Season guide · Fes · Morocco
Fes in winter
December–February: weather, crowds, prices and the best things to do this time of year.
Updated By the AMZBooking editorial team
Photo: Robert Prazeres, CC BY-SA 4.0
Quick answer
Cool, damp days and cold nights; quiet medina and lower prices, but choose a heated riad. Expect highs up to 17°C (63°F) and lows around 4°C (39°F), with about 24 rainy days across December–February.
Key facts
- Months
- December–February
- Temperatures
- 4°C (39°F) to 17°C (63°F)
- Rainy days in the season
- About 24
- Crowds
- Quiet
- Hotel prices
- Low
Weather in winter
| Month | High | Low | Rainy days | Daylight | Crowds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16°C (61°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 8 | 10.1 h | 2/5 |
| February | 17°C (63°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 8 | 10.9 h | 2/5 |
| December | 17°C (63°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 8 | 9.9 h | 3/5 |
Compared with the rest of the year: average highs of 17°C (63°F) against a yearly 25°C (77°F), and 24 of the year's roughly 65 rainy days fall in these 3 months. Crowds rate 2/5 and hotel prices 2/5 on average.
Good choices for winter
.jpg){kind=link}
Religious site · Fes el-Bali
Al-Attarine Madrasa
Combine it with the Qarawiyyin doorways next door and Place Seffarine a few minutes away.
- Time needed
- 30–45 minutes
- Cost
- Low cost
- Architecture
- Art
- History
- Rainy day
Museum · Fes el-Bali
Nejjarine Museum of Wooden Arts and Crafts
An 18th-century funduq, a merchants' inn, restored as a museum of carved and painted wood, from doors and ceilings to tools and musical instruments.
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Cost
- Low cost
- Art
- Architecture
- Rainy day
- Views
Experience · Fes el-Bali
Traditional hammam
For a first visit, a riad or spa hammam explains the process; bring flip-flops and a change of underwear for a public one.
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Cost
- Low cost
- Couples
- Rainy day
- Off the beaten path
Day trips in winter
- Ifrane and Azrou cedar forest (About 1 hour by car) — Ifrane is a Middle Atlas resort town with Alpine-style chalets and lakes, and the cedar forest near Azrou is home to Barbary macaques.
- Chefchaouen (About 3.5–4 hours by road) — The blue-washed mountain town in the Rif has a small medina, a kasbah and walking trails; it makes a long day trip and is better as an overnight.
What to pack
- Layers, a warm sweater and a jacket for cool evenings
- A packable rain jacket for showers
- Comfortable walking shoes
Other times of year
Questions travellers ask
+Is winter a good time to visit Fes?
It is a trade-off: Cool, damp days and cold nights; quiet medina and lower prices, but choose a heated riad. The best months overall are March–May and October–November.
+What is the weather like in Fes in winter?
Highs of up to 17°C (63°F) and lows around 4°C (39°F), with about 24 rainy days over the season.