Ben Ahmed weather in January

In January, Ben Ahmed sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 42 mm of rain across 6.2 wet days and about 10.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 4th-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 49% 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 Ben Ahmed's 7th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ben Ahmed's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 16°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 7°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 42 mm; 6.2 wet days
Daylight: 10 hours; 7:37 AM – 5:39 PM
Cloud cover: 42%; 7th clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 3.24 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.9; out of 10

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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 Ben Ahmed reaches about 16°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 12°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Avg low (°C)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	7
2	17	7
3	17	7
4	17	7
5	17	7
6	17	7
7	17	7
8	17	7
9	17	7
10	17	7
11	17	7
12	16	6
13	16	6
14	16	6
15	16	6
16	16	6
17	16	6
18	16	6
19	16	6
20	16	6
21	16	6
22	16	6
23	16	6
24	16	6
25	16	6
26	16	6
27	16	6
28	16	6
29	16	7
30	16	7
31	16	7

Ben Ahmed weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	16° / 7°	42	6.2	10.1	5.9
Feb	18° / 8°	41	6.4	10.8	6.4
Mar	20° / 10°	46	7.2	11.7	6.9
Apr	21° / 11°	39	6.6	12.8	7.3
May	25° / 14°	26	5.1	13.7	8.0
Jun	28° / 16°	7	2.1	14.1	7.9
Jul	31° / 19°	3	1.3	14	6.0
Aug	31° / 20°	5	1.6	13.2	5.9
Sep	28° / 17°	15	2.9	12.2	7.5
Oct	25° / 15°	33	5.2	11.2	7.9
Nov	20° / 11°	53	6.5	10.3	7.1
Dec	18° / 8°	47	6.3	9.9	6.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	64	64	63	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	63	64	64	64
Cloudier (%)	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	37	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	36	36	36

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	64	36
2	64	36
3	64	36
4	64	36
5	64	36
6	64	36
7	64	36
8	63	37
9	63	37
10	63	37
11	63	37
12	63	37
13	63	37
14	63	37
15	63	37
16	64	36
17	64	36
18	63	37
19	64	36
20	64	36
21	64	36
22	64	36
23	64	36
24	64	36
25	64	36
26	64	36
27	64	36
28	63	37
29	64	36
30	64	36
31	64	36

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Ben Ahmed gets around 42 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 25% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	18	19	19	20	20	21	21	22	22	23	23	23	24	24	24	25	25	25	24	24	24

	Rain chance (%)
1	16
2	16
3	16
4	16
5	16
6	16
7	16
8	16
9	17
10	17
11	18
12	19
13	19
14	20
15	20
16	21
17	21
18	22
19	22
20	23
21	23
22	23
23	24
24	24
25	24
26	25
27	25
28	25
29	24
30	24
31	24

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	98	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99
Comfortable (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	99	1
31	99	1

Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January, the calmest month.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	8	calm
2	8	calm
3	8	calm
4	8	calm
5	8	calm
6	8	calm
7	8	calm
8	8	calm
9	8	calm
10	8	calm
11	8	calm
12	8	calm
13	8	calm
14	8	calm
15	8	calm
16	8	calm
17	8	calm
18	8	calm
19	8	calm
20	8	calm
21	8	calm
22	8	calm
23	8	calm
24	8	calm
25	9	calm
26	9	calm
27	9	calm
28	9	calm
29	9	calm
30	9	calm
31	9	calm

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 7:37 AM to 7:31 AM, and sunset from 5:28 PM to 5:53 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.4
Sunrise (AM)	7:37	7:37	7:37	7:37	7:37	7:37	7:38	7:38	7:38	7:38	7:38	7:38	7:37	7:37	7:37	7:37	7:37	7:37	7:36	7:36	7:36	7:36	7:35	7:35	7:34	7:34	7:34	7:33	7:33	7:32	7:31
Sunset (PM)	5:28	5:28	5:29	5:30	5:30	5:31	5:32	5:33	5:34	5:34	5:35	5:36	5:37	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:43	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:51	5:52	5:53

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.9	7:37	5:28
2	9.9	7:37	5:28
3	9.9	7:37	5:29
4	9.9	7:37	5:30
5	9.9	7:37	5:30
6	9.9	7:37	5:31
7	9.9	7:38	5:32
8	9.9	7:38	5:33
9	9.9	7:38	5:34
10	9.9	7:38	5:34
11	10.0	7:38	5:35
12	10.0	7:38	5:36
13	10.0	7:37	5:37
14	10.0	7:37	5:38
15	10.0	7:37	5:39
16	10.0	7:37	5:39
17	10.1	7:37	5:40
18	10.1	7:37	5:41
19	10.1	7:36	5:42
20	10.1	7:36	5:43
21	10.1	7:36	5:44
22	10.2	7:36	5:45
23	10.2	7:35	5:46
24	10.2	7:35	5:47
25	10.2	7:34	5:48
26	10.2	7:34	5:48
27	10.3	7:34	5:49
28	10.3	7:33	5:50
29	10.3	7:33	5:51
30	10.3	7:32	5:52
31	10.4	7:31	5:53

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.93 kWh/m² to a high of 7.8 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 3.24 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.0	Moderate
2	3.0	Moderate
3	3.1	Moderate
4	3.1	Moderate
5	3.1	Moderate
6	3.1	Moderate
7	3.1	Moderate
8	3.1	Moderate
9	3.1	Moderate
10	3.1	Moderate
11	3.1	Moderate
12	3.2	Moderate
13	3.2	Moderate
14	3.2	Moderate
15	3.2	Moderate
16	3.2	Moderate
17	3.2	Moderate
18	3.3	Moderate
19	3.3	Moderate
20	3.3	Moderate
21	3.3	Moderate
22	3.3	Moderate
23	3.4	Moderate
24	3.4	Moderate
25	3.4	Moderate
26	3.4	Moderate
27	3.5	Moderate
28	3.5	Moderate
29	3.5	Moderate
30	3.6	Moderate
31	3.6	Moderate

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Ben Ahmed

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust

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Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is January a good time to visit Ben Ahmed?

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

5.9

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

1.1

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Ben Ahmed for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ben Ahmed in January

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

In January, Ben Ahmed sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Ben Ahmed 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 Ben Ahmed peaks around July 19 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 — in 11 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	4	4	8	9	9	9	11	10	7	7	4	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	4	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	8	Very high
Apr	9	Very high
May	9	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	7	Very high
Oct	7	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Ben Ahmed 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 Ben Ahmed is worst in January — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.4× the cleanest month (June, 18 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	43	41	32	27	21	18	21	25	25	34	36	41
Level	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	43	Poor
Feb	41	Poor
Mar	32	Moderate
Apr	27	Moderate
May	21	Moderate
Jun	18	Moderate
Jul	21	Moderate
Aug	25	Moderate
Sep	25	Moderate
Oct	34	Moderate
Nov	36	Poor
Dec	41	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Ben Ahmed?

Ben Ahmed sits at 33.1°N, 7.2°W, 603 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is El Gara, 23 km away.

Topography around Ben Ahmed

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ben Ahmed has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 164 m around an average of 615 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 439 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,068 m.

The land around Ben Ahmed is covered by cropland (85%) within 3 km, cropland (91%) within 16 km, and cropland (66%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

164 m

cropland 85%

16 km

439 m

cropland 91%

80 km

1,068 m

cropland 66%

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← December Ben Ahmed year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: El Gara 23 km · Settat 36 km · Khouribga 37 km · Berrechid 39 km · Ad Darwa 44 km · Boujniba 47 km · Zawyat an Nwaçer 49 km · Mediouna 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

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 Ben Ahmed (33.0663°, -7.2416°, elevation 603 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	7
2	17	7
3	17	7
4	17	7
5	17	7
6	17	7
7	17	7
8	17	7
9	17	7
10	17	7
11	17	7
12	16	6
13	16	6
14	16	6
15	16	6
16	16	6
17	16	6
18	16	6
19	16	6
20	16	6
21	16	6
22	16	6
23	16	6
24	16	6
25	16	6
26	16	6
27	16	6
28	16	6
29	16	7
30	16	7
31	16	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	64	36
2	64	36
3	64	36
4	64	36
5	64	36
6	64	36
7	64	36
8	63	37
9	63	37
10	63	37
11	63	37
12	63	37
13	63	37
14	63	37
15	63	37
16	64	36
17	64	36
18	63	37
19	64	36
20	64	36
21	64	36
22	64	36
23	64	36
24	64	36
25	64	36
26	64	36
27	64	36
28	63	37
29	64	36
30	64	36
31	64	36

	Rain chance (%)
1	16
2	16
3	16
4	16
5	16
6	16
7	16
8	16
9	17
10	17
11	18
12	19
13	19
14	20
15	20
16	21
17	21
18	22
19	22
20	23
21	23
22	23
23	24
24	24
25	24
26	25
27	25
28	25
29	24
30	24
31	24

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	99	1
31	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	7
2	17	7
3	17	7
4	17	7
5	17	7
6	17	7
7	17	7
8	17	7
9	17	7
10	17	7
11	17	7
12	16	6
13	16	6
14	16	6
15	16	6
16	16	6
17	16	6
18	16	6
19	16	6
20	16	6
21	16	6
22	16	6
23	16	6
24	16	6
25	16	6
26	16	6
27	16	6
28	16	6
29	16	7
30	16	7
31	16	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	64	36
2	64	36
3	64	36
4	64	36
5	64	36
6	64	36
7	64	36
8	63	37
9	63	37
10	63	37
11	63	37
12	63	37
13	63	37
14	63	37
15	63	37
16	64	36
17	64	36
18	63	37
19	64	36
20	64	36
21	64	36
22	64	36
23	64	36
24	64	36
25	64	36
26	64	36
27	64	36
28	63	37
29	64	36
30	64	36
31	64	36

	Rain chance (%)
1	16
2	16
3	16
4	16
5	16
6	16
7	16
8	16
9	17
10	17
11	18
12	19
13	19
14	20
15	20
16	21
17	21
18	22
19	22
20	23
21	23
22	23
23	24
24	24
25	24
26	25
27	25
28	25
29	24
30	24
31	24

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	99	1
31	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	7
2	17	7
3	17	7
4	17	7
5	17	7
6	17	7
7	17	7
8	17	7
9	17	7
10	17	7
11	17	7
12	16	6
13	16	6
14	16	6
15	16	6
16	16	6
17	16	6
18	16	6
19	16	6
20	16	6
21	16	6
22	16	6
23	16	6
24	16	6
25	16	6
26	16	6
27	16	6
28	16	6
29	16	7
30	16	7
31	16	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	64	36
2	64	36
3	64	36
4	64	36
5	64	36
6	64	36
7	64	36
8	63	37
9	63	37
10	63	37
11	63	37
12	63	37
13	63	37
14	63	37
15	63	37
16	64	36
17	64	36
18	63	37
19	64	36
20	64	36
21	64	36
22	64	36
23	64	36
24	64	36
25	64	36
26	64	36
27	64	36
28	63	37
29	64	36
30	64	36
31	64	36

	Rain chance (%)
1	16
2	16
3	16
4	16
5	16
6	16
7	16
8	16
9	17
10	17
11	18
12	19
13	19
14	20
15	20
16	21
17	21
18	22
19	22
20	23
21	23
22	23
23	24
24	24
25	24
26	25
27	25
28	25
29	24
30	24
31	24

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	99	1
31	99	1