Ouislane weather in January

In January, Ouislane sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 56 mm of rain across 7.7 wet days and about 10 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-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 45% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 48 min at the start of January to 10 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Ouislane's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ouislane's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
56 mm
7.7 wet days
Daylight
10 hours
7:32 AM – 5:30 PM
Cloud cover
44%
7th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
3.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
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 Ouislane reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°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
2176
3176
4176
5176
6176
7176
8176
9176
10176
11176
12166
13166
14166
15166
16166
17166
18166
19166
20166
21166
22166
23166
24166
25166
26166
27166
28166
29166
30176
31176

How January really feels in Ouislane

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.

Ouislane 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
Jan16° / 567.7105.7
Feb18° / 527.510.76.3
Mar20° / 588.211.76.8
Apr22° / 11°54812.87.2
May26° / 14°396.613.77.4
Jun30° / 17°122.414.26.1
Jul34° / 20°30.6144.2
Aug34° / 20°41.613.34.1
Sep30° / 18°233.812.26.1
Oct26° / 15°556.711.17.4
Nov21° / 10°667.710.27.0
Dec18° / 557.59.86.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26337
36436
46337
56337
66337
76337
86337
96238
106238
116238
126238
136238
146139
156139
166139
176040
186040
196139
206040
216040
226040
236040
246040
256040
266040
276040
286040
296040
306040
316040

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Ouislane gets around 56 mm of rain over 7.7 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 25% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
120
220
320
420
521
621
721
821
922
1022
1123
1224
1324
1425
1526
1626
1727
1827
1928
2028
2128
2229
2329
2429
2529
2629
2729
2828
2928
3028
3127

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2982
3982
4982
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
27991
28991
29991
30991
31991

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
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 48 min at the start of January to 10 h 18 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 7:32 AM to 7:26 AM, and sunset from 5:18 PM to 5:45 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.87:325:18
29.87:325:19
39.87:325:20
49.87:325:21
59.87:325:21
69.87:335:22
79.87:335:23
89.97:335:24
99.97:335:24
109.97:335:25
119.97:335:26
129.97:335:27
139.97:325:28
149.97:325:29
1510.07:325:30
1610.07:325:30
1710.07:325:31
1810.07:325:32
1910.07:315:33
2010.17:315:34
2110.17:315:35
2210.17:305:36
2310.17:305:37
2410.17:305:38
2510.27:295:39
2610.27:295:40
2710.27:285:41
2810.27:285:42
2910.37:275:43
3010.37:275:44
3110.37:265:45

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.73 kWh/m² to a high of 7.7 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 3.03 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.8Moderate
22.8Moderate
32.9Moderate
42.9Moderate
52.9Moderate
62.9Moderate
72.9Moderate
82.9Moderate
92.9Moderate
102.9Moderate
112.9Moderate
123.0Moderate
133.0Moderate
143.0Moderate
153.0Moderate
163.0Moderate
173.0Moderate
183.0Moderate
193.1Moderate
203.1Moderate
213.1Moderate
223.1Moderate
233.1Moderate
243.2Moderate
253.2Moderate
263.2Moderate
273.3Moderate
283.3Moderate
293.4Moderate
303.4Moderate
313.4Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Ouislane

In seasonPeak

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

Ouislane 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 Ouislane?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
1.1
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Ouislane for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ouislane in January

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

In January, Ouislane sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Ouislane in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks 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 Ouislane peaks around July 19 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 19UV 11Dec 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Ouislane 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 Ouislane is worst in August — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateAug 1725 µg/m³Jun 1618 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ouislane?

Ouislane sits at 33.9°N, 5.5°W, 537 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Meknes, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Ouislane

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ouislane has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 166 m around an average of 511 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 883 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,137 m.

The land around Ouislane is covered by grassland (26%), cropland (25%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, cropland (50%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (47%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
166 m
16 km
883 m
80 km
2,137 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Meknes 6.0 km · Douar Toulal 10 km · Sabaa Aiyoun 11 km · Aïn Taoujdat 26 km · El Hajeb 27 km · Agouraï 33 km · Ras el Ma 37 km · Sidi Kacem 40 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 Ouislane (33.9141°, -5.4897°, elevation 537 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).