Khemisset weather in January

In January, Khemisset sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 55 mm of precipitation across 7.4 wet days and about 10 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% 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 Khemisset's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Khemisset's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
55 mm
7.4 wet days
Daylight
10 hours
7:34 AM – 5:33 PM
Cloud cover
45%
7th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
3.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Khemisset 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 16°C through the month.

A typical January day in Khemisset reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

10°15°20°25°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1176
2176
3176
4175
5175
6175
7175
8165
9165
10165
11165
12165
13165
14165
15165
16165
17165
18165
19165
20165
21165
22165
23165
24165
25165
26165
27165
28165
29165
30165
31165

How January really feels in Khemisset

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.

Khemisset weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan16° / 557.4105.6
Feb17° / 507.910.76.1
Mar20° / 538.811.76.6
Apr22° / 10°51812.87.0
May25° / 13°366.313.77.6
Jun29° / 16°112.314.27.1
Jul32° / 18°30.9145.5
Aug32° / 19°51.213.35.5
Sep28° / 16°213.712.27.1
Oct25° / 14°496.311.17.6
Nov20° / 647.510.26.9
Dec17° / 517.29.86.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% 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 40%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26337
36337
46337
56337
66337
76337
86238
96238
106238
116139
126139
136040
146040
155941
165941
175941
185842
195842
205941
215941
225941
235941
245941
255941
265941
275941
286040
296040
306040
316040

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Khemisset gets around 55 mm of rain and snow over 7.4 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 24% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
118
218
318
418
519
619
719
820
920
1021
1121
1222
1323
1424
1525
1625
1726
1827
1927
2028
2128
2228
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 (%)
1982
2982
3982
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
30991
31991

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 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 7:34 AM to 7:28 AM, and sunset from 5:21 PM to 5:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.87:345:21
29.87:345:22
39.87:345:22
49.87:345:23
59.87:355:24
69.87:355:25
79.87:355:25
89.97:355:26
99.97:355:27
109.97:355:28
119.97:355:29
129.97:355:29
139.97:355:30
149.97:345:31
1510.07:345:32
1610.07:345:33
1710.07:345:34
1810.07:345:35
1910.07:335:36
2010.17:335:37
2110.17:335:38
2210.17:335:38
2310.17:325:39
2410.17:325:40
2510.27:315:41
2610.27:315:42
2710.27:305:43
2810.27:305:44
2910.37:295:45
3010.37:295:46
3110.37:285:47

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.78 kWh/m² to a high of 7.73 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 3.08 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.9Moderate
22.9Moderate
32.9Moderate
42.9Moderate
52.9Moderate
62.9Moderate
73.0Moderate
83.0Moderate
93.0Moderate
103.0Moderate
113.0Moderate
123.0Moderate
133.0Moderate
143.0Moderate
153.0Moderate
163.0Moderate
173.1Moderate
183.1Moderate
193.1Moderate
203.1Moderate
213.1Moderate
223.2Moderate
233.2Moderate
243.2Moderate
253.3Moderate
263.3Moderate
273.3Moderate
283.4Moderate
293.4Moderate
303.4Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Khemisset

In seasonPeak

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

Khemisset 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 Khemisset?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.9
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Khemisset for sightseeing.

What to pack for Khemisset in January

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

In January, Khemisset sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Khemisset 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 Khemisset peaks around July 18 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 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 18UV 11Dec 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep7High
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Khemisset 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 Khemisset is worst in February — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (June, 22 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateFeb 937 µg/m³Jun 1722 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan36Poor
Feb37Poor
Mar32Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov33Moderate
Dec35Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Khemisset?

Khemisset sits at 33.8°N, 6.1°W, 451 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Tiflet, 24 km away.

Topography around Khemisset

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Khemisset has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 113 m around an average of 444 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 479 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,605 m.

The land around Khemisset is covered by cropland (44%), grassland (24%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, cropland (62%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and cropland (46%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
113 m
16 km
479 m
80 km
1,605 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Tiflet 24 km · Douar Toulal 44 km · Oulmes 45 km · Sidi Allal El Bahraoui 47 km · Meknes 49 km · Agouraï 50 km · Sidi Slimane 51 km · Ouislane 54 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 Khemisset (33.824°, -6.0663°, elevation 451 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).