Fez · Morocco
July
Dangerous heat — 37°C makes medina walking physically exhausting and genuinely risky.
Worth considering
#11 of 12 months
There are better months for Fez — see the full ranking below.
See when to go instead →Climate
High
37.8°C
Low
22.1°C
Rain
3mm
Sun
11.5hrs/day
30-year climate normals · Open Meteo ERA5
How July scores in Fez
Weather
Below average
Value
Very good
Crowds
Very good
Events
Average
Atmosphere
Good
What you gain in July
- ↑The only practical gain of July is price: riad accommodation drops significantly from the June festival levels, and the medina is essentially left to locals who know how to live in it. Budget travellers who confine activity to early mornings and evenings can experience Fez at very low cost.
- ↑The pre-dawn and dawn period in July is extraordinary: the medina temperature at 5am is 20–22°C, the light is extraordinary, and the 2,700 minarets of the old city are silhouetted against the brightening sky before sunrise. Serious photographers who can manage the scheduling are rewarded.
- ↑Evenings from 8pm onward cool to manageable levels: the rooftop restaurants and the terrace of the Riad Laaroussa and similar establishments become pleasant, and the medina night markets and bakeries operate until midnight in summer.
What you sacrifice
- ↓37.8°C average highs in July are brutal for medina walking: the narrow walled streets trap heat, stone surfaces radiate it, and the traditional dress of medina residents (djellaba, headscarf) is actually more adapted to the conditions than Western summer clothing. Heat stroke risk is real for visitors who underestimate it.
- ↓Many medina artisans reduce their working hours in July heat: the dyers' quarter and some leatherwork ateliers close from noon until 4pm, and the overall atmosphere of the medina is of a city managing rather than thriving.
- ↓International visitors are minimal and those who do come are often disappointed: the heat constrains every activity, and the experience of Fez in July is unavoidably diminished compared to April or October.
How July compares to October (best month)
| Factor | July | October ★ |
|---|---|---|
| Weather | 3 | 9 |
| Value | 7 | 7 |
| Crowds | 7 | 7 |
July in other destinations
Lisbon (25.9°C)Barcelona (28.4°C)Tokyo (30.5°C)Bali (29.8°C)Santorini (25.7°C)Paris (23.5°C)New York (28.5°C)Marrakech (36.3°C)Amsterdam (21.6°C)Maldives (30.2°C)Rome (30.2°C)Bangkok (31.8°C)Istanbul (27.9°C)Vienna (25.6°C)Seoul (28.6°C)Dubrovnik (28.3°C)Rio de Janeiro (25.1°C)Kyoto (31.8°C)Phuket (31.5°C)Cape Town (16.8°C)Prague (26°C)Amalfi Coast (31°C)Mexico City (23°C)Medellín (29°C)Fiji (26°C)London (24°C)Sydney (16°C)Iceland (14°C)Tulum (32°C)Dubai (42°C)Singapore (32°C)Hoi An (34°C)Chiang Mai (31.5°C)Miami (33.3°C)Florence (32.2°C)Queenstown (7.5°C)Madrid (32.8°C)Porto (27°C)Edinburgh (19°C)Copenhagen (22°C)Budapest (28°C)Kraków (24°C)Tbilisi (31°C)Palawan (30°C)Hanoi (33°C)Osaka (33°C)Goa (30°C)Cusco (19°C)Buenos Aires (14°C)Mykonos (29°C)Zanzibar (26°C)Sri Lanka (30°C)Costa Rica (25°C)Cancun (32°C)Krabi (32°C)Athens (33°C)Seville (36°C)Cartagena (31°C)Siem Reap (31°C)Havana (32°C)Split (30°C)Taipei (35°C)Kuala Lumpur (32°C)Valletta (32°C)Ho Chi Minh City (32°C)Hawaii (31°C)Cappadocia (32°C)Dominican Republic (31°C)Jamaica (32°C)Tanzania (22°C)Seychelles (26°C)Nepal (27°C)Jordan (36°C)Azores (26°C)Bora Bora (26°C)Los Angeles (27.9°C)Cairo (38.5°C)Kenya (23.4°C)Jaipur (34.2°C)Las Vegas (41.4°C)San Francisco (17.5°C)Madeira (27.5°C)Vancouver (23.4°C)Muscat (40.2°C)Lima (17°C)Cinque Terre (28°C)Kotor (31°C)Tel Aviv (31°C)Santiago (13°C)Bogotá (19°C)Bruges (22.5°C)Penang (32.5°C)Lombok (30.2°C)Cape Verde (28.8°C)Kerala (29°C)Kigali (25°C)Hong Kong (31°C)Oslo (24°C)Auckland (13°C)
Climate data: 30-year normals (1991–2020) from Open Meteo ERA5 reanalysis. Scores compare months within Fez, not across destinations. Methodology →