Imouzzer Kandar weather in January

In January, Imouzzer Kandar sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 60 mm of precipitation across 8.2 wet days and about 10 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 7th-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 48% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 48 min at the start of January to 10 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Imouzzer Kandar's 5th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Imouzzer Kandar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
60 mm
8.2 wet days
Daylight
10 hours
7:30 AM – 5:29 PM
Cloud cover
43%
5th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
3.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

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 Imouzzer Kandar reaches about 13°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 9°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)
1144
2144
3144
4144
5144
6144
7144
8144
9144
10143
11143
12133
13133
14133
15133
16133
17133
18133
19133
20133
21133
22133
23133
24133
25133
26133
27133
28133
29134
30134
31134

Imouzzer Kandar weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 608.22.8104.2
Feb14° / 6392.410.74.5
Mar17° / 7411.11.511.75.4
Apr19° / 7510.60.312.86.1
May22° / 11°6210.40.113.76.9
Jun27° / 15°266.2014.27.4
Jul31° / 18°134.80145.6
Aug31° / 19°186.9013.35.3
Sep27° / 15°417.5012.27.1
Oct22° / 12°618.20.111.27.2
Nov17° / 6780.610.25.9
Dec15° / 5781.29.84.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% 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 39%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26634
36634
46535
56535
66436
76436
86238
96139
106139
116040
125941
135941
145842
155842
165743
175743
185842
195842
205842
215842
225941
235941
246040
256040
266040
276040
286139
296139
306040
316139

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Imouzzer Kandar gets around 60 mm of rain and snow over 8.2 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 27% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1224
2224
3225
4225
5226
6226
7227
8227
9237
10238
11248
12259
13269
14269
152710
162810
172810
182910
192910
202910
213011
223011
233011
243111
253111
263111
273110
283110
293110
303110
313110

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 (%)
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
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 48 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 30 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:29 AM to 7:24 AM, and sunset from 5:17 PM to 5:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.87:295:17
29.87:305:18
39.87:305:18
49.87:305:19
59.87:305:20
69.87:305:21
79.97:305:21
89.97:305:22
99.97:305:23
109.97:305:24
119.97:305:25
129.97:305:26
139.97:305:26
1410.07:305:27
1510.07:305:28
1610.07:305:29
1710.07:295:30
1810.07:295:31
1910.07:295:32
2010.17:295:33
2110.17:285:34
2210.17:285:34
2310.17:285:35
2410.17:275:36
2510.27:275:37
2610.27:265:38
2710.27:265:39
2810.27:255:40
2910.37:255:41
3010.37:245:42
3110.37:245:43

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.88 kWh/m² to a high of 7.52 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 3.2 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.0Moderate
23.0Moderate
33.0Moderate
43.0Moderate
53.0Moderate
63.0Moderate
73.1Moderate
83.1Moderate
93.1Moderate
103.1Moderate
113.1Moderate
123.1Moderate
133.1Moderate
143.1Moderate
153.1Moderate
163.2Moderate
173.2Moderate
183.2Moderate
193.2Moderate
203.2Moderate
213.3Moderate
223.3Moderate
233.3Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.4Moderate
263.4Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Imouzzer Kandar

In seasonPeak

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

Imouzzer Kandar 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 Imouzzer Kandar?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Imouzzer Kandar for sightseeing.

What to pack for Imouzzer Kandar in January

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

In January, Imouzzer Kandar sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Imouzzer Kandar 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 Imouzzer Kandar peaks around July 19 at about 11 (extreme) — 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 highExtremeVery highModerateJul 19UV 11Dec 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr10Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Imouzzer Kandar 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 Imouzzer Kandar is worst in August — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateAug 1725 µg/m³Jun 1618 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Imouzzer Kandar?

Imouzzer Kandar sits at 33.7°N, 5.0°W, 1,352 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Sefrou, 20 km away.

Topography around Imouzzer Kandar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Imouzzer Kandar has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 501 m around an average of 1,340 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,209 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,700 m.

The land around Imouzzer Kandar is covered by grassland (35%), trees (31%) and shrubs (25%) within 3 km, grassland (36%), trees (27%) and shrubs (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (43%) and cropland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
501 m
16 km
1,209 m
80 km
2,700 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Sefrou 20 km · Oulad Tayeb 24 km · Ifrane 24 km · Ras el Ma 28 km · Aïn Taoujdat 30 km · El Hajeb 34 km · Fez 34 km · New Fes 36 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 Imouzzer Kandar (33.7287°, -5.0109°, elevation 1,352 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).