Taounate weather in January

In January, Taounate sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 91 mm of rain across 8.8 wet days and about 9.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 42 min at the start of January to 10 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Taounate's 11th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Taounate's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
91 mm
8.8 wet days
Daylight
9 h 54 min
7:30 AM – 5:26 PM
Cloud cover
48%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
2.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Taounate is City 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 16°C through the month.

A typical January day in Taounate reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

10°15°20°25°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1177
2177
3177
4177
5177
6177
7177
8177
9177
10177
11167
12167
13167
14167
15167
16167
17167
18167
19167
20167
21167
22167
23167
24167
25167
26167
27167
28167
29167
30177
31177

How January really feels in Taounate

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

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

Taounate weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan16° / 918.89.95.5
Feb18° / 767.810.76.2
Mar20° / 10°838.411.76.9
Apr23° / 12°738.712.87.1
May27° / 15°396.113.87.3
Jun32° / 18°112.214.35.3
Jul36° / 21°20.814.12.9
Aug36° / 22°41.113.32.9
Sep31° / 19°193.512.25.5
Oct26° / 16°687.111.17.3
Nov20° / 11°1098.710.26.7
Dec17° / 10599.76.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% 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 44%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25842
35842
45842
55842
65842
75842
85842
95842
105743
115743
125644
135644
145644
155545
165545
175545
185545
195545
205446
215446
225446
235446
245545
255545
265545
275545
285644
295644
305644
315644

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Taounate gets around 91 mm of rain over 8.8 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 29% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
126
226
326
426
526
626
726
826
926
1026
1126
1227
1327
1428
1529
1629
1729
1830
1930
2031
2131
2231
2331
2431
2531
2631
2731
2831
2930
3030
3130

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1973
2982
3982
4982
5982
6982
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
221000
231000
241000
251000
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991
31991

Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 42 min at the start of January to 10 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:30 AM to 7:24 AM, and sunset from 5:13 PM to 5:40 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.77:305:13
29.77:305:14
39.77:305:15
49.87:315:16
59.87:315:16
69.87:315:17
79.87:315:18
89.87:315:19
99.87:315:20
109.87:315:20
119.87:315:21
129.97:315:22
139.97:315:23
149.97:305:24
159.97:305:25
169.97:305:26
179.97:305:26
1810.07:305:27
1910.07:295:28
2010.07:295:29
2110.07:295:30
2210.07:285:31
2310.17:285:32
2410.17:285:33
2510.17:275:34
2610.17:275:35
2710.27:265:36
2810.27:265:37
2910.27:255:38
3010.27:245:39
3110.37:245:40

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.58 kWh/m² to a high of 7.83 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.87 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.7Moderate
22.7Moderate
32.7Moderate
42.7Moderate
52.7Moderate
62.7Moderate
72.8Moderate
82.8Moderate
92.8Moderate
102.8Moderate
112.8Moderate
122.8Moderate
132.8Moderate
142.8Moderate
152.9Moderate
162.9Moderate
172.9Moderate
182.9Moderate
192.9Moderate
202.9Moderate
212.9Moderate
223.0Moderate
233.0Moderate
243.0Moderate
253.0Moderate
263.1Moderate
273.1Moderate
283.1Moderate
293.2Moderate
303.2Moderate
313.3Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Taounate

In seasonPeak

In January, Taounate sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Taounate's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Rainy season
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Taounate?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
1.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Taounate for sightseeing.

What to pack for Taounate in January

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

In January, Taounate sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Taounate in January

The nearest coast averages about 16°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 70 km away) is warmest in August at about 24°C and coldest in February near 16°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 11 to Oct 21 — about 4.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan16Cool
Feb16Cool
Mar16Cool
Apr17Cool
May18Cool
Jun20Refreshing
Jul23Refreshing
Aug24Refreshing
Sep22Refreshing
Oct20Refreshing
Nov18Cool
Dec17Cool

UV index in Taounate in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Taounate peaks around July 18 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 18UV 11Dec 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Taounate 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 Taounate is worst in August — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateAug 1621 µg/m³Jun 1515 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Taounate?

Taounate sits at 34.5°N, 4.6°W, 600 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Karia Ba Mohamed, 56 km away.

Topography around Taounate

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Taounate has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 513 m around an average of 410 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,434 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,426 m.

The land around Taounate is covered by cropland (34%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, cropland (41%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and grassland (46%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
513 m
16 km
1,434 m
80 km
2,426 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Karia Ba Mohamed 56 km · Tahla 58 km · Fès al Bali 59 km · New Fes 63 km · Fez 65 km · Taza 68 km · Oulad Tayeb 73 km · Ras el Ma 75 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 Taounate (34.5366°, -4.6401°, elevation 600 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).