Outat Oulad Al Haj weather in December

In December, Outat Oulad Al Haj sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 10 mm of precipitation across 2.7 wet days and about 9.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 8th-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 60% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 hours at the start of December to 9 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Outat Oulad Al Haj's 6th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Outat Oulad Al Haj's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
11th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
10 mm
2.7 wet days
Daylight
9 h 48 min
7:17 AM – 5:05 PM
Cloud cover
34%
6th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month.

A typical December day in Outat Oulad Al Haj reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1165
2165
3165
4165
5165
6164
7164
8164
9164
10164
11164
12164
13164
14164
15164
16164
17164
18164
19164
20164
21164
22164
23164
24164
25164
26164
27163
28163
29163
30153
31153

How December really feels in Outat Oulad Al Haj

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December 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

December sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Outat Oulad Al Haj weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 112.9105.7
Feb17° / 122.810.86.7
Mar20° / 154.311.77.5
Apr23° / 10°173.912.88.2
May27° / 14°163.213.77.5
Jun32° / 18°8214.25.0
Jul36° / 22°20.5142.4
Aug35° / 22°5113.22.9
Sep31° / 18°81.912.26.0
Oct25° / 13°152.911.28.2
Nov19° / 142.810.37.5
Dec16° / 102.79.86.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17525
27624
37525
47525
57624
67624
77624
87624
97624
107624
117624
127525
137525
147525
157525
167426
177525
187525
197426
207525
217525
227525
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287624
297624
307624
317624

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Outat Oulad Al Haj gets around 10 mm of rain and snow over 2.7 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 9% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
111
211
310
410
510
610
710
810
910
1010
1110
1210
1310
1410
1510
1610
179
189
199
209
219
228
238
248
257
267
277
287
297
307
317

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 6 km/h in December.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 hours at the start of December to 9 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:06 AM to 7:23 AM, and sunset from 5:03 PM to 5:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.07:065:03
29.97:075:03
39.97:085:03
49.97:085:03
59.97:095:03
69.97:105:03
79.97:115:03
89.97:125:03
99.97:125:03
109.87:135:04
119.87:145:04
129.87:145:04
139.87:155:04
149.87:165:04
159.87:165:05
169.87:175:05
179.87:175:05
189.87:185:06
199.87:195:06
209.87:195:07
219.87:205:07
229.87:205:07
239.87:215:08
249.87:215:08
259.87:215:09
269.87:225:10
279.87:225:10
289.87:225:11
299.87:235:11
309.87:235:12
319.87:235:13

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 3.27 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.27 kWh/m² to a high of 7.83 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 3.27 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.4Moderate
23.4Moderate
33.3Moderate
43.3Moderate
53.3Moderate
63.3Moderate
73.3Moderate
83.3Moderate
93.3Moderate
103.3Moderate
113.3Moderate
123.3Moderate
133.2Moderate
143.2Moderate
153.2Moderate
163.2Moderate
173.2Moderate
183.2Moderate
193.2Moderate
203.2Moderate
213.2Moderate
223.3Moderate
233.3Moderate
243.3Moderate
253.3Moderate
263.3Moderate
273.3Moderate
283.3Moderate
293.3Moderate
303.4Moderate
313.4Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Outat Oulad Al Haj

In seasonPeak

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

Outat Oulad Al Haj sees seasonal dust haze (June–August), heaviest in July.

Dust
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Feb
Mar
Apr
May
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Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
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Dec

Is December a good time to visit Outat Oulad Al Haj?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.6
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Outat Oulad Al Haj for sightseeing.

What to pack for Outat Oulad Al Haj in December

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

In December, Outat Oulad Al Haj sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer.

a warm layer

UV index in Outat Oulad Al Haj in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December 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 Outat Oulad Al Haj peaks around August 11 at about 10 (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 highModerateAug 11UV 10Dec 17UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Outat Oulad Al Haj in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where December falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Outat Oulad Al Haj is worst in August — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 5.3× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodAug 1430 µg/m³Dec 186 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb16Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug31Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Outat Oulad Al Haj?

Outat Oulad Al Haj sits at 33.3°N, 3.7°W, 771 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Missour, 42 km away.

TazaTahlaGuercifSefrouMideltImouzzer Kandar

Topography around Outat Oulad Al Haj

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Outat Oulad Al Haj.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Outat Oulad Al Haj has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m around an average of 785 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 491 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,896 m.

The land around Outat Oulad Al Haj is covered by bare terrain (62%) within 3 km, bare terrain (88%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (52%) and grassland (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
72 m
16 km
491 m
80 km
2,896 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: Missour 42 km · Ribat Al Khayr 84 km · Taza 100 km · Tahla 103 km · Guercif 103 km · Sefrou 117 km · Midelt 122 km · Imouzzer Kandar 128 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 Outat Oulad Al Haj (33.345°, -3.7039°, elevation 771 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).