Casablanca weather in January

In January, Casablanca sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 86% of the time in January, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 12 min at the start of January to 13 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Casablanca's 1st-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Casablanca's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
12th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
6:55 AM – 8:54 PM
Cloud cover
17%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
8.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.6
out of 10

Casablanca is settlement in Chile.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month.

A typical January day in Casablanca reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and on par with February.

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Casablanca weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 14°00.1148.6
Feb20° / 14°20.313.28.6
Mar19° / 13°30.712.38.3
Apr17° / 11°172.111.27.1
May16° / 554.510.35.5
Jun14° / 1126.69.84.4
Jul13° / 645.5104.2
Aug14° / 564.910.84.6
Sep15° / 26311.85.3
Oct16° / 10°141.712.86.4
Nov18° / 11°30.813.77.7
Dec19° / 13°30.314.28.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 86% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 6%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1946
2946
3946
4946
5946
6946
7937
8937
9937
10946
11946
12946
13946
14937
15937
16937
17937
18937
19937
20937
21937
22937
23937
24937
25937
26946
27946
28946
29946
30946
31946

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Casablanca gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 wet days in January, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 0% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the comfortable band about 50% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
167330
266340
365350
463370
562380
661390
760400
859410
957430
1056440
1154460
1253470
1351490
1449510
1548520
1646540
1745550
1843561
1942571
2041581
2141581
2240591
2340591
2440591
2540591
2641581
2741581
2842571
2943561
3043561
3144551

Wind in January

Winds average 12 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 12 min at the start of January to 13 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:44 AM to 7:09 AM, and sunset from 8:54 PM to 8:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.26:448:54
214.26:448:54
314.26:458:54
414.16:468:54
514.16:478:55
614.16:478:55
714.16:488:55
814.16:498:55
914.16:508:55
1014.16:508:55
1114.16:518:55
1214.06:528:55
1314.06:538:55
1414.06:548:55
1514.06:558:54
1614.06:558:54
1714.06:568:54
1813.96:578:54
1913.96:588:54
2013.96:598:53
2113.97:008:53
2213.97:018:53
2313.87:028:52
2413.87:038:52
2513.87:048:52
2613.87:058:51
2713.87:068:51
2813.77:068:50
2913.77:078:50
3013.77:088:49
3113.77:098:49

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 8.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.53 kWh/m² to a high of 8.94 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 8.74 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
19.0Intense
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49.0Intense
59.0Intense
68.9Intense
78.9Intense
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248.5Intense
258.5Intense
268.5Intense
278.5Intense
288.4Intense
298.4Intense
308.4Intense
318.4Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Casablanca?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

8.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Casablanca for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Casablanca in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Casablanca sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 14°C. Pack sun protection.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Casablanca in January

The nearest coast averages about 16°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 40 km away) is warmest in February at about 16°C and coldest in August near 12°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

10°12°14°16°18°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan16Cool
Feb16Cool
Mar16Cool
Apr14Bracing
May14Bracing
Jun13Bracing
Jul13Bracing
Aug12Bracing
Sep12Bracing
Oct13Bracing
Nov13Bracing
Dec15Bracing

UV index in Casablanca in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Casablanca peaks around January 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 17UV 13Jun 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar10Extreme
Apr5High
May3Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct9Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Casablanca in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Casablanca is worst in July — around 100 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.2× the cleanest month (February, 31 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorJul 1499 µg/m³Feb 1131 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan34Moderate
Feb31Moderate
Mar39Poor
Apr62Unhealthy
May89Unhealthy
Jun93Unhealthy
Jul100Unhealthy
Aug86Unhealthy
Sep70Unhealthy
Oct46Poor
Nov39Poor
Dec37Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Casablanca?

Casablanca sits at 33.3°S, 71.4°W, 268 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Curacaví, 27 km away.

Topography around Casablanca

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Casablanca.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Casablanca has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 340 m around an average of 286 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,143 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,194 m.

The land around Casablanca is covered by cropland (36%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, grassland (34%), shrubs (29%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and water (26%) and shrubs (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
340 m
16 km
1,143 m
80 km
2,194 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Curacaví 27 km · Placilla 27 km · El Quisco 28 km · Villa Alemana 30 km · Quilpué 30 km · Cartagena 32 km · Vina del Mar 35 km · San Antonio 36 km

Chile travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F / L
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 48% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$17,995
2025
Happiness
6.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
6.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
14.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 517
Religion
Catholic 57%none 26%Evangelical or Protestant 16%other Christians and traditions related to Christ 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Casablanca (-33.3171°, -71.4031°, elevation 268 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).