Morocco
Rabat in January
🧥 WinterCool and some showers.
🎒 Pack: warm jacket for evenings
Why January scores 8.9What goes into the score
How it works- Weather comfort8.6
- ✓Cool (17°C highs / 7°C lows)
- ✓Comfortable humidity (dew point 8°C)
- ✓Mostly dry (~81 mm rain)
- Air quality9.0
- ✓Good (within WHO guideline) (PM2.5 ~11 µg/m³)
- Seasonal hazards10.0
- ·No notable seasonal hazards
- Safety baseline7.5
- ·Increased caution
| Jan | May | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 8.9 Excellent | 9.6 Excellent |
| Season | 🧥 Winter | 🌷 Spring |
| High / low | 17° / 7° | 24° / 13° |
| Rain | 81 mm | 18 mm |
| Humidity | dew pt 8° | dew pt 14° |
| PM2.5 | 11 µg/m³ | 5 µg/m³ |
Typical-month data: NASA POWER (MERRA-2 reanalysis) 2015–2024 (modelled, not a forecast). Temperatures: Rabat weather-station normals. Rainfall: Rabat 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 RabatEvents, sights, food & souvenirs
Check event dates locallyRabat is Morocco's capital, a calm and clean city on the Atlantic coast. It is a UNESCO World Heritage city with historic monuments, gardens and a walkable medina, and is less hectic than Marrakech or Fez.
No major events on our calendar for January.
Coming up later
RamadanDate variesAbout mid-February to mid-March in 2026; begins around early February in 2027; the date moves each year
The Muslim month of daytime fasting.
Why go: Opening hours change and daytime eating in public is discouraged; evenings are lively.
Where: Nationwide
Mawazine FestivalDate variesUsually June (has not run every year)
A large international music festival with free and ticketed concerts.
Why go: The city is lively and busy; book rooms early.
Where: Rabat
Throne DayEvery year30 July every year
A national holiday marking the King's accession to the throne.
Why go: Expect decorations, celebrations and closures.
Where: Nationwide
Kasbah of the Udayas
A fortified quarter with blue-and-white lanes and views over the river and ocean.
💡 Visit the Andalusian gardens inside and stop for mint tea.
Hassan Tower and Mausoleum of Mohammed V
An unfinished 12th-century minaret facing the ornate royal mausoleum.
💡 Dress modestly for the mausoleum.
Chellah
Ruins of a Roman town and a medieval necropolis, home to storks.
Rabat Medina
A relaxed old town with markets for food, textiles and crafts.
💡 Shopkeepers are less pushy here than in other Moroccan cities.
Mohammed VI Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art
Morocco's main modern art museum.
Couscous
Steamed semolina served with vegetables and meat, traditionally eaten on Fridays.
💡 Restaurants and homes.
Tagine
Slow-cooked stew of meat or vegetables in a conical pot.
💡 Restaurants throughout the city.
Pastilla
A sweet and savoury pastry filled with pigeon or chicken, almonds and spices.
💡 Traditional Moroccan restaurants.
Harira
A tomato-based soup with lentils and chickpeas.
💡 Cafes and eateries, especially during Ramadan.
Rabat carpets
Hand-knotted carpets in the Rabat style, often with central medallions.
💡 Carpet shops in the medina.
Argan oil
Oil made from argan nuts, used in cooking and cosmetics.
💡 Cooperatives and shops.
Ceramics
Hand-painted bowls, plates and tiles.
💡 Medina shops and the Oulja pottery complex in Salé.