Tinerhir weather in January

In January, Tinerhir sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 11 mm of precipitation across 2 wet days and about 10.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 13°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 hours at the start of January to 10 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Tinerhir's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tinerhir's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
11 mm
2 wet days
Daylight
10 h 12 min
7:27 AM – 5:36 PM
Cloud cover
28%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 13°C through the month.

A typical January day in Tinerhir reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1142
2142
3141
4141
5141
6141
7131
8131
9131
10131
11131
12131
13131
14131
15131
16131
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22131
23131
24131
25131
26131
27131
28141
29141
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31141

How January really feels in Tinerhir

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 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
31
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Tinerhir weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 112110.24.9
Feb15° / 152.40.610.85.7
Mar18° / 132.80.111.87.3
Apr22° / 10°122.3012.78.3
May26° / 14°112.1013.68.2
Jun31° / 18°71.70145.9
Jul34° / 21°20.2013.83.9
Aug33° / 21°61.2013.14.5
Sep28° / 17°112.3012.27.1
Oct23° / 12°223.1011.28.2
Nov17° / 162.20.110.47.0
Dec14° / 91.70.2105.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18020
27921
37921
48020
58020
67921
77822
87822
97822
107822
117822
127822
137822
147921
157921
167921
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308119
318119

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Tinerhir gets around 11 mm of rain and snow over 2 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 6% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
141
241
341
441
542
642
752
852
953
1053
1163
1263
1363
1474
1574
1674
1774
1874
1974
2074
2184
2284
2384
2484
2584
2684
2784
2884
2984
3084
3184

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 (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

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
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 hours at the start of January to 10 h 30 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 7:26 AM to 7:22 AM, and sunset from 5:25 PM to 5:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.07:265:25
210.07:265:25
310.07:265:26
410.07:275:27
510.07:275:27
610.07:275:28
710.07:275:29
810.07:275:30
910.17:275:30
1010.17:275:31
1110.17:275:32
1210.17:275:33
1310.17:275:34
1410.17:275:34
1510.17:275:35
1610.27:275:36
1710.27:275:37
1810.27:265:38
1910.27:265:39
2010.27:265:40
2110.27:265:40
2210.37:255:41
2310.37:255:42
2410.37:255:43
2510.37:245:44
2610.37:245:45
2710.47:245:46
2810.47:235:47
2910.47:235:47
3010.47:225:48
3110.57:225:49

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.59 kWh/m² to a high of 7.9 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.99 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.7Moderate
23.7Moderate
33.7Moderate
43.8Moderate
53.8Moderate
63.8Moderate
73.8Moderate
83.8Moderate
93.8Moderate
103.8Moderate
113.9Moderate
123.9Moderate
133.9Moderate
143.9Moderate
153.9Moderate
164.0Moderate
174.0Moderate
184.0Bright
194.0Bright
204.1Bright
214.1Bright
224.1Bright
234.2Bright
244.2Bright
254.2Bright
264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.4Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Tinerhir

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is January a good time to visit Tinerhir?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Tinerhir for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tinerhir in January

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

In January, Tinerhir sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 1°C. Worth packing: a warm layer.

a warm layer

UV index in Tinerhir in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tinerhir peaks around July 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highExtremeVery highModerateJul 20UV 11Dec 16UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar9Very high
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Tinerhir 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 Tinerhir is worst in August — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.6× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodAug 1236 µg/m³Dec 177 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb16Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul34Moderate
Aug37Poor
Sep27Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tinerhir?

Tinerhir sits at 31.5°N, 5.5°W, 1,281 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Goulmima, 58 km away.

AzilalErrachidiaBeni MellalReçaniMoulay Ali CherifArfoud

Topography around Tinerhir

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tinerhir has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 140 m around an average of 1,292 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,615 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,106 m.

The land around Tinerhir is covered by bare terrain (62%) within 3 km, bare terrain (77%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (65%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
140 m
16 km
1,615 m
80 km
3,106 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Goulmima 58 km · Kelaat Mgouna 64 km · Azilal 110 km · Errachidia 114 km · Beni Mellal 120 km · Reçani 123 km · Moulay Ali Cherif 123 km · Arfoud 124 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 Tinerhir (31.5147°, -5.5328°, elevation 1,281 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).