Everyone goes to Ricks, or so the movie “Casablanca” suggests anyway. And while Rick may have been comfortable with his suits and tuxedos chances are they’d be a little warm for the North African Sahara desert, especially in the summer.

To many it might even seem that it is always summer in deserts of Morocco, and they wouldn’t be entirely wrong. But the area does have actual season, and in the winter things can actually get downright chilly. And depending on where you’re at you might experience dry but chilly weather or the wet and cool rainy season from November through April. During this time the day time temperatures are in the upper 50s to mid 60s, and as low as the high 30s at night. Being in the desert it can really cool off fast after the sun goes down. And in the mountains temperatures can fall below zero, and many peaks are snow capped throughout the year. Across the country late winter and early spring is generally the wettest time of the year, and by summer there is almost no rainfall to speak of.

The late spring and early fall can be generally mild with temperatures in the 80s. By the summer it can be extremely hot and dry, especially to the south. It isn’t uncommon for daytime temperatures to climb to 100 or more. This makes for a good time to hit the beach and cool off in the ocean!