Morocco
Chefchaouen in April
🌷 SpringPleasant and some showers.
🎒 Pack: warm jacket for evenings
Why April scores 9.2What goes into the score
How it works- Weather comfort9.1
- ✓Comfortable temperatures (21.1°C highs / 9.6°C lows)
- ✓Comfortable humidity (dew point 8.7°C)
- ✓Mostly dry (~77 mm rain)
- Air quality9.7
- ✓Good (within WHO guideline) (PM2.5 ~7 µg/m³)
- Seasonal hazards10.0
- ·No notable seasonal hazards
- Safety baseline7.5
- ·Increased caution
| Apr | May | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 9.2 Excellent | 9.6 Excellent |
| Season | 🌷 Spring | 🌷 Spring |
| High / low | 21° / 10° | 26° / 13° |
| Rain | 77 mm | 54 mm |
| Humidity | dew pt 9° | dew pt 11° |
| PM2.5 | 7 µg/m³ | 4 µg/m³ |
Typical-month data: NASA POWER (MERRA-2 reanalysis) 2015–2024 (modelled, not a forecast).
Holidays & crowdsApril 2027
No long holidaysNo long public-holiday weekends this month. School holidays aren't counted, so check those if you want to avoid family crowds.
No national public holidays in Morocco this month.
National holidays only; regional holidays and school breaks aren't included. Source: holidays (open-source public-holiday calendar).
Explore ChefchaouenEvents, sights, food & souvenirs
Check event dates locallyA mountain town in Morocco's Rif with a medina painted in shades of blue, popular for photography, hiking and a calm pace.
No major events on our calendar for April.
Coming up later
Eid al-AdhaDate variesIslamic calendar — moves about 11 days earlier each year
A major religious festival when families gather to share a sacrificial meal.
Why go: Many shops close for several days.
Where: Throughout town
RamadanDate variesIslamic calendar — moves about 11 days earlier each year
The month of fasting, with quiet days and lively evenings.
Why go: Some restaurants close during the day.
Where: Throughout town
Blue medina
Narrow lanes and staircases of blue-washed houses.
💡 Ask before photographing residents and their homes.
Plaza Uta el-Hammam and the Kasbah
The main square, with the restored kasbah fortress and gardens.
Spanish Mosque viewpoint
A short hike to a hilltop mosque with views over the town.
💡 Popular at sunset.
Ras el-Ma
A spring and stream at the edge of the medina where locals gather.
Akchour waterfalls
Waterfalls and the God's Bridge rock arch in Talassemtane National Park, a short drive away.
Fresh goat cheese
Soft white cheese from the Rif mountains.
Tagine
Slow-cooked stews of meat and vegetables.
Bissara
A thick fava bean soup with olive oil and cumin.
Mint tea
Sweet green tea with fresh mint.
Woven wool blankets
Handwoven blankets and textiles.
💡 Workshops and shops in the medina
Rif straw hats
Wide straw hats with woollen pompoms worn by local women.
💡 Medina shops
Blue-painted crafts
Small items and ceramics in the town's signature colours.
💡 Medina shops