Ouezzane weather in January

In January, Ouezzane sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 97 mm of precipitation across 8.8 wet days and about 9.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 42 min at the start of January to 10 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Ouezzane's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ouezzane's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
97 mm
8.8 wet days
Daylight
9 h 54 min
7:34 AM – 5:29 PM
Cloud cover
50%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
2.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Ouezzane is city in Morocco.

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

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month.

A typical January day in Ouezzane reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

10°15°20°25°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1177
2177
3177
4177
5177
6177
7177
8177
9177
10177
11176
12176
13176
14166
15166
16166
17166
18166
19166
20166
21166
22166
23166
24167
25167
26167
27167
28177
29177
30177
31177

How January really feels in Ouezzane

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.

Ouezzane weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 978.89.95.6
Feb18° / 79810.76.2
Mar20° / 878.811.76.7
Apr22° / 11°749.212.87.0
May26° / 14°436.913.87.4
Jun30° / 17°112.314.36.3
Jul33° / 19°10.414.14.6
Aug33° / 20°30.613.34.5
Sep30° / 18°253.712.26.1
Oct26° / 15°807.611.17.3
Nov21° / 11°1098.610.26.8
Dec18° / 1199.39.76.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25743
35743
45644
55743
65743
75644
85644
95644
105644
115545
125545
135545
145545
155545
165446
175446
185446
195446
205446
215446
225446
235446
245446
255446
265446
275446
285446
295446
305446
315446

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Ouezzane gets around 97 mm of rain and snow over 8.8 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 29% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
127
226
326
426
526
626
726
825
926
1026
1126
1226
1327
1428
1528
1629
1730
1830
1931
2031
2131
2232
2332
2432
2532
2632
2732
2832
2932
3031
3131

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19541
29541
39640
49730
59730
69730
79730
89820
99820
109820
119820
129820
139820
149910
159910
169910
179910
189910
199910
209910
219910
229910
239910
249910
259910
269910
279820
289820
299820
309820
319820

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 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 42 min at the start of January to 10 h 12 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 7:34 AM to 7:28 AM, and sunset from 5:17 PM to 5:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.77:345:17
29.77:355:17
39.77:355:18
49.77:355:19
59.77:355:19
69.87:355:20
79.87:355:21
89.87:355:22
99.87:355:23
109.87:355:23
119.87:355:24
129.87:355:25
139.97:355:26
149.97:355:27
159.97:355:28
169.97:345:29
179.97:345:30
189.97:345:31
1910.07:345:31
2010.07:335:32
2110.07:335:33
2210.07:335:34
2310.07:325:35
2410.17:325:36
2510.17:315:37
2610.17:315:38
2710.17:305:39
2810.27:305:40
2910.27:295:41
3010.27:295:42
3110.27:285:43

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.44 kWh/m² to a high of 7.7 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.73 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.5Moderate
22.5Moderate
32.5Moderate
42.6Moderate
52.6Moderate
62.6Moderate
72.6Moderate
82.6Moderate
92.6Moderate
102.6Moderate
112.7Moderate
122.7Moderate
132.7Moderate
142.7Moderate
152.7Moderate
162.7Moderate
172.7Moderate
182.8Moderate
192.8Moderate
202.8Moderate
212.8Moderate
222.8Moderate
232.9Moderate
242.9Moderate
252.9Moderate
262.9Moderate
273.0Moderate
283.0Moderate
293.0Moderate
303.1Moderate
313.1Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Ouezzane

In seasonPeak

In January, Ouezzane sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Ouezzane's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

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

Is January a good time to visit Ouezzane?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
1.1
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Ouezzane for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ouezzane in January

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

In January, Ouezzane sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Ouezzane in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ouezzane peaks around July 18 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 18UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Ouezzane 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 Ouezzane is worst in February — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (June, 16 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateFeb 1329 µg/m³Jun 1416 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan27Moderate
Feb29Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec26Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ouezzane?

Ouezzane sits at 34.8°N, 5.6°W, 306 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Souk et Tnine Jorf el Mellah, 34 km away.

Topography around Ouezzane

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ouezzane has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 422 m around an average of 313 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 629 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,138 m.

The land around Ouezzane is covered by grassland (42%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, grassland (38%), cropland (30%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (41%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
422 m
16 km
629 m
80 km
2,138 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Souk et Tnine Jorf el Mellah 34 km · Ksar El Kebir 37 km · Souq Larb’a al Gharb 41 km · Souk El Arbaa 41 km · Mechraa Bel Ksiri 42 km · Lalla Mimouna 45 km · Chefchaouen 50 km · Karia Ba Mohamed 58 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 Ouezzane (34.7958°, -5.5785°, elevation 306 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).