Méchouar-Kasba in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Méchouar-Kasba sees average daytime highs around 17°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 110 mm of rain over about 18 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 17°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Méchouar-Kasba's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Méchouar-Kasba's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
17°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
5°C
Rainfall
110 mm
18 wet days
Avg wind
5 km/h
Travel score
6.6
3rd-best season
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Méchouar-Kasba 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 Méchouar-Kasba reaches about 17°C and drops to 5°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Méchouar-Kasba

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.

Méchouar-Kasba 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
Jan17° / 405.610.26.2
Feb18° / 406.610.86.6
Mar21° / 557.811.87.1
Apr22° / 10°50712.87.5
May26° / 13°295.513.67.8
Jun29° / 16°82.3146.9
Jul33° / 19°10.313.94.7
Aug33° / 19°41.113.24.8
Sep29° / 16°223.612.26.9
Oct25° / 13°405.811.27.8
Nov20° / 435.710.47.4
Dec18° / 305.3106.9

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Méchouar-Kasba gets around 110 mm of rain over 18 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 5 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 06 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 3.8 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Méchouar-Kasba

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

Méchouar-Kasba sees seasonal dust haze (July–August), heaviest in July.

Dust
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Mar
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Is winter a good time to visit Méchouar-Kasba?

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.

6.6
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
1.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a reasonable time to visit Méchouar-Kasba for sightseeing.

What to pack for Méchouar-Kasba in Winter

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

In winter, Méchouar-Kasba sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

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UV index in Méchouar-Kasba in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

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 Méchouar-Kasba peaks around July 19 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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 19UV 11Dec 17UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar9Very high
Apr10Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Méchouar-Kasba 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 Méchouar-Kasba is worst in August — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (June, 14 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateAug 1424 µg/m³Jun 1114 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Méchouar-Kasba?

Méchouar-Kasba sits at 31.6°N, 8.0°W, 473 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Marrakesh, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Méchouar-Kasba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Méchouar-Kasba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m around an average of 484 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 324 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,928 m.

The land around Méchouar-Kasba is covered by artificial surfaces (34%) within 3 km, bare terrain (37%) and cropland (27%) within 16 km, and grassland (35%), cropland (32%) and bare terrain (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
52 m
16 km
324 m
80 km
3,928 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
Winter weather nearby: Marrakesh 4.0 km · Tamansourt 21 km · Ait Ourir 31 km · Asni 39 km · Amizmiz 49 km · Tamallalt 51 km · Setti Fatma 51 km · Laâttaouia 69 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 Méchouar-Kasba (31.6008°, -7.9865°, elevation 473 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.