Chefchaouen (Blue City) weather in October
October in Chefchaouen: warm, a little rain, with clean air — an excellent time to visit.
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
#4 of 12 months in Chefchaouen · #162 of 1413 destinations to visit in October · comfort 89/100 (tier A)
- Days
- 25°C
- Nights
- 11°C
- Wet days
- 7
- Sun
- 9.5 h
- Humidity
- 74%
- Daylight
- 11 h

Traveller notes on Chefchaouen in October
Notes from nearby Gibraltar (108 km away)
Chefchaouen doesn't have its own notes for October yet — these are about Gibraltar, close enough to share the season.
Regulars name the Levanter directly as this month's defining weather quirk - an easterly wind off the warm Mediterranean that condenses into a visible cloud capping the Rock's east-facing side even as the town below stays dry and humid rather than genuinely wet. Our row backs a real, mixed-bag month, 23.1C over 17.7C nights, with 63.7mm of rain across 7.4 days that regulars describe as coming and going rather than settling in. Regulars call this a good time to visit overall - cooler, less busy, plenty of sunny days - with a jacket for the evenings the standard packing advice. The sea sits at 19.9C. The record: humidity 78 percent, 9.5 hours of sun, a 20.9 kph wind and AQI 54.
Other months in Chefchaouen
Forum posters describe November in Chefchaouen as cooler and very possibly rainy, with more recent accounts specifically warning it can turn cold, rainy and genuinely miserable by late in the month. Posters attribute this partly to the town's setting - not just in Morocco's colder north but also at roughly 700-750m elevation, surrounded by mountains whose weather runs even less predictable than the surrounding lowlands. Posters consistently recommend layered clothing with a wind- and waterproof shell as essential for a November visit. Posters generally rate November as a weaker pick for Chefchaouen weather-wise, with spring (April-May) or September consistently recommended instead as better alternatives.
May is the forum's month for northern Morocco — longer days, greenery, spring flowers, and unlikely to be either too hot or too cold. Chefchaouen adds its own variable: at 750m the mountain weather changes fast, and posters describe all four seasons thrown at you in a single day. The record puts May at 24°C by day and 14 overnight, warmer than the 19–21°C some visitors report, while one 2025 trip report describes an early heatwave running hot and dry. Spring rains more here than December does, though at under six wet days it is hardly a washout. Layers — and May rather than late March.
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Chefchaouen climate normals — October
Monthly averages from ERA5 reanalysis. AQI is the mean US Air Quality Index for the month.
Crowds in Chefchaouen in October
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 crowdsThe coach hours, First interim break (October) in Morocco, school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it(estimated)
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet
Best months for Chefchaouen'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 weatherChefchaouen's best weather comes in May, June and September — separate windows, not one continuous season.
Best weatherFair weatherToughest weather
What's on in Chefchaouen in October
Recurring seasonal events, natural spectacles, closures and holidays — curated and sourced.
- Season
The coach hours
15 Mar – 31 Oct · usuallyDay-tripper crushCrowdedCoaches up from Tangier and Fez unload late morning and the photogenic lanes are shoulder to shoulder until about four. Stay the night and you get the same streets to yourself at either end of the day. Source ↗
Nearby, and something's on
Within 300 km of Chefchaouen — a day trip or a short hop — with something on this month. Never part of the comfort score.
Where is Chefchaouen?
Chefchaouen in October — FAQ
- Is October a good time to visit Chefchaouen?
- October in Chefchaouen: warm, a little rain, with clean air — an excellent time to visit. It ranks #4 of 12 months for Chefchaouen on SeasonMap's comfort score (89/100).
- What is the weather like in Chefchaouen in October?
- In October, Chefchaouen averages a daily high of 24.9°C and a low of 11.4°C, with about 70.6 mm of rain over roughly 7.1 rainy days.
- What is the air quality in Chefchaouen in October?
- Chefchaouen has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 32 in October.
Within 300 km: Tarifa's Whale and dolphin season around 1 Apr – 15 Oct, and Gibraltar's Raptor migration over the Strait around 20 Aug – 31 Oct.