Rabat weather in December
December in Rabat: nice, a little rain, with clean air — an excellent time to visit.
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
#12 of 12 months in Rabat · #380 of 1413 destinations to visit in December · comfort 83/100 (tier A)
- Days
- 20°C
- Nights
- 7°C
- Wet days
- 8
- Sun
- 8.1 h
- Humidity
- 82%
- Daylight
- 10 h

Traveller notes on Rabat in December
Other months in Rabat
Forum posters describe Rabat's winter weather as considerably milder than the UK or continental Europe, with daytime temperatures holding fairly steady around 15C, though evenings turn genuinely cold and rainy enough to warrant thick socks, a heavy jacket and a sweater. Posters specifically flag that many Rabat apartments lack central heating, recommending a portable heater or similar arrangement for indoor comfort. Posters discussing Morocco's wider November pattern describe it as a changeable month - historically one of the wettest of the year - but note that whenever the sun does appear, midday and early afternoon still turn genuinely pleasant despite the cold-country-hot-sun character of a Moroccan winter. Posters generally rate November as mild by day, cold and often wet by evening for Rabat, indoor heating arrangements worth sorting out in advance.
Forum posters describe Rabat's climate as consistent through the year, with summers described as far from scorching and rain concentrated mainly October through March - meaning May should sit comfortably in the drier, milder half of the year. Posters discussing Morocco more broadly in May describe conditions as generally neither too hot nor too cold, though a late-May heatwave is a real possibility some years, with one recent traveler specifically encountering an early heatwave with hot, dry days throughout an end-of-May Morocco trip that included Rabat. Posters generally recommend May as a reasonably safe bet for Rabat specifically, while flagging that an unusually early heatwave can still happen given the country's real year-to-year variability.
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Rabat climate normals — December
Monthly averages from ERA5 reanalysis. AQI is the mean US Air Quality Index for the month.
Crowds in Rabat in December
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.
BusySecond interim break (December) in Morocco, school holidays in 5 of the markets that fill it(estimated)
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet
Best months for Rabat'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 weatherRabat's weather doesn't swing hard through the year — comfort stays fairly steady in every month.
What's on in Rabat in December
Recurring seasonal events, natural spectacles, closures and holidays — curated and sourced.
- Season
Atlantic winter storms
15 Nov – 15 Mar · usuallyWinter storms & galesLow pressure comes in off the ocean in runs of two or three days, with wind along the corniche and the river mouth closed to the small boats. Between them the light is the best of the year.
Nearby, and something's on
Within 300 km of Rabat — a day trip or a short hop — with something on this month. Never part of the comfort score.
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Rabat in December — FAQ
- Is December a good time to visit Rabat?
- December in Rabat: nice, a little rain, with clean air — an excellent time to visit. It ranks #12 of 12 months for Rabat on SeasonMap's comfort score (83/100).
- What is the weather like in Rabat in December?
- In December, Rabat averages a daily high of 20.3°C and a low of 7.2°C, with about 59.2 mm of rain over roughly 7.7 rainy days.
- What is the air quality in Rabat in December?
- Rabat has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 37 in December.
Within 300 km: Fes' Olive harvest and new oil around 1 Nov – 31 Dec, and Gibraltar's Christmas and Three Kings on 1 Dec – 6 Jan.