Khemisset in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Khemisset sees average daytime highs around 17°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 156 mm of rain over about 23 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 17°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Khemisset's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Khemisset's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
17°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
6°C
Rainfall
156 mm
23 wet days
Avg wind
8 km/h
Travel score
6.0
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Khemisset in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 17°C.

A typical winter day in Khemisset reaches about 17°C and drops to 6°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Khemisset

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

winter 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 the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

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 Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Khemisset gets around 156 mm of rain over 23 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 8 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 54 min in early December to 11 h 12 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 3.3 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Khemisset

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust
Jan
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May
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Is winter a good time to visit Khemisset?

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.

6.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
1.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a reasonable time to visit Khemisset for sightseeing.

What to pack for Khemisset in Winter

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

In winter, Khemisset sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 23 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Khemisset in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 3. 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 Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter 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
Winter 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.