Plugs and voltage
Morocco uses Types C and E sockets. Mains supply is 220 V at 50 Hz.
At 220 V, devices made only for 100–127 V (many American and Japanese hair dryers, curling irons and some shavers) will be damaged without a step-down converter. Chargers labelled “100–240V” work fine with just a plug adapter.
Adapter guides: from United States · from United Kingdom
Money
MAD Moroccan Dirham MAD
Average in 2025: 1 USD = 9.35 MAD (World Bank). No daily reference rate is published for this currency by the ECB; check a live rate before exchanging.
Price level 42 (US = 100, 2025)
Everyday household prices in Morocco are about 42% of US prices when converted at market exchange rates: cheaper than the median country (50). All countries
Language
- Arabicofficial62%
- Central Atlas Tamazightofficial10%
- Frenchde facto official36%
Bars show the share of the population that speaks each language (CLDR estimates).
Time
Morocco is on UTC+1 (daylight saving time; standard time is UTC+0).
Driving
Traffic in Morocco drives on the right, so the steering wheel is on the left.
Public holidays in the next 12 months
17 national public holidays from 2 November 2026. Banks, offices and many shops close; regional holidays are not shown. Dates marked “estimated” follow a lunar calendar and can move by a day.
November 2026
- Green March
- Independence Day
January 2027
- New Year's Day
- Proclamation of Independence Day
- Amazigh New Year
March 2027
- Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
- Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
May 2027
- Labor Day
- Eid al-Adha (estimated)
- Eid al-Adha (estimated)
June 2027
- Islamic New Year (estimated)
July 2027
- Throne Day
August 2027
- Oued Ed-Dahab Day
- Prophet's Birthday (estimated)
- Prophet's Birthday (estimated)
- Revolution Day
- Youth Day
Travel advisories
United States · State Department
Level 2 Exercise increased caution
Read the full advisory. Checked 2026-11-02.
United Kingdom · FCDO
No warnings The FCDO does not advise against travel to Morocco.
Updated 2026-08-19. Read the full advice. Checked 2026-11-02.
Advisories are written for each government's own citizens and change without notice: read the original before you travel.
Other practical facts
- Calling code
- +212
- Internet domain
- .ma
- Measurement
- Metric
- Paper size
- A4
- Week starts on
- Monday
- Read more
- Wikipedia
More in Northern Africa
Flag: Flag of Morocco.svg, Public domain. Arms: Coat of arms of Morocco.svg, Public domain. Electricity: resolved by intl.life from three sources, see methodology.
