Setti Fatma in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Setti Fatma sees average daytime highs around 12°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 106 mm of precipitation over about 18 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 12°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Setti Fatma's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Setti Fatma's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
12°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
1°C
Precipitation
106 mm
18 wet days
Avg wind
5 km/h
Travel score
3.5
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Setti Fatma in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 12°C.

A typical winter day in Setti Fatma reaches about 12°C and drops to 1°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Setti Fatma

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 41 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
41
wind chill below the day's low

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

Setti Fatma 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 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 Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Setti Fatma gets around 106 mm of rain and snow over 18 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 5 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 06 min in early December to 11 h 18 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 4.0 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Setti Fatma

In seasonPeak

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

Setti Fatma sees seasonal dust haze (July–August), heaviest in July.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
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Is winter a good time to visit Setti Fatma?

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.

3.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Setti Fatma in Winter

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

In winter, Setti Fatma sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Setti Fatma in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages 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 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 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
Winter 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.