Casablanca (Rabat) weather in March

March in Casablanca: nice, a little rain, with muggy air — an excellent time to visit.

Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

Casablanca🇲🇦 Morocco · Morocco's Atlantic Coast · City89
  1. 86Jan
  2. 87Feb
  3. 89Mar
  4. 94Apr
  5. 94May
  6. 92Jun
  7. 88Jul
  8. 85Aug
  9. 88Sep
  10. 90Oct
  11. 91Nov
  12. 87Dec

#6 of 12 months in Casablanca · #182 of 1413 destinations to visit in March · comfort 89/100 (tier A)

Days
20°C
Nights
12°C
Wet days
8
Sun
10.1 h
Humidity
76%
Daylight
12 h
Casablanca, Morocco
Photo: Lucas Allmann · Pexels

Traveller notes on Casablanca in March

Regulars call this month genuinely unpredictable, capable of chilly, overcast stretches or pleasantly warm, capri-and-short-sleeve days depending mainly on the wind direction and whether the sun actually breaks through - with even the tail end of the month still carrying winter's remnants after dark. Our row backs that mild-by-day, cool-by-night read, 20C over 12.1C nights, with 49.4mm of rain across 7.9 days and humidity at 76 percent. Regulars are consistent that coastal towns along this stretch tend to run warm and balmy compared with inland Morocco at the same time, a real upside for anyone based here rather than Marrakech or Fes this month. Layers that can come off by afternoon remain the standard packing advice. The sea sits at a cool 17.5C. The record: 10.1 hours of sun, an 18.2 kph wind and AQI 59.
SunnyDaysColdNightsStillLingerLateMarch · March · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗

Other months in Casablanca

November and December are the wettest months here, which regulars immediately qualify: it still only rains about one day in five. Our 5.9 rainy days out of thirty is exactly that ratio, totalling 31.5mm. Their temperatures run colder than ours - they give 15 to 17C by day and 7 to 9C at night against our 22.3C and 13.7C - which is the difference between a grey breezy day and the month's average, and worth packing for both. The Atlantic brings the other feature, sea fog rolling in over the city. A light jacket from October to March, and a scarf on a windy day. The record: humidity 76 percent, 8.8 hours of sun, a 20.1C sea and AQI 48.
OneDayInFiveAndFogOffTheSea · November · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
Planning a Moroccan June, regulars send people to the coast and name this city among the good places to be: the littoral is warm and balmy while the interior is not, and anyone choosing on climate alone stays near the Atlantic. Our row shows what that buys - 25.2C days over 19.3C nights against the inland cities' thirties, with a 17.6 kph sea breeze and effectively no rain at 2.9mm on a single day. The same cold current that moderates the air keeps the water at 23.5C, swimmable rather than warm. The record: humidity 70 percent, 12.4 hours of sun inside 14.3 of daylight, and AQI 50.
StayNearTheAtlanticInJune · June · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
May is the month Morocco regulars name first - the countryside still green, warm and sunny without the oven heat of midsummer, long days - and the distinction they are careful to draw is between inland and coast. The figures that frighten people, low-to-mid 30s and occasionally past 40 by late May, belong to Marrakech and Fez. On the Littoral, Casablanca included, the same month is warm and balmy, and our row proves the gap: 23.5C by day over a 16.9C night, almost nothing falling at 14.6mm across 2.8 days, and 12.3 hours of sun. The sea is 20.7C, swimmable rather than inviting. Air conditioning matters inland in May; here it does not. The record: humidity 71 percent, an 18.6 kph wind and AQI 52.
TheCoastIsNotTheInterior · May · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
Casablanca forum threads describe January as genuinely dependent on sun - a sunny day feels fairly warm by midday but chilly at the edges, while an overcast day stays cold from morning to night. Posters recommended pants and a shirt for daytime with a jacket or jumper ready for evening, and flagged torrential rain as a real possibility worth packing for. A wider Morocco comparison came up repeatedly: the northern Rif mountain region tends toward frequent, heavy rain this time of year, while the southern desert areas stay drier overall but genuinely cold once night falls, making Casablanca's coastal winter a middle ground between those two extremes.
HassanIIRegular · January · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗

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Casablanca climate normals — March

Daytime high20°C / 68°F😎 nice
Nighttime low12°C / 54°F
Feels like (high)19°C / 66°F
Sea temperature18°C / 64°F🧊 bracing
Rainfall49 mm / 1.9 in🌦 some rain
Rainy days8 days
Humidity76%💦 very humid
Dew point11°C / 52°F
Sunshine10.1 h/day
Daylight12 h
Wind18 km/h / 11 mph
Air quality (US AQI)59🙂 moderate

Monthly averages from ERA5 reanalysis. AQI is the mean US Air Quality Index for the month.

Crowds in Casablanca in March

How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.

Peak crowdsRamadan, Eid al-Fitr, Third interim break (spring) in Morocco(estimated)

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Best months for Casablanca's weather

Ranked by this destination's own climate comfort score across the year — a different thing from how busy it gets (see Crowds above).

Fair weatherCasablanca's weather doesn't swing hard through the year — comfort stays fairly steady in every month.

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What's on in Casablanca in March

Recurring seasonal events, natural spectacles, closures and holidays — curated and sourced.

  • Holiday

    Ramadan

    19 Feb – 19 MarClosures

    Cafes shut through the day in a city built around them, then the entire seafront eats at once. Working hours shorten and the traffic in the hour before sunset is the worst of the year. Source ↗

  • Holiday

    Eid al-Fitr

    20–21 MarRamadan & EidClosures

    Two days when the city closes almost completely: no cafes, few taxis, and a corniche that belongs to families walking off a long lunch. Source ↗

  • Season

    Winter Atlantic swell

    1 Oct – 31 Mar · usuallySurf seasonRisk

    The winter groundswell lands on Dar Bouazza and Ain Diab: good news for anyone who surfs, poor news for anyone who wanted a swim, and the lifeguards finish in October.

What's on around the world in March →

Nearby, and something's on

Within 300 km of Casablanca — a day trip or a short hop — with something on this month. Never part of the comfort score.

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Casablanca in March — FAQ

Is March a good time to visit Casablanca?
March in Casablanca: nice, a little rain, with muggy air — an excellent time to visit. It ranks #6 of 12 months for Casablanca on SeasonMap's comfort score (89/100).
What is the weather like in Casablanca in March?
In March, Casablanca averages a daily high of 20°C and a low of 12.1°C, with about 49.4 mm of rain over roughly 7.9 rainy days.
What is the air quality in Casablanca in March?
Casablanca has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 59 in March.

Within 300 km: Marrakesh's Almond blossom around 1 Feb – 5 Mar, and Fes' Ramadan on 19 Feb – 19 Mar.