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January 2026

+0.1 °C national temperature anomaly

Updated : 6 November 2026

Temperature anomaly+0.1 °C
Rain / normal259 %
SPEI-3+1.46
Regions in severe drought0 / 12

January 2026 shows a national temperature anomaly of +0.1 °C relative to 1991–2020, ranking 19 among the warmest Januarys since 1991 (36 years).

Rainfall reached 259% of the monthly normal.

National SPEI-3: 1.46 (wet). No region is in severe or extreme drought.

The largest regional anomaly was in Oriental (+1.6 °C); the average number of very hot days was 1.

Text generated automatically from the data. National values are an unweighted mean of 12 regional points (regional capitals). Source: Open-Meteo (ERA5), Observatory calculations.

Temperature anomaly by region

  1. Oriental +1.6 °C
  2. Casablanca-Settat +0.8 °C
  3. Fez-Meknes +0.7 °C
  4. Rabat-Sale-Kenitra +0.6 °C
  5. Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima +0.4 °C
  6. Marrakesh-Safi +0.2 °C
  7. Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra +0.1 °C
  8. Guelmim-Oued Noun −0.4 °C
  9. Souss-Massa −0.4 °C
  10. Beni Mellal-Khenifra −0.8 °C
  11. Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab −0.8 °C
  12. Draa-Tafilalet −0.9 °C

Open-Meteo (ERA5), Observatory calculations

SPEI-3 by region

  1. Beni Mellal-Khenifra +2.29
  2. Marrakesh-Safi +2.12
  3. Fez-Meknes +1.77
  4. Rabat-Sale-Kenitra +1.73
  5. Casablanca-Settat +1.71
  6. Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima +1.48
  7. Draa-Tafilalet +1.38
  8. Guelmim-Oued Noun +1.37
  9. Souss-Massa +1.26
  10. Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab +1.20
  11. Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra +0.95
  12. Oriental +0.24

Open-Meteo (ERA5), Observatory calculations