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Can you drink tap water in Essaouira?
Can you drink the tap water in Essaouira?
Tap water is treated, but filter or boil it. Tap water is treated and chlorinated; drink bottled or filtered. Avoid ice from small stalls.
Key facts
- In Essaouira: Tap water is treated and chlorinated; drink bottled or filtered. Avoid ice from small stalls.
- Across Morocco: City tap water is treated and many locals drink it, but visitors usually stick to bottled or filtered; it tastes chlorinated.
- Safely managed drinking water: 80% of people in Morocco (2024, WHO/UNICEF JMP).
Tap water across Morocco
| Place | Tap water |
|---|---|
| Marrakech | Filter or boil |
| Fes | Filter or boil |
| Chefchaouen | Filter or boil |
| Casablanca | Filter or boil |
| Essaouira | Filter or boil |
| Tangier | Filter or boil |
| Agadir | Filter or boil |
| Taghazout | Filter or boil |
| Merzouga | Filter or boil |
| Rabat | Filter or boil |
| Ouarzazate | Filter or boil |
| Imlil | Filter or boil |
| Meknes | Filter or boil |
| Asilah | Filter or boil |
Quick answers
Is tap water safe to drink in Essaouira?
Tap water is treated, but filter or boil it. Tap water is treated and chlorinated; drink bottled or filtered. Avoid ice from small stalls.
Can you drink tap water in Morocco?
City tap water is treated and many locals drink it, but visitors usually stick to bottled or filtered; it tastes chlorinated.
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Sources
- World Bank: safely managed drinking water (WHO/UNICEF)
- CDC: food and water safety for travelers
- CTM
- Supratours
- ONDA Moroccan airports
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