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Marrakech weather in January

Is it warm? Not really. January in Marrakech is cool: afternoons average 19°C and nights 5°C. Most days (80%) peak between 15°C and 24°C.

Cool · average high

19°C

25°C or more on about one in ten days; 20°C or more on half of all days.

  • Average low5°overnight
  • Sea—inland
  • Rainy days327 mm in the month
  • SkySome cloud33% cloud · 55% clear days

How warm it really gets

Every January afternoon from 2011–2025: 465 days. Most (80%) peaked between 15° and 24°.

Number of January days by daily high, 2011–2025.

January, year by year

The average January high in each year. The warmest, 2024, averaged 24°C; the coolest, 2015, 16°C.

Average January high by year: 2011: 19.8°C, 2012: 18°C, 2013: 18.6°C, 2014: 16.8°C, 2015: 16.2°C, 2016: 21.4°C, 2017: 18.9°C, 2018: 17.7°C, 2019: 19.2°C, 2020: 19°C, 2021: 19.2°C, 2022: 21.9°C, 2023: 19.3°C, 2024: 24.2°C, 2025: 20.9°C.

Compared with home

Average January highs. Expect rain on about 3 days (27 mm in a typical month).

  • Marrakech19°
  • Cork9°
  • Dublin8°
  • London8°
  • Belfast7°
  • Manchester7°
  • Glasgow6°

Other months

Marrakech all year · Where else is hot in January

Warmer in January, not much further

Flying times are estimates from Dublin; Marrakech is about 3h 30m.

  • Mild in Jan

    21°C average high

    avg high · 11° at night

    25°C+ on 1 in 10 days

    Agadir

    Morocco

    Sea
    18°
    Rain
    1 day
    Sky
    Some cloud
    From Dublin
    ≈ 3h 45m
  • Mild in Jan

    21°C average high

    avg high · 15° at night

    25°C+ on 1 in 10 days

    Tenerife

    Canary Islands, Spain

    Sea
    21°
    Rain
    3 days
    Sky
    Some cloud
    From Dublin
    ≈ 4h
  • Mild in Jan

    21°C average high

    avg high · 16° at night

    25°C+ on rarely

    Gran Canaria

    Canary Islands, Spain

    Sea
    21°
    Rain
    1 day
    Sky
    Some cloud
    From Dublin
    ≈ 4h

Air: ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2011–2025. Rainy day = 2 mm or more. Clear day = average cloud cover of 30% or less. These are averages of past weather, not a forecast. Methodology