Taourirt weather in January

In January, Taourirt sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 18 mm of rain across 4 wet days and about 10 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% 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 Taourirt's 6th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Taourirt's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
18 mm
4 wet days
Daylight
9 h 54 min
7:23 AM – 5:19 PM
Cloud cover
39%
6th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Taourirt 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 17°C through the month.

A typical January day in Taourirt reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1176
2176
3176
4176
5176
6176
7176
8176
9176
10176
11176
12176
13176
14176
15176
16176
17176
18176
19176
20176
21176
22176
23176
24176
25176
26177
27177
28177
29177
30187
31187

How January really feels in Taourirt

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.

Taourirt weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 184106.6
Feb19° / 194.110.77.2
Mar22° / 10°254.211.77.8
Apr24° / 12°193.912.88.2
May28° / 15°162.913.87.3
Jun32° / 19°4114.35.0
Jul36° / 22°10.214.12.7
Aug36° / 22°20.613.32.6
Sep32° / 19°92.312.25.2
Oct27° / 15°183.111.17.6
Nov21° / 11°254.310.27.7
Dec18° / 173.89.77.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27228
37228
47129
57030
67030
77030
87030
97030
106931
116931
126832
136832
146832
156832
166931
176931
186931
196931
207030
217030
227030
237030
247030
257129
267129
277129
287030
297129
307129
317129

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Taourirt gets around 18 mm of rain over 4 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 13% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
110
210
310
410
510
610
710
810
910
1011
1111
1212
1312
1413
1513
1614
1714
1815
1915
2015
2115
2215
2315
2415
2515
2615
2715
2815
2914
3014
3114

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 7:23 AM to 7:17 AM, and sunset from 5:07 PM to 5:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.77:235:07
29.77:235:08
39.87:235:08
49.87:235:09
59.87:235:10
69.87:235:10
79.87:235:11
89.87:245:12
99.87:245:13
109.87:245:14
119.97:235:15
129.97:235:15
139.97:235:16
149.97:235:17
159.97:235:18
169.97:235:19
1710.07:235:20
1810.07:225:21
1910.07:225:22
2010.07:225:23
2110.07:215:24
2210.17:215:24
2310.17:215:25
2410.17:205:26
2510.17:205:27
2610.17:195:28
2710.27:195:29
2810.27:185:30
2910.27:185:31
3010.27:175:32
3110.37:175:33

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.85 kWh/m² to a high of 7.65 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.19 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.0Moderate
23.0Moderate
33.0Moderate
43.0Moderate
53.0Moderate
63.0Moderate
73.0Moderate
83.0Moderate
93.1Moderate
103.1Moderate
113.1Moderate
123.1Moderate
133.1Moderate
143.1Moderate
153.1Moderate
163.2Moderate
173.2Moderate
183.2Moderate
193.2Moderate
203.2Moderate
213.3Moderate
223.3Moderate
233.3Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.4Moderate
263.4Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Taourirt

In seasonPeak

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

Taourirt 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 Taourirt?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
1.7
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Taourirt for sightseeing.

What to pack for Taourirt in January

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

In January, Taourirt sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Taourirt 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 Taourirt peaks around July 22 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highHighModerateJul 22UV 10Dec 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Taourirt 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 Taourirt is worst in February — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateFeb 2120 µg/m³Jun 1214 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Taourirt?

Taourirt sits at 34.4°N, 2.9°W, 394 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is El Aïoun, 41 km away.

Topography around Taourirt

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Taourirt has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 119 m around an average of 391 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,123 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,804 m.

The land around Taourirt is covered by grassland (28%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, grassland (59%) and bare terrain (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (50%) and bare terrain (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
119 m
16 km
1,123 m
80 km
1,804 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: El Aïoun 41 km · Guercif 47 km · Zaïo 61 km · Al Aaroui 68 km · Jerada 69 km · Selouane 74 km · Sidi Slimane Echcharaa 75 km · Driouch 77 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 Taourirt (34.4073°, -2.8973°, elevation 394 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. 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).