Tamansourt in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Tamansourt sees average daytime highs around 19°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 91 mm of rain over about 16 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 19°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Tamansourt's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Tamansourt's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
19°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
7°C
Rainfall
91 mm
16 wet days
Avg wind
8 km/h
Travel score
7.2
2nd-best season
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Tamansourt in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 19°C.

A typical winter day in Tamansourt reaches about 19°C and drops to 7°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Tamansourt

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.

Tamansourt 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
Jan18° / 335.410.27.0
Feb20° / 315.510.87.2
Mar23° / 10°406.311.87.7
Apr25° / 12°345.312.88.0
May28° / 15°174.213.67.0
Jun32° / 18°72.7145.1
Jul35° / 20°41.513.93.0
Aug35° / 20°7313.23.1
Sep31° / 18°122.812.25.5
Oct27° / 15°244.411.27.4
Nov22° / 10°355.210.47.8
Dec19° / 274.9107.3

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Tamansourt gets around 91 mm of rain over 16 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 10 h 06 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 3.7 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Tamansourt

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

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.

7.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
3.1
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is one of the better times to visit Tamansourt for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Tamansourt in Winter

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

In winter, Tamansourt sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 16 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Tamansourt in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages 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 Tamansourt peaks around July 19 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highModerateJul 19UV 11Dec 17UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar9Very high
Apr10Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Tamansourt 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 Tamansourt is worst in August — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (June, 14 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateAug 1424 µg/m³Jun 1114 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tamansourt?

Tamansourt sits at 31.8°N, 8.1°W, 380 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Marrakesh, 17 km away.

Topography around Tamansourt

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tamansourt has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m around an average of 388 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 609 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,977 m.

The land around Tamansourt is covered by bare terrain (62%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, bare terrain (54%) within 16 km, and cropland (40%), grassland (29%) and bare terrain (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
53 m
16 km
609 m
80 km
3,977 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
Winter weather nearby: Marrakesh 17 km · Méchouar-Kasba 21 km · Ait Ourir 47 km · Ben Guerir 56 km · Tamallalt 57 km · Asni 58 km · Echemmaia Est 61 km · Amizmiz 61 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 Tamansourt (31.755°, -8.11°, elevation 380 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.