Ouarzazate weather in January

In January, Ouarzazate sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 9 mm of precipitation across 1.8 wet days and about 10.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 6th-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 71% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Ouarzazate's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ouarzazate's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 16°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 2°; 1st coldest
Precipitation: 9 mm; 1.8 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 12 min; 7:31 AM – 5:43 PM
Cloud cover: 27%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 3.99 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.2; out of 10

Ouarzazate is City in Morocco.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 Ouarzazate reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 2°C cooler than February.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Avg low (°C)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	2
2	16	2
3	16	2
4	16	2
5	16	2
6	16	2
7	16	2
8	16	2
9	16	2
10	15	2
11	15	2
12	15	2
13	15	2
14	15	2
15	15	2
16	15	2
17	15	2
18	15	2
19	15	2
20	15	2
21	15	2
22	16	2
23	16	2
24	16	2
25	16	2
26	16	2
27	16	2
28	16	2
29	16	2
30	16	3
31	16	3

How January really feels in Ouarzazate

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 16 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Ouarzazate weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	16° / 2°	9	1.8	10.2	6.2
Feb	17° / 4°	13	2.1	10.9	7.1
Mar	20° / 7°	12	2.2	11.8	8.1
Apr	24° / 10°	4	0.7	12.7	8.9
May	28° / 14°	3	0.5	13.5	7.8
Jun	33° / 17°	3	0.6	14	5.0
Jul	36° / 20°	1	0.1	13.8	2.9
Aug	34° / 20°	2	0.4	13.1	3.6
Sep	30° / 16°	7	1.2	12.2	6.2
Oct	25° / 12°	16	1.8	11.2	8.5
Nov	20° / 7°	13	1.7	10.4	7.9
Dec	16° / 3°	9	1.9	10	6.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	81	81	81	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	83	83	83	83	84	84	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	82	82	81
Cloudier (%)	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	81	19
2	81	19
3	81	19
4	82	18
5	82	18
6	82	18
7	82	18
8	82	18
9	82	18
10	82	18
11	82	18
12	82	18
13	82	18
14	82	18
15	82	18
16	83	17
17	83	17
18	83	17
19	83	17
20	84	16
21	84	16
22	83	17
23	83	17
24	83	17
25	83	17
26	83	17
27	83	17
28	83	17
29	82	18
30	82	18
31	81	19

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Ouarzazate gets around 9 mm of rain and snow over 1.8 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 6% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8
Snow chance (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	4	0
2	4	0
3	4	0
4	4	0
5	4	0
6	4	0
7	5	0
8	5	0
9	5	0
10	5	1
11	6	1
12	6	1
13	6	1
14	6	1
15	6	1
16	6	1
17	6	2
18	6	2
19	6	2
20	7	2
21	7	2
22	7	2
23	7	2
24	7	2
25	7	2
26	7	2
27	7	2
28	8	2
29	8	2
30	8	2
31	8	2

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	6	calm
6	7	calm
7	7	calm
8	7	calm
9	7	calm
10	7	calm
11	7	calm
12	7	calm
13	7	calm
14	7	calm
15	7	calm
16	7	calm
17	7	calm
18	7	calm
19	7	calm
20	7	calm
21	7	calm
22	8	calm
23	8	calm
24	8	calm
25	8	calm
26	8	calm
27	8	calm
28	8	calm
29	8	calm
30	8	calm
31	8	calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 hours at the start of January to 10 h 30 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 7:30 AM to 7:26 AM, and sunset from 5:32 PM to 5:56 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5
Sunrise (AM)	7:30	7:30	7:30	7:31	7:31	7:31	7:31	7:31	7:31	7:31	7:31	7:31	7:31	7:31	7:31	7:31	7:31	7:31	7:30	7:30	7:30	7:30	7:29	7:29	7:29	7:28	7:28	7:27	7:27	7:27	7:26
Sunset (PM)	5:32	5:32	5:33	5:34	5:34	5:35	5:36	5:36	5:37	5:38	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:43	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:55	5:56

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.0	7:30	5:32
2	10.0	7:30	5:32
3	10.0	7:30	5:33
4	10.1	7:31	5:34
5	10.1	7:31	5:34
6	10.1	7:31	5:35
7	10.1	7:31	5:36
8	10.1	7:31	5:36
9	10.1	7:31	5:37
10	10.1	7:31	5:38
11	10.1	7:31	5:39
12	10.1	7:31	5:40
13	10.2	7:31	5:40
14	10.2	7:31	5:41
15	10.2	7:31	5:42
16	10.2	7:31	5:43
17	10.2	7:31	5:44
18	10.2	7:31	5:45
19	10.2	7:30	5:45
20	10.3	7:30	5:46
21	10.3	7:30	5:47
22	10.3	7:30	5:48
23	10.3	7:29	5:49
24	10.3	7:29	5:50
25	10.4	7:29	5:51
26	10.4	7:28	5:51
27	10.4	7:28	5:52
28	10.4	7:27	5:53
29	10.4	7:27	5:54
30	10.5	7:27	5:55
31	10.5	7:26	5:56

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.59 kWh/m² to a high of 8.02 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.99 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.7	Moderate
2	3.7	Moderate
3	3.8	Moderate
4	3.8	Moderate
5	3.8	Moderate
6	3.8	Moderate
7	3.8	Moderate
8	3.8	Moderate
9	3.8	Moderate
10	3.9	Moderate
11	3.9	Moderate
12	3.9	Moderate
13	3.9	Moderate
14	3.9	Moderate
15	3.9	Moderate
16	4.0	Moderate
17	4.0	Moderate
18	4.0	Bright
19	4.0	Bright
20	4.1	Bright
21	4.1	Bright
22	4.1	Bright
23	4.1	Bright
24	4.2	Bright
25	4.2	Bright
26	4.2	Bright
27	4.3	Bright
28	4.3	Bright
29	4.3	Bright
30	4.4	Bright
31	4.4	Bright

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Ouarzazate

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust

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Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is January a good time to visit Ouarzazate?

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

6.2

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

0.5

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Ouarzazate for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ouarzazate in January

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

In January, Ouarzazate sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 2°C. Worth packing: a warm layer.

a warm layer

UV index in Ouarzazate in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ouarzazate peaks around June 23 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 4 (moderate).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	5	4	9	10	9	11	11	11	9	8	5	4
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	5	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	9	Very high
Apr	10	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	8	Very high
Nov	5	Moderate
Dec	4	Moderate

Air quality in Ouarzazate 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 Ouarzazate is worst in August — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.9× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	10	17	14	22	25	22	33	34	24	18	10	7
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	10	Good
Feb	17	Moderate
Mar	14	Moderate
Apr	22	Moderate
May	25	Moderate
Jun	22	Moderate
Jul	33	Moderate
Aug	34	Moderate
Sep	24	Moderate
Oct	18	Moderate
Nov	10	Good
Dec	7	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Ouarzazate?

Ouarzazate sits at 30.9°N, 6.9°W, 1,113 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Tabount, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Ouarzazate

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ouarzazate has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 132 m around an average of 1,123 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 513 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,322 m.

The land around Ouarzazate is covered by bare terrain (38%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, bare terrain (91%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (72%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km

132 m

bare terrain 38%

16 km

513 m

bare terrain 91%

80 km

3,322 m

bare terrain 72%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← December Ouarzazate year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Tabount 3.0 km · Kelaat Mgouna 81 km · Setti Fatma 82 km · Demnate 91 km · Ait Ourir 102 km · Laâttaouia 109 km · Asni 110 km · Tamallalt 116 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

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 Ouarzazate (30.9189°, -6.8934°, elevation 1,113 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	2
2	16	2
3	16	2
4	16	2
5	16	2
6	16	2
7	16	2
8	16	2
9	16	2
10	15	2
11	15	2
12	15	2
13	15	2
14	15	2
15	15	2
16	15	2
17	15	2
18	15	2
19	15	2
20	15	2
21	15	2
22	16	2
23	16	2
24	16	2
25	16	2
26	16	2
27	16	2
28	16	2
29	16	2
30	16	3
31	16	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	81	19
2	81	19
3	81	19
4	82	18
5	82	18
6	82	18
7	82	18
8	82	18
9	82	18
10	82	18
11	82	18
12	82	18
13	82	18
14	82	18
15	82	18
16	83	17
17	83	17
18	83	17
19	83	17
20	84	16
21	84	16
22	83	17
23	83	17
24	83	17
25	83	17
26	83	17
27	83	17
28	83	17
29	82	18
30	82	18
31	81	19

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	4	0
2	4	0
3	4	0
4	4	0
5	4	0
6	4	0
7	5	0
8	5	0
9	5	0
10	5	1
11	6	1
12	6	1
13	6	1
14	6	1
15	6	1
16	6	1
17	6	2
18	6	2
19	6	2
20	7	2
21	7	2
22	7	2
23	7	2
24	7	2
25	7	2
26	7	2
27	7	2
28	8	2
29	8	2
30	8	2
31	8	2

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	2
2	16	2
3	16	2
4	16	2
5	16	2
6	16	2
7	16	2
8	16	2
9	16	2
10	15	2
11	15	2
12	15	2
13	15	2
14	15	2
15	15	2
16	15	2
17	15	2
18	15	2
19	15	2
20	15	2
21	15	2
22	16	2
23	16	2
24	16	2
25	16	2
26	16	2
27	16	2
28	16	2
29	16	2
30	16	3
31	16	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	81	19
2	81	19
3	81	19
4	82	18
5	82	18
6	82	18
7	82	18
8	82	18
9	82	18
10	82	18
11	82	18
12	82	18
13	82	18
14	82	18
15	82	18
16	83	17
17	83	17
18	83	17
19	83	17
20	84	16
21	84	16
22	83	17
23	83	17
24	83	17
25	83	17
26	83	17
27	83	17
28	83	17
29	82	18
30	82	18
31	81	19

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	4	0
2	4	0
3	4	0
4	4	0
5	4	0
6	4	0
7	5	0
8	5	0
9	5	0
10	5	1
11	6	1
12	6	1
13	6	1
14	6	1
15	6	1
16	6	1
17	6	2
18	6	2
19	6	2
20	7	2
21	7	2
22	7	2
23	7	2
24	7	2
25	7	2
26	7	2
27	7	2
28	8	2
29	8	2
30	8	2
31	8	2

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	2
2	16	2
3	16	2
4	16	2
5	16	2
6	16	2
7	16	2
8	16	2
9	16	2
10	15	2
11	15	2
12	15	2
13	15	2
14	15	2
15	15	2
16	15	2
17	15	2
18	15	2
19	15	2
20	15	2
21	15	2
22	16	2
23	16	2
24	16	2
25	16	2
26	16	2
27	16	2
28	16	2
29	16	2
30	16	3
31	16	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	81	19
2	81	19
3	81	19
4	82	18
5	82	18
6	82	18
7	82	18
8	82	18
9	82	18
10	82	18
11	82	18
12	82	18
13	82	18
14	82	18
15	82	18
16	83	17
17	83	17
18	83	17
19	83	17
20	84	16
21	84	16
22	83	17
23	83	17
24	83	17
25	83	17
26	83	17
27	83	17
28	83	17
29	82	18
30	82	18
31	81	19

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	4	0
2	4	0
3	4	0
4	4	0
5	4	0
6	4	0
7	5	0
8	5	0
9	5	0
10	5	1
11	6	1
12	6	1
13	6	1
14	6	1
15	6	1
16	6	1
17	6	2
18	6	2
19	6	2
20	7	2
21	7	2
22	7	2
23	7	2
24	7	2
25	7	2
26	7	2
27	7	2
28	8	2
29	8	2
30	8	2
31	8	2

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100