Sefrou weather in January

In January, Sefrou sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 51 mm of precipitation across 8 wet days and about 10 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 14°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% 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 Sefrou's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sefrou's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
51 mm
8 wet days
Daylight
10 hours
7:29 AM – 5:28 PM
Cloud cover
42%
5th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
3.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Sefrou is city in Morocco.

Density
8,308/km²
people per km²

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 14°C through the month.

A typical January day in Sefrou reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

-5°10°15°20°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1154
2154
3153
4153
5143
6143
7143
8143
9143
10143
11143
12143
13143
14143
15143
16143
17143
18143
19133
20133
21133
22133
23133
24133
25143
26143
27143
28143
29143
30143
31143

How January really feels in Sefrou

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.

Sefrou weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 5182.2104.4
Feb15° / 578.71.710.74.8
Mar17° / 6810.90.711.75.7
Apr19° / 7911.50.112.86.1
May23° / 11°7111.3013.76.8
Jun27° / 15°306.3014.27.1
Jul31° / 18°133.50145.3
Aug31° / 18°226013.35.0
Sep27° / 15°518.9012.26.8
Oct23° / 11°678.40.111.17.2
Nov18° / 608.30.410.26.0
Dec15° / 5080.99.85.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26733
36733
46733
56535
66535
76535
86337
96337
106139
116139
126040
136040
145941
155941
165941
175941
185842
195941
206040
216040
226040
236139
246139
256139
266238
276139
286139
296139
306139
316238

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Sefrou gets around 51 mm of rain and snow over 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 26% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1223
2213
3214
4214
5224
6225
7225
8235
9236
10246
11247
12257
13267
14278
15278
16288
17288
18298
19298
20298
21298
22299
23299
24299
25299
26308
27298
28298
29298
30298
31298

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
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 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.

0246810151015202531
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 7:29 AM to 7:23 AM, and sunset from 5:16 PM to 5:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.87:295:16
29.87:295:17
39.87:295:17
49.87:295:18
59.87:305:19
69.87:305:20
79.87:305:20
89.97:305:21
99.97:305:22
109.97:305:23
119.97:305:24
129.97:305:25
139.97:305:25
149.97:305:26
1510.07:295:27
1610.07:295:28
1710.07:295:29
1810.07:295:30
1910.07:295:31
2010.17:285:32
2110.17:285:33
2210.17:285:33
2310.17:275:34
2410.17:275:35
2510.27:265:36
2610.27:265:37
2710.27:255:38
2810.27:255:39
2910.37:245:40
3010.37:245:41
3110.37:235:42

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.92 kWh/m² to a high of 7.47 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 3.25 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

01234151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.0Moderate
23.0Moderate
33.1Moderate
43.1Moderate
53.1Moderate
63.1Moderate
73.1Moderate
83.1Moderate
93.1Moderate
103.1Moderate
113.1Moderate
123.2Moderate
133.2Moderate
143.2Moderate
153.2Moderate
163.2Moderate
173.2Moderate
183.2Moderate
193.3Moderate
203.3Moderate
213.3Moderate
223.3Moderate
233.4Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.4Moderate
263.5Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.6Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.7Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Sefrou

In seasonPeak

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

Sefrou 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 Sefrou?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Sefrou for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sefrou in January

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

In January, Sefrou sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 3°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Sefrou 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 Sefrou 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 11 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
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Sefrou 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 Sefrou is worst in August — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 14 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateAug 1626 µg/m³Dec 1415 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sefrou?

Sefrou sits at 33.8°N, 4.8°W, 809 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Oulad Tayeb, 20 km away.

Topography around Sefrou

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sefrou has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 416 m around an average of 850 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,456 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,113 m.

The land around Sefrou is covered by grassland (44%) within 3 km, grassland (45%) and cropland (29%) within 16 km, and grassland (42%) and cropland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
416 m
16 km
1,456 m
80 km
3,113 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Oulad Tayeb 20 km · Imouzzer Kandar 20 km · Fez 27 km · Fès al Bali 29 km · Ras el Ma 29 km · New Fes 30 km · Aïn Taoujdat 37 km · Ribat Al Khayr 39 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 Sefrou (33.8319°, -4.828°, elevation 809 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).