Kelaat Mgouna in Winter
In winter (December, January and February), Kelaat Mgouna sees average daytime highs around 13°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 47 mm of precipitation over about 8 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 13°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is Kelaat Mgouna's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Kelaat Mgouna's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 13°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 1°C
- Precipitation
- 47 mm
- 8 wet days
- Avg wind
- 7 km/h
- Travel score
- 4.4
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Kelaat Mgouna in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 13°C.
A typical winter day in Kelaat Mgouna reaches about 13°C and drops to 1°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.
How winter really feels in Kelaat Mgouna
Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 61 that feel at or below 0°C.
The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.
Kelaat Mgouna weather by month
How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12° / 1° | 14 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 10.2 | 4.0 |
| Feb | 13° / 2° | 21 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 10.9 | 4.7 |
| Mar | 16° / 5° | 19 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 11.8 | 6.4 |
| Apr | 20° / 8° | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | 12.7 | 7.9 |
| May | 24° / 12° | 9 | 2.1 | 0 | 13.6 | 8.5 |
| Jun | 29° / 17° | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | 14 | 7.0 |
| Jul | 32° / 20° | 3 | 0.7 | 0 | 13.8 | 5.0 |
| Aug | 31° / 19° | 6 | 1.8 | 0 | 13.1 | 5.6 |
| Sep | 27° / 15° | 13 | 2.7 | 0 | 12.2 | 7.9 |
| Oct | 21° / 11° | 27 | 3.9 | 0 | 11.2 | 7.8 |
| Nov | 16° / 5° | 20 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 10.4 | 6.1 |
| Dec | 13° / 2° | 13 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 10 | 4.4 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Kelaat Mgouna gets around 47 mm of rain and snow over 8 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Winter
Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Winter
Winds average 7 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 10 h 06 min in early December to 11 h 18 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 4.2 kWh/m².
Hazard calendar for Kelaat Mgouna
None of Kelaat Mgouna's seasonal hazards peak in winter. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.
Kelaat Mgouna sees seasonal dust haze (July–August), heaviest in July.
Is winter a good time to visit Kelaat Mgouna?
Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
winter is a reasonable time to visit Kelaat Mgouna for sightseeing.
What to pack for Kelaat Mgouna in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Kelaat Mgouna sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: sun protection. About 8 days see rain.
UV index in Kelaat Mgouna in Winter
Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages 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 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 5 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Very high | Extreme | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Very high | Moderate | Moderate |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5 | Moderate |
| Feb | 4 | Moderate |
| Mar | 9 | Very high |
| Apr | 10 | Extreme |
| May | 9 | Very high |
| Jun | 11 | Extreme |
| Jul | 11 | Extreme |
| Aug | 11 | Extreme |
| Sep | 9 | Very high |
| Oct | 8 | Very high |
| Nov | 5 | Moderate |
| Dec | 4 | Moderate |
Air quality in Kelaat Mgouna in Winter
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter 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).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 9 | 15 | 14 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 31 | 34 | 23 | 16 | 9 | 7 |
| Level | Good | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Good | Good |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9 | Good |
| Feb | 15 | Moderate |
| Mar | 14 | Moderate |
| Apr | 22 | Moderate |
| May | 23 | Moderate |
| Jun | 21 | Moderate |
| Jul | 31 | Moderate |
| Aug | 34 | Moderate |
| Sep | 23 | Moderate |
| Oct | 16 | Moderate |
| Nov | 9 | Good |
| Dec | 7 | Good |
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.
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.
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
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.