Travel quotes
Like all great travellers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen. Benjamin Disraeli
In America there are two classes of travel - first class, and with children. Robert Benchley
Travelers never think that they are the foreigners. Mason Cooley
The traveler was active; he went strenuously in search of people, of adventure, of experience. The tourist is passive; he expects interesting things to happen to him. He goes "sight-seeing." Daniel J. Boorstin
There are only two emotions in a plane: boredom and terror. Orson Welles
Africa > Morocco > Rabat
When to go to Rabat ( Morocco ) ?
| Month | Sunlight (h/d) | Average T min (°C) | Average T max (°C) | Record T min (°C) | Record T max (°C) | Precipitations (mm) | Wet days | Rating |
| january | 5 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 26 | 65 | 9 |  |
| february | 7 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 32 | 63 | 8 | |
| march | 7 | 10 | 21 | 1 | 34 | 65 | 10 | |
| april | 9 | 12 | 23 | 4 | 39 | 42 | 7 |  |
| may | 9 | 14 | 24 | 6 | 40 | 27 | 6 |  |
| june | 10 | 17 | 27 | 7 | 42 | 8 | 2 | |
| july | 11 | 18 | 29 | 12 | 47 | 0 | 0 | |
| august | 10 | 19 | 29 | 10 | 46 | 0 | 0 | |
| september | 9 | 18 | 28 | 8 | 43 | 10 | 2 | |
| october | 8 | 15 | 26 | 7 | 40 | 47 | 6 | |
| november | 6 | 13 | 22 | 3 | 36 | 83 | 9 | |
| december | 5 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 29 | 85 | 10 | |
How to read the charts
For example: In january, you will get 5 hours of average sunlight in Rabat and the overall temperature will vary between 0 and 29 (Celcius) in this area of Morocco. Usually you shouldn't see more than 9 rainy days wich is representative of this part of Africa.
What to do in Rabat : Tips, places, hotels and restaurants
Capital of Morocco, Rabat has over 600 000 inhabitants, and almost two million if one takes into account the totality of the city.
Bordering the Atlantic Ocean, the city is surrounded by a monumental wall. It is served by the international airport of Rabat-Salé.
To get around the city, bus networks and tramway are still under construction. Several sites worth visiting tourists, and the Kasbah Oudaïas and the garden of the same name, Chella necropolis dating from 1339, the Cathedral of St. Peter, the Hassan Tower, Royal Palace, Agdal mosque, the Old Medina, the park Ibn Sina with its eucalyptus and pines, the Archaeological Museum, not to mention the beaches, the marina Bouregreg or wall of the Andalusians.
For your accommodation, you will find easily all categories of hotels and riads in the medina at affordable prices.
The restaurants are located in the trendy district of Agdal, but you discover during your strolls number of small discrete and small offices that enjoy mint tea and Moroccan pastries, and other delicious local specialties.
