Fès-Meknès · Morocco
Fez in January
In January, Fez averages a daytime high of 17 °C and a night-time low of 7 °C, with about 66 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Fez's most comfortable months, March to May, October and November.
- Average high
- 17 °C
- Average low
- 7 °C
- Rain in the month
- 66 mm
- Daylight on 15 Jan
- 10 h 10 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 183
When to go
How January compares with the rest of the year in Fez
January is the coolest month in Fez by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 17 °C to 33 °C and the lows from 7 °C to 20 °C. By day, January is 1 °C cooler than December, and February is 1 °C warmer than January.
January brings 66 mm of rain, more than the monthly average of 42 mm (500 mm a year); it is the 3rd wettest month.
On 15 January the sun is up for about 10 h 10 min, against 9 h 50 min at the shortest and 14 h 20 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17 °C | 7 °C | 66 mm | |
| February | 18 °C | 8 °C | 61 mm | |
| March | 20 °C | 9 °C | 63 mm | Yes |
| April | 22 °C | 11 °C | 52 mm | Yes |
| May | 25 °C | 14 °C | 29 mm | Yes |
| June | 29 °C | 17 °C | 7 mm | |
| July | 33 °C | 20 °C | 1 mm | |
| August | 33 °C | 20 °C | 2 mm | |
| September | 30 °C | 17 °C | 18 mm | |
| October | 26 °C | 15 °C | 55 mm | Yes |
| November | 21 °C | 11 °C | 70 mm | Yes |
| December | 18 °C | 8 °C | 74 mm |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is January a good time to visit Fez?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 17 °C is below 18 °C. The comfortable months in Fez are March to May, October and November; the nearest are November, before, and March, after.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in Morocco in January
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Fez
This guide lists 183 places to stay in Fez: 1 chain property with its details and own websites, and 182 hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 12; 1–3 km, 76; 3–10 km, 92; 10 km or more, 3.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.