Mrirt in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Mrirt sees average daytime highs around 14°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 188 mm of precipitation over about 22 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 14°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
14°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
3°C
Precipitation
188 mm
22 wet days
Avg wind
8 km/h
Travel score
4.6
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Mrirt in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 14°C.

A typical winter day in Mrirt reaches about 14°C and drops to 3°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Mrirt

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 23 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
23
wind chill below the day's low

The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Mrirt 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 647.11.810.14.2
Feb14° / 607.81.510.84.7
Mar17° / 689.10.811.75.7
Apr19° / 638.7012.86.5
May23° / 11°488013.77.4
Jun28° / 15°215.4014.17.1
Jul32° / 19°156.10144.6
Aug32° / 19°176.5013.24.5
Sep28° / 15°275.6012.27.1
Oct23° / 11°4660.111.27.6
Nov17° / 727.40.310.36.0
Dec14° / 636.819.84.8

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Mrirt gets around 188 mm of rain and snow over 22 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 10 hours in early December to 11 h 12 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 3.5 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Mrirt

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is winter a good time to visit Mrirt?

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.

4.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a reasonable time to visit Mrirt for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mrirt in Winter

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

In winter, Mrirt sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 3°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 22 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Mrirt in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages 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 Mrirt peaks around July 20 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 20UV 11Dec 17UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr10Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Mrirt 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 Mrirt is worst in August — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodAug 1427 µg/m³Dec 1510 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb17Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Mrirt?

Mrirt sits at 33.2°N, 5.6°W, 1,122 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Aguelmous, 26 km away.

Topography around Mrirt

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mrirt has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 221 m around an average of 1,147 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 839 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,592 m.

The land around Mrirt is covered by cropland (52%) and grassland (38%) within 3 km, grassland (45%) and cropland (34%) within 16 km, and grassland (46%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
221 m
16 km
839 m
80 km
2,592 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
Winter weather nearby: Aguelmous 26 km · Khenifra 27 km · Azrou 44 km · Oulmes 50 km · Agouraï 52 km · Ifrane 59 km · El Hajeb 61 km · Boumia 65 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 Mrirt (33.1643°, -5.5672°, elevation 1,122 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.