Setti Fatma weather in January

In January, Setti Fatma sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near -0°C, with 32 mm of precipitation across 5.2 wet days and about 10.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 11°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 hours at the start of January to 10 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Setti Fatma's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Setti Fatma's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-0°
1st coldest
Precipitation
32 mm
5.2 wet days
Daylight
10 h 12 min
7:35 AM – 5:45 PM
Cloud cover
34%
1st clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Setti Fatma is rural commune 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 11°C through the month.

A typical January day in Setti Fatma reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to -0°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1121
2120
3120
4120
5110
6110
7110
8110
9110
10110
11110
12110
13110
14110
15110
16110
17110
18110
19110
20100
21100
22100
23110
24110
25110
26110
27110
28110
29110
30110
31110

How January really feels in Setti Fatma

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 24 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
24
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Setti Fatma weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / -0°325.23.310.23.2
Feb12° / 447.2310.93.5
Mar14° / 619.82.411.84.4
Apr17° / 6311.20.712.75.3
May20° / 5811.50.113.66.3
Jun24° / 12°368.40147.5
Jul28° / 15°227.5013.87.1
Aug27° / 15°5011.5013.16.7
Sep23° / 12°6510.5012.27.0
Oct19° / 579.50.111.26.4
Nov14° / 456.3110.44.9
Dec12° / 305.21.4103.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 27%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17525
27525
37525
47525
57525
67426
77525
87525
97525
107426
117426
127426
137426
147327
157327
167327
177426
187426
197327
207327
217327
227327
237228
247129
257129
267129
277129
287030
296931
307030
317030

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Setti Fatma gets around 32 mm of rain and snow over 5.2 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 17% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1135
2146
3146
4146
5147
6147
7148
8158
9158
10159
11169
121610
131610
141710
151711
161711
171811
181811
191812
201912
211912
221912
231913
242013
252013
262013
272113
282112
292112
302112
312112

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.

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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 January

Winds average 5 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 hours at the start of January to 10 h 30 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 7:30 AM, and sunset from 5:34 PM to 5:58 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.07:345:34
210.07:345:35
310.07:345:35
410.07:345:36
510.07:355:37
610.07:355:37
710.17:355:38
810.17:355:39
910.17:355:40
1010.17:355:40
1110.17:355:41
1210.17:355:42
1310.17:355:43
1410.17:355:44
1510.27:355:44
1610.27:355:45
1710.27:355:46
1810.27:345:47
1910.27:345:48
2010.27:345:49
2110.37:345:50
2210.37:335:50
2310.37:335:51
2410.37:335:52
2510.37:325:53
2610.47:325:54
2710.47:325:55
2810.47:315:56
2910.47:315:57
3010.57:305:57
3110.57:305:58

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.43 kWh/m² to a high of 7.63 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.8 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.5Moderate
23.6Moderate
33.6Moderate
43.6Moderate
53.6Moderate
63.6Moderate
73.6Moderate
83.6Moderate
93.6Moderate
103.7Moderate
113.7Moderate
123.7Moderate
133.7Moderate
143.7Moderate
153.8Moderate
163.8Moderate
173.8Moderate
183.8Moderate
193.8Moderate
203.9Moderate
213.9Moderate
223.9Moderate
233.9Moderate
244.0Moderate
254.0Moderate
264.0Bright
274.0Bright
284.1Bright
294.1Bright
304.1Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Setti Fatma

In seasonPeak

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

Setti Fatma 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 Setti Fatma?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Setti Fatma.

What to pack for Setti Fatma in January

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

In January, Setti Fatma sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near -0°C. Pack a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Setti Fatma in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Setti Fatma peaks around July 19 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highModerateJul 19UV 12Dec 16UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb5High
Mar9Very high
Apr11Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Setti Fatma 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 Setti Fatma is worst in August — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodAug 1426 µg/m³Dec 1611 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Setti Fatma?

Setti Fatma sits at 31.2°N, 7.7°W, 1,434 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Asni, 29 km away.

Topography around Setti Fatma

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Setti Fatma has very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,961 m around an average of 1,935 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,982 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,782 m.

The land around Setti Fatma is covered by grassland (57%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, grassland (52%) and bare terrain (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (43%) and bare terrain (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,961 m
16 km
2,982 m
80 km
3,782 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Asni 29 km · Ait Ourir 38 km · Méchouar-Kasba 51 km · Amizmiz 53 km · Marrakesh 55 km · Tamallalt 68 km · Tamansourt 72 km · Laâttaouia 76 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 Setti Fatma (31.2251°, -7.6775°, elevation 1,434 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).