When to go · Rabat
Rabat in May
Great month. Inside Rabat's best window: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 24°C (75°F)75°F (24°C) / 13°C (55°F)55°F (13°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 3
- Crowds
- Medium
- Morocco overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Morocco overall
Verdict
Inside Rabat's best window: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
Is another month better than May?
No other month rates higher than May for Rabat in this guide.
Weather in May
- RabatHighs around 24 °C (75 °F), lows around 13 °C (55 °F), rain on about 3 daysHighs around 75 °F (24 °C), lows around 55 °F (13 °C), rain on about 3 days
- Atlantic coast, Morocco · Tangier, Rabat, Casablanca, Essaouira, Agadirbest weather
Mild all year; Essaouira is windy in summer; winter brings rain in the north.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Eid al-Adha big impact
About 16 May 2027 (lunar — check) · Morocco
Many shops close for several days; trains and buses full; family sacrifice in homes.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Morocco overall
- Medium
- Prices · Morocco overall
- Medium
Morocco overall: Warm, green in the Atlas, rose harvest in the Dades valley; Eid al-Adha about 16 May 2027 fills transport (check).
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Rabat, side by side.
Verdict
May: Great
Mar: Great
Daytime high
May: 24 °C (75 °F)75 °F (24 °C)
Mar: 20 °C (68 °F)68 °F (20 °C)
Night low
May: 13 °C (55 °F)55 °F (13 °C)
Mar: 10 °C (50 °F)50 °F (10 °C)
Rain days
May: 3 (better)
Mar: 7
Crowds
May: Medium
Mar: Medium
Prices
May: Medium
Mar: Medium
Festivals listed
May: 1
Mar: 2
May: Inside Rabat's best window: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
March: Inside Rabat's best window: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
Rabat: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.