Morocco
Fes in January
🧥 WinterCool and some showers.
🎒 Pack: warm jacket for evenings
Why January scores 8.8What goes into the score
How it works- Weather comfort8.5
- !Cool (16°C highs / 4°C lows)
- ✓Comfortable humidity (dew point 4°C)
- ✓Mostly dry (~60 mm rain)
- Air quality8.8
- ✓Good (within WHO guideline) (PM2.5 ~13 µg/m³)
- Seasonal hazards10.0
- ·No notable seasonal hazards
- Safety baseline7.5
- ·Increased caution
| Jan | May | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 8.8 Excellent | 9.6 Excellent |
| Season | 🧥 Winter | 🌷 Spring |
| High / low | 16° / 4° | 26° / 12° |
| Rain | 60 mm | 38 mm |
| Humidity | dew pt 4° | dew pt 11° |
| PM2.5 | 13 µg/m³ | 6 µg/m³ |
Typical-month data: NASA POWER (MERRA-2 reanalysis) 2015–2024 (modelled, not a forecast). Temperatures: Fez weather-station normals. Rainfall: Fez weather-station normals (national met service).
Holidays & crowdsJanuary 2027
Long weekendThere's at least one long weekend. Domestic travel picks up and popular spots get busier over those days.
- New Year 1–3 Jan · 3 days off in a row
- Proclamation of Independence Day 9–11 Jan · 3 days off in a row
Other public holidays: Amazigh New Year (14 Jan)
National holidays only; regional holidays and school breaks aren't included. Source: holidays (open-source public-holiday calendar).
Explore FesEvents, sights, food & souvenirs
Check event dates locallyMorocco's old imperial city, home to Fes el-Bali, one of the world's largest car-free medieval medinas, and centuries-old crafts.
No major events on our calendar for January.
Coming up later
RamadanDate variesIslamic calendar - moves about 11 days earlier each year
The month of daytime fasting, with lively evenings after the sunset meal (iftar).
Why go: Some cafés and restaurants close during the day; eating in public in daylight is best avoided.
Where: Citywide
Fes Festival of World Sacred MusicDate variesUsually late May or June
An international festival of spiritual and traditional music from many faiths and cultures.
Why go: Hotels in the medina fill up during the festival.
Where: Bab al-Makina and venues in the medina
Fes el-Bali medina
A maze of thousands of lanes, souks, mosques and workshops, still a living city.
💡 A licensed guide helps on a first visit; the alleys are easy to get lost in.
Chouara Tannery
Leather tanning pits of dye and lime viewed from the terraces of surrounding leather shops.
💡 Mornings are best to see the work in progress.
Bou Inania Madrasa
A 14th-century Marinid religious school with fine carved cedar, stucco and zellij tilework.
Al-Attarine Madrasa
A smaller Marinid madrasa near the spice market, known for its delicate decoration.
Bab Bou Jeloud
The ornate 'Blue Gate' and main western entrance to the old medina.
Merenid Tombs viewpoint
Ruined tombs on a hillside north of the medina with a wide panoramic view over the old city.
💡 Best in the late afternoon.
Pastilla (bastilla)
A flaky pastry pie traditionally filled with pigeon or chicken, almonds and spices, dusted with sugar and cinnamon; a Fes speciality.
Tagine
Slow-cooked stews of meat or vegetables with preserved lemon, olives, prunes or spices.
Bissara
A thick fava bean soup with olive oil and cumin, a cheap breakfast staple.
💡 Small medina stalls
Harira
A tomato, lentil and chickpea soup, especially popular for breaking the fast during Ramadan.
Mint tea
Green tea brewed with fresh mint and sugar, offered everywhere as a sign of hospitality.
Fes blue pottery
Hand-painted ceramics in the traditional cobalt blue and white of Fes.
💡 Pottery workshops and medina shops
Leather goods
Babouche slippers, bags and jackets made from locally tanned leather.
💡 Shops around the tanneries
Brass and copper lanterns
Pierced metal lanterns and trays hammered by hand.
💡 Place Seffarine (metalworkers' square)
Woven textiles
Scarves and throws woven on traditional looms, including those made with cactus silk.