Karia Ba Mohamed weather in January

In January, Karia Ba Mohamed sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 60 mm of rain across 8 wet days and about 10 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% 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 Karia Ba Mohamed's 9th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Karia Ba Mohamed's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
60 mm
8 wet days
Daylight
9 h 54 min
7:32 AM – 5:28 PM
Cloud cover
46%
9th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
2.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month.

A typical January day in Karia Ba Mohamed reaches about 17°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 13°C and 20°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)
1177
2177
3177
4177
5177
6177
7177
8177
9177
10177
11177
12177
13177
14177
15177
16177
17177
18177
19177
20177
21177
22177
23177
24177
25177
26177
27177
28177
29177
30177
31177

How January really feels in Karia Ba Mohamed

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.

Karia Ba Mohamed weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 608105.9
Feb18° / 547.410.76.5
Mar21° / 10°587.711.77.0
Apr23° / 12°517.612.87.4
May27° / 15°356.113.87.1
Jun32° / 18°9214.35.4
Jul35° / 21°20.614.13.5
Aug35° / 21°31.313.33.5
Sep31° / 19°183.612.25.4
Oct27° / 16°546.511.17.2
Nov21° / 11°717.810.27.1
Dec18° / 647.99.76.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% 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 41%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26238
36238
46139
56139
66139
76139
86139
96139
106139
116139
126040
135941
145941
155941
165842
175842
185842
195842
205842
215743
225743
235743
245743
255743
265842
275842
285842
295842
305842
315842

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Karia Ba Mohamed gets around 60 mm of rain over 8 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 26% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
122
222
322
422
522
622
722
822
922
1023
1123
1224
1324
1425
1526
1627
1727
1828
1928
2029
2129
2229
2329
2429
2529
2629
2729
2829
2929
3028
3128

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1973
2973
3973
4982
5982
6982
7982
8982
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991
31982

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 7:32 AM to 7:26 AM, and sunset from 5:16 PM to 5:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.77:325:16
29.77:325:17
39.87:325:18
49.87:325:18
59.87:325:19
69.87:335:20
79.87:335:21
89.87:335:21
99.87:335:22
109.87:335:23
119.97:335:24
129.97:335:25
139.97:325:26
149.97:325:26
159.97:325:27
169.97:325:28
1710.07:325:29
1810.07:325:30
1910.07:315:31
2010.07:315:32
2110.07:315:33
2210.17:305:34
2310.17:305:35
2410.17:305:36
2510.17:295:37
2610.27:295:38
2710.27:285:39
2810.27:285:40
2910.27:275:41
3010.37:265:42
3110.37:265:43

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.64 kWh/m² to a high of 7.72 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.93 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.7Moderate
22.7Moderate
32.8Moderate
42.8Moderate
52.8Moderate
62.8Moderate
72.8Moderate
82.8Moderate
92.8Moderate
102.8Moderate
112.9Moderate
122.9Moderate
132.9Moderate
142.9Moderate
152.9Moderate
162.9Moderate
172.9Moderate
182.9Moderate
193.0Moderate
203.0Moderate
213.0Moderate
223.0Moderate
233.0Moderate
243.1Moderate
253.1Moderate
263.1Moderate
273.2Moderate
283.2Moderate
293.2Moderate
303.3Moderate
313.3Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Karia Ba Mohamed

In seasonPeak

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

Karia Ba Mohamed 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 Karia Ba Mohamed?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
1.4
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Karia Ba Mohamed for sightseeing.

What to pack for Karia Ba Mohamed in January

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

In January, Karia Ba Mohamed sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Karia Ba Mohamed 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 Karia Ba Mohamed peaks around July 18 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 18UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Karia Ba Mohamed 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 Karia Ba Mohamed is worst in February — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (June, 16 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateFeb 1329 µg/m³Jun 1416 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan27Moderate
Feb29Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec26Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Karia Ba Mohamed?

Karia Ba Mohamed sits at 34.4°N, 5.2°W, 160 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Souk et Tnine Jorf el Mellah, 30 km away.

Topography around Karia Ba Mohamed

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Karia Ba Mohamed.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Karia Ba Mohamed has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 133 m around an average of 140 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 567 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,118 m.

The land around Karia Ba Mohamed is covered by cropland (74%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, cropland (62%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and cropland (47%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
133 m
16 km
567 m
80 km
2,118 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Souk et Tnine Jorf el Mellah 30 km · New Fes 40 km · Fès al Bali 41 km · Fez 42 km · Ras el Ma 45 km · Sidi Kacem 48 km · Aïn Taoujdat 48 km · Oulad Tayeb 51 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 Karia Ba Mohamed (34.3709°, -5.2138°, elevation 160 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).