Souk et Tnine Jorf el Mellah in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Souk et Tnine Jorf el Mellah sees average daytime highs around 18°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 210 mm of rain over about 24 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 18°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Souk et Tnine Jorf el Mellah's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Souk et Tnine Jorf el Mellah's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
18°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
8°C
Rainfall
210 mm
24 wet days
Avg wind
8 km/h
Travel score
6.3
3rd-best season
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Souk et Tnine Jorf el Mellah in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 18°C.

A typical winter day in Souk et Tnine Jorf el Mellah reaches about 18°C and drops to 8°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Souk et Tnine Jorf el Mellah

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

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

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

Souk et Tnine Jorf el Mellah 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 698.2106.0
Feb19° / 607.310.76.5
Mar21° / 10°637.911.77.0
Apr23° / 12°54812.87.3
May27° / 15°346.213.87.2
Jun31° / 18°92.214.35.8
Jul34° / 20°20.314.14.2
Aug34° / 21°30.913.34.1
Sep31° / 19°213.812.25.7
Oct27° / 16°616.911.17.1
Nov22° / 12°79810.27.1
Dec18° / 808.39.76.4

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Souk et Tnine Jorf el Mellah gets around 210 mm of rain over 24 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 8 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 54 min in early December to 11 h 12 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 3.0 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Souk et Tnine Jorf el Mellah

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None of Souk et Tnine Jorf el Mellah's seasonal hazards peak in winter. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.

Souk et Tnine Jorf el Mellah sees seasonal dust haze (July–August), heaviest in July.

Dust
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Is winter a good time to visit Souk et Tnine Jorf el Mellah?

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.

6.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
2.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a reasonable time to visit Souk et Tnine Jorf el Mellah for sightseeing.

What to pack for Souk et Tnine Jorf el Mellah in Winter

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

In winter, Souk et Tnine Jorf el Mellah sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 24 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Souk et Tnine Jorf el Mellah in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Souk et Tnine Jorf el Mellah peaks around July 18 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 18UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar7Very high
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Souk et Tnine Jorf el Mellah 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 Souk et Tnine Jorf el Mellah is worst in February — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (June, 16 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateFeb 1329 µg/m³Jun 1416 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan27Moderate
Feb29Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec26Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Souk et Tnine Jorf el Mellah?

Souk et Tnine Jorf el Mellah sits at 34.5°N, 5.5°W, 76 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Karia Ba Mohamed, 30 km away.

Topography around Souk et Tnine Jorf el Mellah

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Souk et Tnine Jorf el Mellah.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Souk et Tnine Jorf el Mellah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 121 m around an average of 72 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 514 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,138 m.

The land around Souk et Tnine Jorf el Mellah is covered by cropland (52%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, cropland (65%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and cropland (50%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
121 m
16 km
514 m
80 km
2,138 m
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Winter weather nearby: Karia Ba Mohamed 30 km · Ouezzane 34 km · Sidi Kacem 35 km · Mechraa Bel Ksiri 42 km · Sidi Slimane 46 km · Souk El Arbaa 50 km · Souq Larb’a al Gharb 50 km · Ouislane 64 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 Souk et Tnine Jorf el Mellah (34.4916°, -5.5085°, elevation 76 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.