Laâttaouia weather in January

In January, Laâttaouia sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 51 mm of precipitation across 6.1 wet days and about 10.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 4th-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 58% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Laâttaouia's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Laâttaouia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
51 mm
6.1 wet days
Daylight
10 h 06 min
7:35 AM – 5:43 PM
Cloud cover
36%
5th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.58 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 16°C through the month.

A typical January day in Laâttaouia reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°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)
1175
2175
3175
4175
5175
6174
7174
8164
9164
10164
11164
12164
13164
14164
15164
16164
17164
18164
19164
20164
21164
22164
23164
24164
25164
26164
27164
28164
29164
30164
31164

How January really feels in Laâttaouia

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.

Laâttaouia weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan16° / 516.10.510.25.9
Feb17° / 506.60.410.86.4
Mar20° / 698.40.211.86.8
Apr22° / 10°628.5012.87.1
May25° / 13°417.4013.67.5
Jun30° / 16°143.80146.5
Jul34° / 20°62.6013.94.0
Aug33° / 20°114.2013.24.0
Sep29° / 17°294.6012.26.6
Oct25° / 13°445.9011.27.8
Nov20° / 565.7010.47.2
Dec17° / 395.30.1106.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17525
27525
37426
47426
57327
67327
77327
87327
97327
107327
117228
127228
137228
147228
157228
167129
177129
187129
197129
207129
217129
227129
237228
247129
257129
267129
277129
287129
297129
307129
317129

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Laâttaouia gets around 51 mm of rain and snow over 6.1 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 20% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1141
2141
3151
4151
5151
6151
7161
8161
9171
10181
11181
12191
13202
14202
15212
16212
17222
18222
19222
20222
21232
22232
23232
24232
25242
26242
27242
28242
29242
30232
31232

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

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 6 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
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 hours at the start of January to 10 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:34 AM to 7:29 AM, and sunset from 5:31 PM to 5:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.07:345:31
210.07:345:32
310.07:345:32
410.07:345:33
510.07:355:34
610.07:355:35
710.07:355:35
810.07:355:36
910.07:355:37
1010.07:355:38
1110.17:355:38
1210.17:355:39
1310.17:355:40
1410.17:355:41
1510.17:355:42
1610.17:355:43
1710.17:345:43
1810.27:345:44
1910.27:345:45
2010.27:345:46
2110.27:345:47
2210.27:335:48
2310.37:335:49
2410.37:335:49
2510.37:325:50
2610.37:325:51
2710.37:315:52
2810.47:315:53
2910.47:305:54
3010.47:305:55
3110.47:295:56

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.27 kWh/m² to a high of 7.59 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.58 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.4Moderate
23.4Moderate
33.4Moderate
43.4Moderate
53.4Moderate
63.4Moderate
73.4Moderate
83.5Moderate
93.5Moderate
103.5Moderate
113.5Moderate
123.5Moderate
133.5Moderate
143.5Moderate
153.5Moderate
163.5Moderate
173.6Moderate
183.6Moderate
193.6Moderate
203.6Moderate
213.6Moderate
223.7Moderate
233.7Moderate
243.7Moderate
253.8Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.9Moderate
314.0Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Laâttaouia

In seasonPeak

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

Laâttaouia 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 Laâttaouia?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.9
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Laâttaouia for sightseeing.

What to pack for Laâttaouia in January

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

In January, Laâttaouia sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Laâttaouia in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks 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 Laâttaouia peaks around July 20 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highModerateJul 20UV 11Dec 16UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr10Very high
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Laâttaouia 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 Laâttaouia is worst in August — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodAug 1426 µg/m³Dec 1611 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Laâttaouia?

Laâttaouia sits at 31.8°N, 7.3°W, 634 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Tamallalt, 19 km away.

Topography around Laâttaouia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Laâttaouia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m around an average of 626 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 422 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,611 m.

The land around Laâttaouia is covered by cropland (48%) within 3 km, cropland (63%) within 16 km, and grassland (37%) and cropland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
54 m
16 km
422 m
80 km
3,611 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Tamallalt 19 km · El Kelaa des Srarhna 26 km · Demnate 31 km · Ait Ourir 45 km · Oulad Ayad 63 km · Marrakesh 69 km · Méchouar-Kasba 69 km · Azilal 72 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 Laâttaouia (31.8353°, -7.3143°, elevation 634 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).