Current time in Marrakesh, Morocco
The current local time in Marrakesh is shown below. Marrakesh observes WET.
What's the daylight saving status?
When are sunrise & sunset today?
What are the timezone facts?
- Timezone
- Africa/Casablanca
- Standard abbreviation
- WET
- Observes daylight saving
- No
- Country
- 🇲🇦 Morocco
- Business hours
- 09:00 – 17:00 local
What's the timezone history of Marrakesh?
Morocco operates on UTC+1 year-round with an unusual seasonal handling: the country reverts to UTC+0 during the Islamic month of Ramadan to ease daylight fasting hours, then returns to UTC+1 once Ramadan ends. This produces two shifts each year that move with the lunar calendar rather than the conventional last-Sunday rule, and the precise dates change relative to the Gregorian year. The 2018 policy made the +1 offset permanent except during Ramadan, replacing the previous EU-aligned summer-and-winter schedule.
What are the working hours in Marrakesh?
Marrakesh's working day runs from around 08:30 to 18:00 with a midday break that can extend to two hours, particularly in the medina's craft and trading economy. Friday afternoons are typically taken as the communal-prayer break, with many businesses closing entirely from around 11:30 to 14:30. The Ramadan adjustment shortens working hours by federal decree, with most offices closing by mid-afternoon. Tourism is the dominant industry, drawing close to three million annual visitors with year-round demand modulated by summer heat avoidance.
Where is Marrakesh?
Marrakesh stands on a plain at the foot of the Atlas Mountains in west-central Morocco, with the highest peaks (Toubkal reaches above 4,000 metres) visible to the south on clear days. The city proper holds around 950,000 residents, with the wider Marrakesh-Safi region accounting for around 4.5 million. The historic walled medina, one of the largest in the Maghreb, occupies the eastern half of the central area and surrounds the central Jemaa el-Fna square. The newer Ville Nouvelle districts extend to the west and north.