April is a lovely month in Essaouira and the start of its real season. Daytime highs around 20°C are mild and bright, the days are long and clear, and the trade winds blow steadily — fresh and reliable rather than fierce. The town is lively again but not yet at the summer peak, the blue-and-white medina and the Skala ramparts are at their most photogenic under clean spring light, and the wide main beach hums with kitesurfers and windsurfers making the most of dependable wind.
It is an excellent month for an active, breezy coastal trip. The water-sports season is firmly underway — Essaouira's wide, shallow beach is among Morocco's best places to learn to kitesurf — while the medina, the working fishing port and the thuya-wood and art studios reward unhurried wandering. Beach-lounging is breezy, as ever here, but walks, rampart sunsets, fresh grilled sardines at the harbour and a steady, energising wind make April one of the most enjoyable times to be in town.
April also marks the start of Essaouira's role as a cool escape: as Marrakech warms, the coast's mild, breezy air becomes a deliberate contrast, and the easy two-and-a-half-hour drive makes a few days by the Atlantic a natural addition to an inland trip. A windbreaker is essential — the steady wind is the whole point of the place — and a light layer covers cool evenings. For wind, light, seafood and spring energy, April excels.
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