weather of morocco

weather in morocco is so mosaic too as morocco is, in one single day you can feel how cold is the atlas mountains then you can drive some hours to feel yourself too hot at the sahara dunes and oasis.

at the coasts reign the oceanic moderated climat, at the northen band the mediterranean cool climat sometimes cold, weather at the atlas mountains (inland) is cold and very influenced by height with his snowfall winter, in the south reign the saharian hot climat.

sunshine levels are more than 10 in marrakech , fez , agadir and ouarzazate.

Average Temperatures in Morocco
City	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Agadir	20	22	23	23	23	27	27	28	25	25	23	20
Casablanca	15	15	16	18	20	24	26	28	24	24	21	20
Essaouira	17	18	19	19	21	23	24	28	24	20	20	18
Fes	15	15	18	22	24	28	32	34	28	24	20	17
Marrakech	18	19	23	27	30	35	35	37	33	30	26	20
Ouarzazate	18	20	24	26	32	36	37	39	32	29	26	19
Rabat	16	18	20	20	24	28	30	30	24	23	21	18
Zagora	22	25	25	31	33	38	41	44	38	34	29	22

Morocco people

the main religion in Morocco is Islam, moroccans are a mix of arab and berbers, berber are the native inhabitants of Morocco,in addition there are a minority of jewish and other , also in morocco live interesant number of foreigns especially french and spanish most 0f theme in casablanca and rabat especially.
people in morocco speack moroccan, a dialect from arabic mixed with berber, french and spanish are considered morocco's third langauges.
the population reached 30,122,350 (July 2000 est), with a Birth rate: 24.6 births/1,000 and Death rate: 6.02 deaths/1,000 population.
the sex ratio within the total population is 1 male/female (2000 est), and the Life expectancy at birth is 69.13 years.

Welcome to morocco

Morocco, officially Kingdom of Morocco (Royaume du Maroc, El Reino de Marruecos, Das Königreich Marokko), kingdom (1954 est. pop. 40,161,000), 171,834 sq mi (900,050 sq km), NW Africa, bordered by the Mediterranean Sea (N), the Atlantic Ocean (W), Mauritania , and Algeria (E). Principal cities include Rabat (the capital), Casablanca, Marrakech, and Fes. The Atlas Mts., rising to 13,671 ft (4,167 m) in Jebel Toubkal in the southwest, dominate most of the country.

In the south lie the sandy wastes of the Sahara desert, but in the north is a fertile coastal plain, home of most of the population. Agriculture and mining are economic mainstays. Morocco is a leading producer and exporter of phosphates; other important minerals include iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, cobalt, manganese, and coal. Food processing and the manufacture of leather goods and textiles are also important. Half the labor force is employed in agriculture, growing cereals, citrus fruits, and vegetables.

Tourism and fishing also contribute to the economy. Most Moroccans are of mixed Arab-Berber descent and are Muslim; Islam is the state religion. There are small Christian and Jewish minorities. Arabic is the official language; Berber dialects, French (a main language of commerce), and Spanish are also spoken.

Morocco travel information

Since its independence, Morocco has witnessed deep socio-cultural mutations like all other countries in the second half of the XX century. It is within these changes that arts are being organized for several decades.

It was also decided to allocate 1% of the local councils budget to the building in each prefecture or province of a culture compound, that comprises a theater, and to the sponsorship of artists. It is likewise projected to create in each region, two drama companies that local councils will finance and supplywith the appropriate means.

Morocco has two institutes :

-The higher archeology institutes, created in 1986;

-The national institute of drama arts and cultural entertainment, created in 1987.

Literary and Artistic Prizes

The state holds every year the Moroccan book prize and the Grand Prize of National Merit. Several Moroccan figures from culture have been rewarded by Moroccan and foreign prizes.

Feasts and Festivals

Mobile date to commemorate the "Aid Al Mouloud" : in Sale, the procession of candles (decorated candles), Moulay Ibrahim festival (road of Asni, 50 km southwest of Marrakesh), 2nd week following the "Aid Al Mouloud" ; El Aouina festival (18 km southwest of Marrakesh), one month after the "Aid Al Mouloud".

In March : Festival of Moulay Aissa Ben Driss in Beni Mellal;

End of May : In Kelaat-Mgouna (Dades Valley) festival of roses;

May or June : Festival of Moulay Bousselham (south of Larache)

Beginning June, for ten days : in Marrakesh National popular arts festival;

In June: sherry festival in Sefrou;

Beginning July: Mdiq moussem (15 km northeast of Tetouan);

End August, for three days: Setti Fatma festival (Ourika valley, south of Marrakesh);

End August: Festival of Moulay Abdallah (10 km south of El Jadida);

In August: festival of Moulay Driss Zerhoun (north of Meknes), one of the most important ones with the largest audience;

End September: Festival of Sidi Moussa Ou Quarqour (near Kelaat-Seraghna, north of Marrakesh);

Third week of September: in Imilchil (middle Atlas), bethrotal festival;

First week of October: in Fes, festival of Moulay Idriss;

In Tissa (46 km northwest of Fes) horse festival;

End October: in Erfoud, dates festival;

Changing dates : festival of Tangiers, Tetouan, Fes, Agadir.