Algeria
Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for the following climate stations in Algeria
| Official name: | People's Democratic Republic of Algeria |
| Capital: | Algiers |
| Area: | total: 2,381,740 sq km
water: 0 sq km
land: 2,381,740 sq km |
| Climate: | arid to semiarid; mild, wet winters with hot, dry summers along coast; drier with cold winters and hot summers on high plateau; sirocco is a hot, dust/sand-laden wind especially common in summer |
| Location: | Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Morocco and Tunisia |
| Geographic coordinates: | 28 00 N, 3 00 E |
| Comparative Area: | slightly less than 3.5 times the size of Texas |
| Land boundaries: | total: 6,343 km
border countries: Libya 982 km, Mali 1,376 km, Mauritania 463 km, Morocco 1,559 km, Niger 956 km, Tunisia 965 km, Western Sahara 42 km |
| Coastline: | 998 km |
| Terrain: | mostly high plateau and desert; some mountains; narrow, discontinuous coastal plain |
| Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Chott Melrhir -40 m
highest point: Tahat 3,003 m |
Map of Algeria
