The Best Time to Play Golf in Morocco

If you ask any specialist when to play golf in Morocco, the answer comes without hesitation: autumn and spring. From October through November, and again from March into April, the country settles into its most flattering mood. Days are warm and dry, hovering pleasantly in the low-to-mid 20s Celsius, while the evenings cool just enough for a jacket on the terrace. The fairways are lush, the greens true, and the High Atlas still wears a cap of snow that makes every approach shot in Marrakech a photograph.

These are the months we most often recommend for a first trip. Marrakech shows beautifully from a base such as the Fairmont Royal Palm or the elegant Hotel & Ryads Barriere Le Naoura, while spring brings the gardens and palmeraie into bloom. Demand is naturally at its highest, so the finest tee times and suites are reserved early — the reward is Morocco in its full, effortless splendour.

For UK and US golfers chasing the sun in the depths of winter, Morocco is a quietly brilliant choice. From December through February, daytime temperatures in Marrakech and Agadir typically sit in the high teens to low 20s Celsius — shirt-sleeve golf while home is grey and frozen. Mornings can carry a crisp edge inland, particularly in Marrakech where the desert nights are cold, so an early tee time is best followed by a leisurely, sun-warmed back nine.

Agadir is the winter star. Sheltered and Atlantic-cooled, it stays mild and bright, with Golf Tazegzout draped along the coast and the Hyatt Place Taghazout Bay or Tikida Golf Palace making for an unhurried, sun-soaked base. Marrakech, meanwhile, pairs warm days with the romance of a cool, candlelit evening — the Mövenpick Hotel Mansour Eddahbi and Kenzi Menara Palace are well placed for both the golf and the medina.

High summer is Morocco’s most demanding season for golf, and honesty serves you better than romance here. From late June through August, Marrakech bakes — temperatures frequently exceed 38C, and the heat radiating off the red earth makes midday play genuinely punishing. If you do come inland in summer, play at dawn, rest through the afternoon, and let the Pickalbatros Hotel du Golf Marrakech Palmeraie or the Iberostar Waves Club Palmeraie Marrakech handle the cooling-off with their pools and shaded gardens.

The coast tells a kinder story. Agadir and Taghazout enjoy Atlantic breezes that keep summer temperatures markedly more civilised, so early-morning rounds at Golf Tazegzout remain a pleasure. For a family stay that blends golf with the beach, the Mazagan Beach & Golf Resort near Casablanca offers an oceanfront setting where the summer heat is always tempered by the sea.

Pressed to name the very best windows, our specialists return again and again to four months: March, April, October and November. They deliver the rare trifecta — beautiful weather, courses in peak condition, and long, clear days — and they suit both the keen golfer and the partner who simply wants to wander Marrakech and lunch in the sun.

For those who prize quiet over peak, the shoulder weeks of May and early December are a connoisseur’s secret: gentler crowds, lovely light, and excellent conditions, all at considered value from £378pp. A tailor-made trip lets us match your dates precisely to the courses and properties that will play best — whether that is a Palmeraie base in Marrakech or a coastal retreat above the Agadir surf.