Rabat weather in September

September in Rabat: hot, dry, with clean air — an excellent time to visit.

Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

Rabat🇲🇦 Morocco · Morocco's Atlantic Coast · City89
  1. 83Jan
  2. 86Feb
  3. 87Mar
  4. 93Apr
  5. 94May
  6. 92Jun
  7. 88Jul
  8. 85Aug
  9. 89Sep
  10. 90Oct
  11. 89Nov
  12. 83Dec

#5 of 12 months in Rabat · #287 of 1413 destinations to visit in September · comfort 89/100 (tier A)

Days
28°C
Nights
16°C
Wet days
2
Sun
10.9 h
Humidity
75%
Daylight
12 h
Rabat, Morocco
Photo: MAG Photography · Pexels

Traveller notes on Rabat in September

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.
Tripadvisor community · November · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
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.
Tripadvisor community · May · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗

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Rabat climate normals — September

Daytime high28°C / 83°F🥵 hot
Nighttime low16°C / 61°F
Feels like (high)30°C / 86°F
Sea temperature23°C / 74°F🙂 pleasant
Rainfall7 mm / 0.3 in☀️ dry
Rainy days2 days
Humidity75%💦 very humid
Dew point17°C / 62°F
Sunshine10.9 h/day
Daylight12.4 h
Wind15 km/h / 10 mph
Air quality (US AQI)41🍃 good

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

Crowds in Rabat in September

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.

BusySummer holidays in Morocco, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it(estimated)

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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.

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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.

Where is Rabat?

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Rabat in September — FAQ

Is September a good time to visit Rabat?
September in Rabat: hot, dry, with clean air — an excellent time to visit. It ranks #5 of 12 months for Rabat on SeasonMap's comfort score (89/100).
What is the weather like in Rabat in September?
In September, Rabat averages a daily high of 28.3°C and a low of 15.9°C, with about 7 mm of rain over roughly 1.6 rainy days.
What is the air quality in Rabat in September?
Rabat has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 41 in September.

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