When to go · Tarfaya
Tarfaya in May
Great month. Inside Tarfaya's best window: Oct–May (cooler, less desert heat).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 30°C (86°F)86°F (30°C) / 15°C (59°F)59°F (15°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 1
- Crowds
- Medium
- Morocco overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Morocco overall
Verdict
Inside Tarfaya's best window: Oct–May (cooler, less desert heat).
Is another month better than May?
No other month rates higher than May for Tarfaya in this guide.
Weather in May
- TarfayaHighs around 30 °C (86 °F), lows around 15 °C (59 °F), rain on about 1 dayHighs around 86 °F (30 °C), lows around 59 °F (15 °C), rain on about 1 day
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Eid al-Adha big impact
About 16 May 2027 (lunar — check) · Morocco
Many shops close for several days; trains and buses full; family sacrifice in homes.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Morocco overall
- Medium
- Prices · Morocco overall
- Medium
Morocco overall: Warm, green in the Atlas, rose harvest in the Dades valley; Eid al-Adha about 16 May 2027 fills transport (check).
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Tarfaya, side by side.
Verdict
May: Great
Jan: Great
Daytime high
May: 30 °C (86 °F)86 °F (30 °C)
Jan: 20 °C (68 °F)68 °F (20 °C)
Night low
May: 15 °C (59 °F)59 °F (15 °C)
Jan: 9 °C (48 °F)48 °F (9 °C)
Rain days
May: 1 (better)
Jan: 5
Crowds
May: Medium
Jan: Low
Prices
May: Medium
Jan: Low
Festivals listed
May: 1
Jan: 0
May: Inside Tarfaya's best window: Oct–May (cooler, less desert heat).
January: Inside Tarfaya's best window: Oct–May (cooler, less desert heat).
Tarfaya: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen