Kelaat Mgouna weather in January

In January, Kelaat Mgouna sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 14 mm of precipitation across 2.4 wet days and about 10.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 12°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 hours at the start of January to 10 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kelaat Mgouna's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kelaat Mgouna's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
14 mm
2.4 wet days
Daylight
10 h 12 min
7:29 AM – 5:39 PM
Cloud cover
29%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 12°C through the month.

A typical January day in Kelaat Mgouna reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 16°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)
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How January really feels in Kelaat Mgouna

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 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
31
wind chill below the day's low

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

Kelaat Mgouna 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
Jan12° / 142.41.710.24.0
Feb13° / 213.21.210.94.7
Mar16° / 193.70.611.86.4
Apr20° / 102.5012.77.9
May24° / 12°92.1013.68.5
Jun29° / 17°71.80147.0
Jul32° / 20°30.7013.85.0
Aug31° / 19°61.8013.15.6
Sep27° / 15°132.7012.27.9
Oct21° / 11°273.9011.27.8
Nov16° / 202.90.410.46.1
Dec13° / 132.70.8104.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18020
27921
37921
47921
57921
67921
77921
87822
97822
107822
117822
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Kelaat Mgouna gets around 14 mm of rain and snow over 2.4 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 8% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
163
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363
464
564
674
774
875
975
1075
1175
1286
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1586
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1786
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2196
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26106
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28106
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30106
31106

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
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Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 hours at the start of January to 10 h 30 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 7:28 AM to 7:24 AM, and sunset from 5:28 PM to 5:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.07:285:28
210.07:285:28
310.07:285:29
410.07:285:30
510.07:285:30
610.07:295:31
710.17:295:32
810.17:295:33
910.17:295:33
1010.17:295:34
1110.17:295:35
1210.17:295:36
1310.17:295:37
1410.17:295:37
1510.27:295:38
1610.27:295:39
1710.27:285:40
1810.27:285:41
1910.27:285:42
2010.27:285:42
2110.37:285:43
2210.37:275:44
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2510.37:265:47
2610.47:265:48
2710.47:255:49
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2910.47:255:50
3010.57:245:51
3110.57:245:52

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.59 kWh/m² to a high of 8.03 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 4 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.7Moderate
23.7Moderate
33.8Moderate
43.8Moderate
53.8Moderate
63.8Moderate
73.8Moderate
83.8Moderate
93.8Moderate
103.9Moderate
113.9Moderate
123.9Moderate
133.9Moderate
143.9Moderate
154.0Moderate
164.0Moderate
174.0Bright
184.0Bright
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204.1Bright
214.1Bright
224.1Bright
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264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.4Bright
304.4Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Kelaat Mgouna

In seasonPeak

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

Kelaat Mgouna sees seasonal dust haze (July–August), heaviest in July.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
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Jun
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Aug
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Oct
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Dec

Is January a good time to visit Kelaat Mgouna?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Kelaat Mgouna for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kelaat Mgouna in January

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

In January, Kelaat Mgouna sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer.

a warm layer

UV index in Kelaat Mgouna in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kelaat Mgouna peaks around August 10 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highVery highExtremeVery highModerateAug 10UV 11Dec 16UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar9Very high
Apr10Extreme
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Kelaat Mgouna 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 Kelaat Mgouna is worst in August — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.9× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodAug 1233 µg/m³Dec 177 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb15Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul31Moderate
Aug34Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kelaat Mgouna?

Kelaat Mgouna sits at 31.2°N, 6.1°W, 1,431 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Tinerhir, 64 km away.

AzilalDemnateZagoraGoulmimaBeni Mellal

Topography around Kelaat Mgouna

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kelaat Mgouna has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 119 m around an average of 1,442 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 950 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,237 m.

The land around Kelaat Mgouna is covered by bare terrain (69%) within 3 km, bare terrain (87%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (66%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
119 m
16 km
950 m
80 km
3,237 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Tinerhir 64 km · Ouarzazate 81 km · Tabount 84 km · Azilal 90 km · Demnate 99 km · Zagora 105 km · Goulmima 122 km · Beni Mellal 123 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 Kelaat Mgouna (31.2457°, -6.1326°, elevation 1,431 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).