Ain El Aouda weather in January

In January, Ain El Aouda sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 58 mm of rain across 7.2 wet days and about 10 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 48 min at the start of January to 10 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Ain El Aouda's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ain El Aouda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
58 mm
7.2 wet days
Daylight
10 hours
7:37 AM – 5:36 PM
Cloud cover
45%
9th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
3.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Ain El Aouda is City in Morocco.

Density
2,720/km²
people per km²
Founded
1992

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 17°C through the month.

A typical January day in Ain El Aouda reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

10°15°20°25°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1188
2188
3187
4187
5187
6187
7187
8177
9177
10177
11177
12177
13177
14177
15177
16177
17177
18177
19177
20177
21177
22177
23177
24177
25177
26177
27177
28177
29177
30177
31177

How January really feels in Ain El Aouda

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Ain El Aouda weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 587.2106.2
Feb18° / 516.910.76.6
Mar21° / 10°547.611.77.0
Apr22° / 11°436.812.87.4
May25° / 14°285.413.77.8
Jun28° / 16°61.414.27.7
Jul31° / 18°20.5146.3
Aug31° / 19°20.513.36.1
Sep28° / 17°162.812.27.2
Oct26° / 15°446.111.17.6
Nov21° / 11°667.410.27.1
Dec18° / 5479.86.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26436
36436
46436
56337
66337
76337
86337
96238
106238
116238
126238
136139
146139
156139
166139
176139
186040
196040
206040
216040
226040
236040
246040
256040
266040
275941
285941
295941
306040
316040

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Ain El Aouda gets around 58 mm of rain over 7.2 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 24% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
119
219
319
419
519
619
719
819
920
1020
1120
1221
1322
1422
1523
1624
1725
1826
1926
2027
2127
2228
2328
2428
2528
2628
2728
2828
2927
3027
3126

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19451
29541
39640
49640
59640
69730
79730
89730
99730
109730
119730
129730
139730
149820
159820
169820
179820
189820
199820
209820
219820
229820
239820
249910
259910
269910
279910
289910
299820
309820
319820

Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 48 min at the start of January to 10 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:37 AM to 7:31 AM, and sunset from 5:24 PM to 5:50 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.87:375:24
29.87:375:25
39.87:375:25
49.87:375:26
59.87:375:27
69.87:375:28
79.87:385:28
89.97:385:29
99.97:385:30
109.97:385:31
119.97:385:32
129.97:385:32
139.97:375:33
149.97:375:34
1510.07:375:35
1610.07:375:36
1710.07:375:37
1810.07:375:38
1910.07:365:39
2010.17:365:40
2110.17:365:40
2210.17:355:41
2310.17:355:42
2410.17:355:43
2510.27:345:44
2610.27:345:45
2710.27:335:46
2810.27:335:47
2910.37:325:48
3010.37:325:49
3110.37:315:50

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.75 kWh/m² to a high of 7.71 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 3.07 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.8Moderate
22.9Moderate
32.9Moderate
42.9Moderate
52.9Moderate
62.9Moderate
72.9Moderate
82.9Moderate
93.0Moderate
103.0Moderate
113.0Moderate
123.0Moderate
133.0Moderate
143.0Moderate
153.0Moderate
163.0Moderate
173.1Moderate
183.1Moderate
193.1Moderate
203.1Moderate
213.1Moderate
223.2Moderate
233.2Moderate
243.2Moderate
253.2Moderate
263.3Moderate
273.3Moderate
283.3Moderate
293.4Moderate
303.4Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Ain El Aouda

In seasonPeak

None of Ain El Aouda's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Ain El Aouda sees seasonal dust haze (July–August), heaviest in July.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Ain El Aouda?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
1.6
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Ain El Aouda for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ain El Aouda in January

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

In January, Ain El Aouda sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near Ain El Aouda in January

The nearest coast averages about 17°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 32 km away) is warmest in August at about 23°C and coldest in February near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 31 to Nov 6 — about 5.3 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan17Cool
Feb17Cool
Mar17Cool
Apr18Cool
May19Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul22Refreshing
Aug23Refreshing
Sep22Refreshing
Oct21Refreshing
Nov20Cool
Dec18Cool

UV index in Ain El Aouda in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ain El Aouda peaks around July 19 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 19UV 10Dec 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Ain El Aouda 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 Ain El Aouda is worst in January — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.3× the cleanest month (June, 24 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorJan 1355 µg/m³Jun 1824 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan55Poor
Feb51Poor
Mar41Poor
Apr35Moderate
May29Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug30Moderate
Sep32Moderate
Oct45Poor
Nov48Poor
Dec54Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Ain El Aouda?

Ain El Aouda sits at 33.8°N, 6.8°W, 237 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Tamesna, 11 km away.

Topography around Ain El Aouda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ain El Aouda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 122 m around an average of 222 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 372 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,248 m.

The land around Ain El Aouda is covered by cropland (53%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, cropland (41%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and cropland (37%), grassland (24%) and water (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
122 m
16 km
372 m
80 km
1,248 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Tamesna 11 km · Mers El Kheir 14 km · Temara 17 km · Aïn Attig 19 km · El Harhoura 20 km · Salé Al Jadida 22 km · Skhirate 23 km · Rabat 24 km

Morocco travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 42% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$4,672
2025
Happiness
4.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
80%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
17
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 492
Religion
Muslim 99%other 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 Ain El Aouda (33.8033°, -6.7946°, elevation 237 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).