Beni Mellal weather in January

In January, Beni Mellal sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 62 mm of precipitation across 6.4 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 13°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% 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 Beni Mellal's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Beni Mellal's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
62 mm
6.4 wet days
Daylight
10 h 06 min
7:32 AM – 5:38 PM
Cloud cover
36%
4th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Beni Mellal is city in Morocco.

Founded
1668

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 13°C through the month.

A typical January day in Beni Mellal reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 0°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1141
2141
3141
4141
5141
6141
7141
8141
9141
10140
11140
12130
13130
14130
15130
16130
17130
18130
19130
20130
21130
22130
23130
24130
25130
26130
27130
28130
29130
30130
31130

How January really feels in Beni Mellal

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 6 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
6
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Beni Mellal 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 626.43.810.14.4
Feb15° / 617.52.710.84.9
Mar17° / 729.42.211.85.9
Apr20° / 639.40.812.86.5
May23° / 10°498.40.213.67.3
Jun28° / 14°184.7014.17.1
Jul32° / 17°103.8013.94.7
Aug32° / 17°124.7013.24.7
Sep28° / 14°276.2012.27.0
Oct23° / 10°466.60.111.27.6
Nov18° / 637.11.210.36.3
Dec15° / 525.71.59.95.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17426
27426
37426
47426
57426
67327
77228
87228
97228
107228
117228
127129
137030
147030
157030
167030
177030
187030
197030
207030
217030
227030
237030
247030
257030
267030
277030
287030
297030
307030
317129

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Beni Mellal gets around 62 mm of rain and snow over 6.4 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 21% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1156
2156
3157
4157
5168
6168
7169
8179
91810
101810
111911
122012
132012
142113
152113
162213
172214
182314
192314
202314
212414
222415
232415
242514
252514
262514
272614
282613
292613
302612
312612

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 4 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 4 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
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

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 7:31 AM to 7:26 AM, and sunset from 5:26 PM to 5:51 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.97:315:26
29.97:315:27
39.97:325:27
49.97:325:28
59.97:325:29
610.07:325:29
710.07:325:30
810.07:325:31
910.07:325:32
1010.07:325:33
1110.07:325:33
1210.07:325:34
1310.07:325:35
1410.17:325:36
1510.17:325:37
1610.17:325:38
1710.17:325:38
1810.17:315:39
1910.17:315:40
2010.27:315:41
2110.27:315:42
2210.27:305:43
2310.27:305:44
2410.27:305:45
2510.37:295:45
2610.37:295:46
2710.37:295:47
2810.37:285:48
2910.47:285:49
3010.47:275:50
3110.47:265:51

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.24 kWh/m² to a high of 7.55 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.57 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.4Moderate
23.4Moderate
33.4Moderate
43.4Moderate
53.4Moderate
63.4Moderate
73.4Moderate
83.4Moderate
93.4Moderate
103.5Moderate
113.5Moderate
123.5Moderate
133.5Moderate
143.5Moderate
153.5Moderate
163.5Moderate
173.5Moderate
183.6Moderate
193.6Moderate
203.6Moderate
213.6Moderate
223.7Moderate
233.7Moderate
243.7Moderate
253.8Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.9Moderate
314.0Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Beni Mellal

In seasonPeak

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

Beni Mellal 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 Beni Mellal?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Beni Mellal for sightseeing.

What to pack for Beni Mellal in January

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

In January, Beni Mellal sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 0°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Beni Mellal 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 Beni Mellal 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 Beni Mellal 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 Beni Mellal is worst in August — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodAug 1430 µg/m³Dec 1511 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug31Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Beni Mellal?

Beni Mellal sits at 32.3°N, 6.3°W, 538 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Kasba Tadla, 30 km away.

Topography around Beni Mellal

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Beni Mellal has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 454 m around an average of 572 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,966 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,414 m.

The land around Beni Mellal is covered by trees (37%), artificial surfaces (29%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, cropland (34%), trees (33%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (47%) and cropland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
454 m
16 km
1,966 m
80 km
3,414 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Kasba Tadla 30 km · Souq Sebt Oulad Nemma 33 km · Al Fqih Ben Çalah 37 km · El Ksiba 41 km · Oulad Ayad 45 km · Azilal 47 km · Bejaâd 48 km · Zawyat ech Cheïkh 53 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 Beni Mellal (32.3372°, -6.3498°, elevation 538 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).