Bejaâd in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Bejaâd sees average daytime highs around 18°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 130 mm of rain over about 18 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 18°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Bejaâd's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Bejaâd's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
18°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
7°C
Rainfall
130 mm
18 wet days
Avg wind
7 km/h
Travel score
6.8
2nd-best season
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Bejaâd in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 18°C.

A typical winter day in Bejaâd reaches about 18°C and drops to 7°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Bejaâd

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

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

winter 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 the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

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 Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Bejaâd gets around 130 mm of rain over 18 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 7 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 hours in early December to 11 h 12 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 3.6 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Bejaâd

In seasonPeak

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

Bejaâd sees seasonal dust haze (July–August), heaviest in July.

Dust
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May
Jun
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Is winter a good time to visit Bejaâd?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

6.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
2.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a reasonable time to visit Bejaâd for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bejaâd in Winter

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

In winter, Bejaâd sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 18 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Bejaâd in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages 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 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 Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter 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
Winter 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.