive, Yango. Maps: Google Maps, Apple Maps. Messages: WhatsApp.
The main street is the Talaa Kbira, which runs from Bab Boujeloud to the Kairouine mosque in the heart of the medina. The Talaa Sghira also begins at Bab Boujeloud and eventually merges back into the Talaa Kbira. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Fez, 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
Fez in pictures
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Timothy A, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Timothy A, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Petar Milošević, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Petar Milošević, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Hiroki Ogawa, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
What Fez is like
Fez (فاس) (French: "Fès") is a city in Morocco that is famous for being home to the world's oldest university (Qarawiyyin University), dating to 859, and the world's oldest continuously-operating library, dating to 1359. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth seeing
- The Tanneries (Quartier des tanneurs / Chouara Tannery). In the midst of the maze-like medina are the colorful leather-dying pits. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth doing
- One of the most fascinating activities to do in Fez is a trip in the medina (Old City). More on Wikivoyage
- Getting in
- Fès-Saïs International Airport (FEZ IATA) (15 km from the city). It has a few cafes, ATMs and car rental agencies. More on Wikivoyage
- Staying safe
- Fez is somewhat safe, but crowded. Take standard precautions against pickpocketing. More on Wikivoyage
- Staying healthy
- As of May 2019, one traveler has confirmed two cases of bed bug infestations: one at Riad el Mizan and another very close by at Dar Naima. These are highly unlikely to be isolated incidents. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Fez, 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 Fez
Also in Morocco
- Casablanca best Feb, Jul, Nov
- Marrakech best Feb, Apr, May
- Rabat best Apr, Jun, Jul
- Tangier best May, Jun, Sep
Nearby
Kind of place
Fez is in Morocco, Africa. Distances are great-circle, so a short one can still be a long way round.
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