Ait Ourir weather in January

In January, Ait Ourir sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 41 mm of precipitation across 6 wet days and about 10.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 hours at the start of January to 10 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Ait Ourir's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ait Ourir's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
41 mm
6 wet days
Daylight
10 h 12 min
7:35 AM – 5:44 PM
Cloud cover
35%
5th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
3.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month.

A typical January day in Ait Ourir reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

-5°10°15°20°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1163
2163
3163
4163
5163
6163
7163
8163
9153
10153
11153
12153
13153
14153
15153
16153
17153
18153
19153
20153
21153
22153
23153
24153
25153
26153
27153
28153
29153
30153
31153

How January really feels in Ait Ourir

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.

Ait Ourir weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 4161.410.25.4
Feb16° / 446.91.310.85.9
Mar19° / 599.31.111.86.5
Apr21° / 589.60.112.86.7
May24° / 11°439.8013.67.2
Jun28° / 15°205.60147.2
Jul31° / 18°113.7013.85.3
Aug31° / 18°246.4013.25.2
Sep27° / 15°397.2012.27.1
Oct23° / 12°467.9011.27.5
Nov19° / 486.20.110.46.9
Dec16° / 345.50.6106.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 27%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17525
27525
37525
47426
57525
67426
77426
87426
97327
107327
117327
127327
137327
147327
157228
167327
177327
187327
197327
207228
217228
227228
237327
247327
257228
267228
277228
287228
297129
307228
317228

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Ait Ourir gets around 41 mm of rain and snow over 6 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 20% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1142
2142
3143
4143
5153
6153
7154
8164
9164
10174
11185
12185
13195
14205
15205
16215
17215
18215
19225
20225
21225
22235
23235
24235
25245
26245
27245
28245
29245
30245
31245

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 5 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 hours at the start of January to 10 h 30 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 7:35 AM to 7:30 AM, and sunset from 5:33 PM to 5:58 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.07:355:33
210.07:355:34
310.07:355:34
410.07:355:35
510.07:355:36
610.07:355:37
710.07:365:37
810.07:365:38
910.17:365:39
1010.17:365:40
1110.17:365:40
1210.17:365:41
1310.17:365:42
1410.17:365:43
1510.17:365:44
1610.27:355:44
1710.27:355:45
1810.27:355:46
1910.27:355:47
2010.27:355:48
2110.27:345:49
2210.37:345:50
2310.37:345:51
2410.37:335:51
2510.37:335:52
2610.37:335:53
2710.47:325:54
2810.47:325:55
2910.47:315:56
3010.47:315:57
3110.57:305:58

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.34 kWh/m² to a high of 7.65 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.67 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.5Moderate
23.5Moderate
33.5Moderate
43.5Moderate
53.5Moderate
63.5Moderate
73.5Moderate
83.5Moderate
93.5Moderate
103.5Moderate
113.6Moderate
123.6Moderate
133.6Moderate
143.6Moderate
153.6Moderate
163.6Moderate
173.7Moderate
183.7Moderate
193.7Moderate
203.7Moderate
213.8Moderate
223.8Moderate
233.8Moderate
243.8Moderate
253.9Moderate
263.9Moderate
273.9Moderate
284.0Moderate
294.0Moderate
304.0Bright
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Ait Ourir

In seasonPeak

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

Ait Ourir 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 Ait Ourir?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.2
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Ait Ourir for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ait Ourir in January

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

In January, Ait Ourir sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 3°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Ait Ourir in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ait Ourir peaks around July 20 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highModerateJul 20UV 11Dec 16UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar9Very high
Apr10Extreme
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov4Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Ait Ourir 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 Ait Ourir is worst in August — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodAug 1426 µg/m³Dec 1611 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ait Ourir?

Ait Ourir sits at 31.6°N, 7.7°W, 671 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Méchouar-Kasba, 31 km away.

Topography around Ait Ourir

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ait Ourir has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 213 m around an average of 674 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,114 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,834 m.

The land around Ait Ourir is covered by cropland (42%) within 3 km, cropland (50%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and grassland (38%), cropland (27%) and bare terrain (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
213 m
16 km
1,114 m
80 km
3,834 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Méchouar-Kasba 31 km · Tamallalt 31 km · Marrakesh 33 km · Setti Fatma 38 km · Laâttaouia 45 km · Asni 47 km · Tamansourt 47 km · El Kelaa des Srarhna 59 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 Ait Ourir (31.5652°, -7.6616°, elevation 671 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. 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).