Ouislane in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Ouislane sees average daytime highs around 17°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 164 mm of rain over about 23 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 17°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
17°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
7°C
Rainfall
164 mm
23 wet days
Avg wind
7 km/h
Travel score
6.1
3rd-best season
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Ouislane 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 Ouislane reaches about 17°C and drops to 7°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Ouislane

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.

Ouislane 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
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 Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Ouislane gets around 164 mm of rain over 23 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 7 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 54 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 3.2 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Ouislane

In seasonPeak

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

Ouislane 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 Ouislane?

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.

6.1
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
1.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a reasonable time to visit Ouislane for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ouislane in Winter

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

In winter, Ouislane sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 23 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Ouislane in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 3. 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 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 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
Winter 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.