Aoulouz weather in January

In January, Aoulouz sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 19 mm of precipitation across 2.7 wet days and about 10.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% 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 Aoulouz's 6th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aoulouz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
19 mm
2.7 wet days
Daylight
10 h 12 min
7:36 AM – 5:49 PM
Cloud cover
29%
6th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month.

A typical January day in Aoulouz reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°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 20°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 1°C cooler than February.

10°15°20°25°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1165
2165
3165
4165
5165
6165
7165
8165
9164
10164
11164
12164
13164
14164
15164
16164
17164
18164
19164
20164
21164
22164
23164
24164
25164
26165
27165
28165
29165
30165
31165

How January really feels in Aoulouz

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.

Aoulouz weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan16° / 192.710.26.4
Feb17° / 293.410.96.9
Mar20° / 264.211.87.5
Apr23° / 10°13212.78.6
May26° / 13°71.413.58.6
Jun30° / 16°30.513.96.5
Jul34° / 20°0013.84.4
Aug33° / 20°20.313.14.8
Sep29° / 16°71.412.27.3
Oct24° / 13°162.811.28.4
Nov19° / 303.310.47.6
Dec17° / 253.710.16.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17822
27921
37921
47921
57921
67921
77921
88020
98020
108119
118020
128020
138119
148218
158218
168218
178218
188218
198218
208218
218218
228119
238119
248020
258020
267921
277822
287921
297822
307822
317822

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Aoulouz gets around 19 mm of rain and snow over 2.7 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 9% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
18
28
37
47
57
67
77
87
97
107
117
127
137
148
158
168
178
188
199
209
219
2210
2310
2410
2511
2611
2711
2812
2912
3012
3112

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 6 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
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

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 7:34 AM to 7:31 AM, and sunset from 5:37 PM to 6:01 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.07:345:37
210.17:355:38
310.17:355:39
410.17:355:39
510.17:355:40
610.17:355:41
710.17:365:41
810.17:365:42
910.17:365:43
1010.17:365:44
1110.17:365:45
1210.27:365:45
1310.27:365:46
1410.27:365:47
1510.27:365:48
1610.27:365:49
1710.27:355:49
1810.27:355:50
1910.37:355:51
2010.37:355:52
2110.37:355:53
2210.37:345:54
2310.37:345:54
2410.47:345:55
2510.47:335:56
2610.47:335:57
2710.47:335:58
2810.47:325:59
2910.57:326:00
3010.57:316:00
3110.57:316:01

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.4 kWh/m² to a high of 7.89 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.79 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.5Moderate
23.5Moderate
33.6Moderate
43.6Moderate
53.6Moderate
63.6Moderate
73.6Moderate
83.6Moderate
93.6Moderate
103.7Moderate
113.7Moderate
123.7Moderate
133.7Moderate
143.7Moderate
153.8Moderate
163.8Moderate
173.8Moderate
183.8Moderate
193.8Moderate
203.9Moderate
213.9Moderate
223.9Moderate
233.9Moderate
244.0Moderate
254.0Moderate
264.0Bright
274.0Bright
284.1Bright
294.1Bright
304.1Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Aoulouz

In seasonPeak

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

Aoulouz 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 Aoulouz?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.9
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Aoulouz for sightseeing.

What to pack for Aoulouz in January

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

In January, Aoulouz sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer.

a warm layer

UV index in Aoulouz in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Aoulouz peaks around July 19 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 19UV 11Dec 15UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb5High
Mar9Very high
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Aoulouz 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 Aoulouz is worst in August — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodAug 1228 µg/m³Dec 1811 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Aoulouz?

Aoulouz sits at 30.7°N, 8.2°W, 674 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Oulad Barhil, 28 km away.

Oulad Teïma

Topography around Aoulouz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aoulouz has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 331 m around an average of 687 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,683 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,927 m.

The land around Aoulouz is covered by grassland (28%), cropland (28%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, grassland (53%) within 16 km, and grassland (57%) and bare terrain (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
331 m
16 km
1,683 m
80 km
3,927 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Oulad Barhil 28 km · Amizmiz 61 km · Ait Yazza 62 km · Asni 67 km · Taroudant 70 km · Setti Fatma 78 km · Imi-n-Tanout 84 km · Oulad Teïma 103 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 Aoulouz (30.6731°, -8.1809°, elevation 674 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).