El Aïoun weather in January

In January, El Aïoun sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 34 mm of precipitation across 6.4 wet days and about 9.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 42 min at the start of January to 10 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is El Aïoun's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see El Aïoun's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
34 mm
6.4 wet days
Daylight
9 h 54 min
7:22 AM – 5:17 PM
Cloud cover
40%
6th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
3.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

El Aïoun is City in Morocco.

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 15°C through the month.

A typical January day in El Aïoun reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

10°15°20°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1154
2154
3154
4154
5154
6154
7154
8154
9154
10154
11154
12154
13144
14144
15144
16144
17144
18144
19144
20144
21144
22144
23144
24144
25144
26144
27154
28154
29154
30154
31155

How January really feels in El Aïoun

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.

El Aïoun 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 346.40.39.95.0
Feb16° / 345.90.510.75.7
Mar19° / 456.80.211.76.8
Apr21° / 356.7012.87.3
May26° / 13°295013.87.8
Jun30° / 16°132.5014.36.1
Jul34° / 20°61.8014.13.7
Aug34° / 20°113.4013.33.7
Sep29° / 17°204.2012.26.4
Oct24° / 13°335.2011.17.9
Nov19° / 406.3010.26.7
Dec15° / 275.40.29.75.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% 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 33%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
27030
37030
47030
57030
66931
76931
86931
96832
106832
116832
126733
136634
146634
156634
166634
176535
186535
196634
206634
216634
226535
236535
246535
256535
266535
276634
286634
296634
306832
316832

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

El Aïoun gets around 34 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 24% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1150
2150
3150
4150
5160
6160
7160
8170
9171
10181
11191
12201
13211
14211
15221
16231
17231
18231
19241
20241
21242
22242
23242
24242
25242
26242
27232
28232
29222
30222
31222

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 8 km/h in January.

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 42 min at the start of January to 10 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:22 AM to 7:15 AM, and sunset from 5:05 PM to 5:31 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.77:225:05
29.77:225:05
39.77:225:06
49.77:225:07
59.87:225:08
69.87:225:08
79.87:225:09
89.87:225:10
99.87:225:11
109.87:225:12
119.87:225:13
129.97:225:13
139.97:225:14
149.97:225:15
159.97:225:16
169.97:225:17
179.97:215:18
1810.07:215:19
1910.07:215:20
2010.07:215:21
2110.07:205:22
2210.07:205:23
2310.17:205:23
2410.17:195:24
2510.17:195:25
2610.17:185:26
2710.27:185:27
2810.27:175:28
2910.27:175:29
3010.27:165:30
3110.37:155:31

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.82 kWh/m² to a high of 7.63 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.16 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.9Moderate
23.0Moderate
33.0Moderate
43.0Moderate
53.0Moderate
63.0Moderate
73.0Moderate
83.0Moderate
93.0Moderate
103.0Moderate
113.1Moderate
123.1Moderate
133.1Moderate
143.1Moderate
153.1Moderate
163.1Moderate
173.1Moderate
183.2Moderate
193.2Moderate
203.2Moderate
213.2Moderate
223.3Moderate
233.3Moderate
243.3Moderate
253.4Moderate
263.4Moderate
273.4Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.5Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for El Aïoun

In seasonPeak

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

El Aïoun 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 El Aïoun?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit El Aïoun for sightseeing.

What to pack for El Aïoun in January

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

In January, El Aïoun sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near El Aïoun in January

The nearest coast averages about 16°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 61 km away) is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 16°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 3 to Nov 2 — about 5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan16Cool
Feb16Cool
Mar16Cool
Apr17Cool
May19Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul24Refreshing
Aug25Warm
Sep24Refreshing
Oct22Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec17Cool

UV index in El Aïoun in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks 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 El Aïoun peaks around July 22 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highHighModerateJul 22UV 10Dec 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in El Aïoun 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 El Aïoun is worst in September — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1221 µg/m³Dec 2314 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is El Aïoun?

El Aïoun sits at 34.6°N, 2.5°W, 604 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Sidi Slimane Echcharaa, 39 km away.

Topography around El Aïoun

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around El Aïoun has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 248 m around an average of 595 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 710 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,786 m.

The land around El Aïoun is covered by cropland (34%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, grassland (52%) and cropland (39%) within 16 km, and grassland (43%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
248 m
16 km
710 m
80 km
1,786 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Sidi Slimane Echcharaa 39 km · Taourirt 41 km · Berkane 41 km · Jerada 44 km · Zaïo 45 km · Ahfir 55 km · Oujda 56 km · Al Aaroui 66 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 El Aïoun (34.5832°, -2.5061°, elevation 604 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).