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Municipality

Safi

Located in Safi Province, Marrakesh-Safi Coordinates: 32°16′09″ N 9°14′05″ W

Map showing the location of Safi Safi
Location in Morocco
Population
282,227
282.2K
Elevation
52 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Africa/Casablanca · UTC+00:00
When to go
March–JuneSeptember–November
See the climate
Airports
ESU Essaouira-Mogador Airport106 km
RAK Marrakesh Menara Airport135 km

About Safi

Safi is a municipality. Location: Safi Province, Marrakesh-Safi. Population: 282,227. Elevation: 52 m. The best months to visit are March–June, September–November. The nearest airport is Essaouira-Mogador Airport (106 km).

Climate of Safi

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: March–June, September–November.

This month · November

A good month to visit

Day 22° · Night 12° · Rain 52 mm

Hottest month
August (day 29°)
Coldest month
January (night 9°)
Wettest month
December (67 mm)
Driest month
July (0 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Safi
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)18°19°21°22°25°27°29°29°28°25°22°19°
Average low (°C)9°9°11°12°15°17°19°19°18°15°12°10°
Precipitation (mm)63443829133013365267

Other places to visit in this season: March April May June September October November

How to get to Safi

The nearest airport is Essaouira-Mogador Airport (ESU), 106 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Marrakesh Menara Airport (RAK) (135 km). The nearest large city is El Jadida, 129 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Essaouira-Mogador Airport (ESU) Essaouira 106 kmsouthwest
  • Marrakesh Menara Airport (RAK) Marrakesh 135 kmsoutheast
  • Mohammed V International Airport (CMN) Casablanca 196 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • El Jadida Population: 212.9K 129 kmnortheast
  • El Kelaa des Srarhna Population: 104K 174 kmeast
  • Berrechid Population: 149.2K 190 kmnortheast
  • Casablanca Population: 3.7M 211 kmnortheast
  • Ait Melloul Population: 187.7K 215 kmsouth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Safi

Within 100 km: 1 lake, river or coast.

25–60 km1 place

  • Tensift River River 28 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Safi and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure Safi El Jadida Beni Mellal Al Hoceima
Population 282.2K 212.9K 210.4K 395.6K
Elevation 52 m 10 m 538 m 74 m
Summer day (hottest month) 29° 28° 34° 30°
Winter night (coldest month) 9° 8° 2° 8°
Annual rainfall 349 mm 361 mm 486 mm 309 mm
Best months Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov Apr–Jul, Sep–Nov Apr–May, Oct Apr–Jun, Oct–Nov
Distance — 129 km 272 km 592 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

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