Fes in September

September is the turn of the year in Fes. The fiercest summer heat eases — daytime highs settle to a more workable 31°C and keep falling through the month — the peak-summer quiet lifts, and the light softens into a warm, golden tone that flatters the medina's earthen walls and rooftops. It is a genuinely excellent month: still warm and bright enough to feel like late summer, but increasingly comfortable for full days exploring Talaa Kebira, the tanneries and the great madrasas.

As the heat relaxes, the whole region reopens to easy travel. The Middle Atlas and Ifrane are pleasant rather than essential as an escape, Meknes and Volubilis are comfortable across a full day, and the road south grows manageable in the second half of the month. In the city, the slow craft and food circuits — a pottery cooperative, a cooking class, a long terrace lunch — can be enjoyed at a fuller pace than midsummer, with warm evenings perfect for rooftop dinners over the smoking city.

September sits in the shoulder, so prices and crowds are gentler than the spring peak while the weather trends toward ideal. It is a smart pick for travellers who want warmth and long, bright days without summer's heat or expense — and who appreciate that softened, golden light for photography across the medina, the tanneries and the green Middle Atlas country beyond.