Sidi Ifni weather in January

In January, Sidi Ifni sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 20 mm of rain across 3.5 wet days and about 10.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 06 min at the start of January to 10 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Sidi Ifni's 2nd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sidi Ifni's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
11th warmest
Overnight low
15°
1st coldest
Rainfall
20 mm
3.5 wet days
Daylight
10 h 18 min
7:41 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
32%
2nd clearest
Wind
15 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
3.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Sidi Ifni is city in Guelmim-Oued Noun, Morocco.

Founded
1934

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 18°C through the month.

A typical January day in Sidi Ifni reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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Sidi Ifni weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 15°203.510.37.0
Feb18° / 15°223.110.97.1
Mar18° / 16°213.711.87.3
Apr18° / 16°102.512.77.4
May19° / 17°51.113.57.8
Jun20° / 18°20.613.88.1
Jul21° / 19°10.113.78.4
Aug22° / 20°10.213.18.5
Sep22° / 20°40.612.28.4
Oct21° / 19°132.211.38.0
Nov20° / 18°283.510.57.7
Dec19° / 16°253.710.27.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Sidi Ifni gets around 20 mm of rain over 3.5 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 11% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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2012
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3113

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 85% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
172253
274242
375232
476222
577212
678202
779192
881181
983161
1084151
1185141
1286131
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Wind in January

Winds average 15 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 06 min at the start of January to 10 h 36 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 7:39 AM to 7:36 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 6:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.45 kWh/m² to a high of 7.35 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.81 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
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224.0Moderate
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244.0Bright
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274.1Bright
284.1Bright
294.2Bright
304.2Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Sidi Ifni

In seasonPeak

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

Sidi Ifni 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 Sidi Ifni?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
2.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Sidi Ifni for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Sidi Ifni in January

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

In January, Sidi Ifni sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 15°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 4 days see rain.

Sea temperature near Sidi Ifni in January

The nearest coast averages about 18°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 20 km away) is warmest in September at about 21°C and coldest in February near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 21 to Oct 30 — about 3.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

16°18°20°22°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan18Cool
Feb17Cool
Mar17Cool
Apr18Cool
May18Cool
Jun19Cool
Jul20Cool
Aug21Refreshing
Sep21Refreshing
Oct21Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec18Cool

UV index in Sidi Ifni in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sidi Ifni peaks around June 20 at about 11 (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.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5High
Mar8Very high
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov4Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Sidi Ifni 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 Sidi Ifni is worst in February — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (June, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodFeb 1616 µg/m³Jun 138 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb16Moderate
Mar12Good
Apr10Good
May8Good
Jun8Good
Jul9Good
Aug10Good
Sep8Good
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Sidi Ifni?

Sidi Ifni sits at 29.4°N, 10.2°W, 44 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Guelmim, 45 km away.

AssaBen JerrarTine BiougraLqoliaaInezgane

Topography around Sidi Ifni

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sidi Ifni has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 375 m around an average of 62 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 862 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,414 m.

The land around Sidi Ifni is covered by water (41%), grassland (24%) and shrubs (20%) within 3 km, water (50%) and shrubs (30%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (33%), water (32%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
375 m
16 km
862 m
80 km
1,414 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Guelmim 45 km · Bou Izakarn 50 km · Tiznit 55 km · Assa 112 km · Ben Jerrar 117 km · Tine Biougra 120 km · Lqoliaa 123 km · Inezgane 125 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 Sidi Ifni (29.3798°, -10.173°, elevation 44 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).