Fes in November

November eases Fes out of autumn and toward winter. Daytime highs around 21°C are comfortable for all-day medina sightseeing, but evenings turn cool so a jacket returns, and the wetter season is arriving — rain comes in real spells between bright, settled days. The high-season crowds of October begin to thin, prices soften, and the medina settles into a calmer rhythm, with the low autumn light deepening the colour of the tanneries and the earthen rooftops.

It remains a fine month to pair the city with its surroundings, weather permitting. November is also the start of prime desert season to the south, when the Sahara offers warm, comfortable days, cool clear nights and superb stargazing — Fes is a classic launch point for the journey down through the Middle Atlas and Ziz Valley. Closer in, Meknes and Volubilis reward a clear day, and the cedar forests around Azrou are crisp and atmospheric before the first mountain snows.

For travellers who want comfortable daytime sightseeing with fewer people and softer prices, November is a quiet, rewarding choice — provided you pack for cool, sometimes wet evenings and keep an indoor option for the rainiest afternoons. The trade-off for the cooling weather is a calmer medina and an especially strong base for a city-plus-desert itinerary at the very start of the prime Sahara window.