Bejaâd weather in January

In January, Bejaâd sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 46 mm of rain across 6.2 wet days and about 10.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-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 53% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 54 min at the start of January to 10 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Bejaâd's 6th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bejaâd's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
46 mm
6.2 wet days
Daylight
10 h 06 min
7:33 AM – 5:37 PM
Cloud cover
39%
6th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

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 Bejaâd reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

10°15°20°25°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1187
2186
3186
4186
5186
6186
7186
8186
9186
10186
11176
12176
13176
14176
15176
16176
17176
18176
19176
20176
21176
22176
23176
24176
25176
26176
27176
28176
29176
30176
31186

How January really feels in Bejaâd

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.

Bejaâd weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 466.210.16.5
Feb19° / 40610.86.9
Mar22° / 10°47711.87.3
Apr24° / 12°365.812.87.9
May28° / 15°254.513.76.9
Jun33° / 19°92.114.14.6
Jul37° / 22°62.513.92.0
Aug37° / 22°83.413.22.2
Sep32° / 19°142.712.25.1
Oct27° / 15°304.311.27.4
Nov22° / 10°526.110.37.5
Dec18° / 455.89.97.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% 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 33%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16931
26931
36931
46931
56931
66832
76931
86832
96832
106832
116832
126733
136733
146733
156634
166634
176634
186634
196634
206634
216634
226634
236634
246634
256634
266634
276634
286634
296634
306634
316634

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Bejaâd gets around 46 mm of rain over 6.2 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 20% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
116
216
316
416
516
616
716
817
917
1018
1118
1219
1320
1420
1521
1621
1722
1822
1922
2023
2123
2223
2324
2424
2524
2624
2724
2824
2923
3023
3123

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
31991

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 54 min at the start of January to 10 h 24 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 7:32 AM to 7:27 AM, and sunset from 5:25 PM to 5:50 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.97:325:25
29.97:335:26
39.97:335:26
49.97:335:27
59.97:335:28
69.97:335:29
79.97:335:29
89.97:335:30
910.07:335:31
1010.07:345:32
1110.07:335:32
1210.07:335:33
1310.07:335:34
1410.07:335:35
1510.07:335:36
1610.17:335:37
1710.17:335:38
1810.17:335:38
1910.17:325:39
2010.17:325:40
2110.27:325:41
2210.27:325:42
2310.27:315:43
2410.27:315:44
2510.27:305:45
2610.37:305:46
2710.37:305:47
2810.37:295:48
2910.37:295:48
3010.47:285:49
3110.47:275:50

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.05 kWh/m² to a high of 7.81 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 3.34 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.1Moderate
23.2Moderate
33.2Moderate
43.2Moderate
53.2Moderate
63.2Moderate
73.2Moderate
83.2Moderate
93.2Moderate
103.2Moderate
113.3Moderate
123.3Moderate
133.3Moderate
143.3Moderate
153.3Moderate
163.3Moderate
173.3Moderate
183.3Moderate
193.4Moderate
203.4Moderate
213.4Moderate
223.4Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.5Moderate
253.5Moderate
263.5Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.6Moderate
293.7Moderate
303.7Moderate
313.7Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Bejaâd

In seasonPeak

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

Bejaâd 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 Bejaâd?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
1.8
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Bejaâd for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bejaâd in January

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

In January, Bejaâd sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Bejaâd 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 Bejaâd peaks around July 20 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 3 (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 17UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr10Very high
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Bejaâd 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 Bejaâd is worst in January — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.9× the cleanest month (June, 20 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorJan 1839 µg/m³Jun 1621 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan39Poor
Feb38Poor
Mar31Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov34Moderate
Dec37Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Bejaâd?

Bejaâd sits at 32.8°N, 6.4°W, 676 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Oued Zem, 20 km away.

Topography around Bejaâd

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bejaâd has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 115 m around an average of 681 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 448 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,415 m.

The land around Bejaâd is covered by grassland (56%) and cropland (26%) within 3 km, cropland (51%) and grassland (46%) within 16 km, and cropland (40%) and grassland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
115 m
16 km
448 m
80 km
2,415 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Oued Zem 20 km · Kasba Tadla 23 km · Boujniba 38 km · Al Fqih Ben Çalah 41 km · El Ksiba 41 km · Zawyat ech Cheïkh 47 km · Beni Mellal 48 km · Khouribga 50 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 Bejaâd (32.7713°, -6.3923°, elevation 676 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).