Prayer times in Ifrane today: Fajr 05:03, Sunrise 06:24, Dhuhr 12:10, Asr 15:13, Maghrib 17:45, Isha 18:56. The sun rises at 06:24 and sets at 17:44, giving a day length of 11 h 20 min.
Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05:03 | 06:24 | 12:10 | 15:13 | 17:45 | 18:56 |
Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05:03 | 06:24 | 12:10 | 15:13 | 17:45 | 18:56 |
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 05:03 | 06:24 | 12:10 | 15:13 | 17:45 | 18:56 |
| Sat 24 | 05:04 | 06:25 | 12:10 | 15:12 | 17:44 | 18:55 |
| Sun 25 | 05:04 | 06:26 | 12:10 | 15:11 | 17:43 | 18:54 |
| Mon 26 | 05:05 | 06:27 | 12:09 | 15:10 | 17:42 | 18:53 |
| Tue 27 | 05:06 | 06:27 | 12:09 | 15:09 | 17:41 | 18:52 |
| Wed 28 | 05:07 | 06:28 | 12:09 | 15:09 | 17:40 | 18:51 |
| Thu 29 | 05:07 | 06:29 | 12:09 | 15:08 | 17:39 | 18:50 |
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Ifrane (إفران) is a mountain town of the Middle Atlas, in the Fès-Meknès region. Located at roughly 33.53° north latitude and 5.11° west longitude, at about 1,665 metres of altitude in the heart of cedar forests, it has a harsh mountain climate: cold, snowy winters, cool summers. Nicknamed 'the Switzerland of Morocco' and renowned as a winter-sports resort, Ifrane sees its altitude and latitude give its prayer times a marked seasonal swing.
Ifrane is a recent town, created in the 1930s as a high-altitude resort amid the cedars of the Middle Atlas. Its steep-roofed architecture, designed for the snow, contrasts with the rest of Morocco. The town has been home since 1995 to Al Akhawayn University, a renowned institution, and remains a prized holiday spot. The region is also that of the Barbary macaques and the great forest massifs. Religious practice here follows the Maliki rite, common to all of Morocco.
Religious life in Ifrane sits within the Moroccan Maliki Islamic tradition, carried by the mosques of the town and the university campus. The Friday prayer brings together residents, students and families of the region. Ramadan, often lived in the cold of the altitude, keeps a strong communal dimension. The mosque of the Al Akhawayn campus is one of the town's best-known religious landmarks.
As everywhere in Morocco, the Hijri calendar in Ifrane follows rukyat, the official sighting of the crescent moon announced by the Ministry of Habous. In the mountains, crescent observation can, on some winter evenings, be hindered by clouds clinging to the peaks. During Ramadan, Morocco suspends summer time, shifting all prayer times by about an hour for the duration of the month.
The altitude of about 1,665 metres and the mid-range latitude (~33.5° N) give Ifrane prayer times with a marked seasonal swing, under a harsh climate. In winter, Fajr is observed around 06:25 and Maghrib around 17:35, often in the snow; in summer, Fajr falls around 04:15 and Isha around 21:55–22:25 depending on the method. The wooded ridges of the Middle Atlas surrounding the town can slightly advance the impression of the sun setting behind the relief. The published times follow the Ministry of Habous method.
Ifrane has several mosques, from the Al Akhawayn campus mosque to the places of prayer in the town. Here are some of the most notable.
The mosque of the Al Akhawayn University campus, one of Ifrane's best-known religious landmarks.
A large mosque on Boulevard Moulay Abdellah, one of the town's main places of prayer.
A mosque bearing the name of the Atlas massif that overlooks the town. A busy place of prayer.
A mosque dedicated to Abu Bakr Es-Seddiq, the first rightly-guided caliph and the closest companion of the Prophet Muhammad.
Content verified on 18 September 2026.
Prayer times in Ifrane are calculated using the official methods of Morocco's Ministry of Habous and Islamic Affairs. The five daily prayers — Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib and Isha — shift a little each day as the sun's position changes. Sunrise (Shuruk) is shown too: it marks the end of the valid window for the Fajr prayer.
Each prayer is announced by the adhan, the call to prayer. The adhan time in Ifranecorresponds to the start of each prayer listed above: Fajr at dawn, then Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib at sunset and Isha. Mosques across the city follow these same official times.
The Hijri dates shown follow the Moroccan lunar calendar, which is based on the official rukyat (moon sighting) and can differ by a day from the Saudi calendar. Note that Morocco moves its clock back by one hour during Ramadan.
Fajr (dawn prayer) in Ifrane is at 05:03 today. Sunrise, which ends the Fajr window, is at 06:24.
Maghrib (sunset prayer) in Ifrane is at 17:45 today. It begins just after sunset and marks iftar during Ramadan.
Yes. The times shown for Ifrane are aligned with the Moroccan Ministry of Habous and Islamic Affairs, the official source for prayer times in Morocco.
Morocco uses a single time zone nationwide and moves the clock back by one hour during the month of Ramadan. All prayer times on this page are shown in Morocco's official local time.
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Times through 31 October are official (Ministry of Habous). Days marked ≈ are preliminary estimates from a calibrated solar model — they are replaced by official times as the Ministry publishes them.