The climate in Morocco varies according to the area and the altitude. Generally the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts enjoy a mild climate with hot summers cooled down by the breezes coming from the Sea and the Ocean; with wet and rainy short winters. The weather becomes more extreme in the interior with very hot summers and cold winters. Winters are dry and bitterly cold in the Moroccan Sahara, due to the cold breeze off the Atlantic coast, while summers are extremely hot, even though the heat can be eased by the breeze.
Temperatures can fall down to below zero in the Atlas Mountains, at high altitudes snowfalls are heavy and the peaks stay snowcapped well into the summer.
The average winter temperature in Marrakech is around 21 degrees centigrade during the daytime, while in summer the average is about 38 degrees.