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El Meghaïer, Algeria climate
BWh Hot desert
El Meghaïer has a seasonal warm-temperate climate (Hot desert, Köppen BWh). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 41°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 5°C at night. Precipitation totals about 80 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — November alone averages 18 mm while July barely receives 0 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)El Meghaïer climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 17 | 19 | 24 | 28 | 33 | 38 | 41 | 41 | 36 | 30 | 23 | 18 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 11 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 26 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 29 | 24 | 17 | 12 |
| Avg low (°C) | 5 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 17 | 10 | 6 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 12 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 18 | 6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 17 | 19 | 24 | 28 | 33 | 38 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 11 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 26 | 31 |
| Avg low (°C) | 5 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 23 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 12 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 41 | 41 | 36 | 30 | 23 | 18 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 34 | 34 | 29 | 24 | 17 | 12 |
| Avg low (°C) | 26 | 27 | 23 | 17 | 10 | 6 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 18 | 6 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | 0.0 | 0.8 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 7 | 0.1 | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | 0.0 | 0.8 | 4 | 14 | 21 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 0.2 | 0.5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 24 | 24 | 18 | 7 | 0.1 | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0.4 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 30 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 23 | 15 | 19 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 62 | 52 | 45 | 39 | 34 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 38 | 44 | 52 | 62 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 9.1 | 9.9 | 11.2 | 12.2 | 12.9 | 13.1 | 12.1 | 11.0 | 10.7 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 8.9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 30 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 23 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 62 | 52 | 45 | 39 | 34 | 29 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 9.1 | 9.9 | 11.2 | 12.2 | 12.9 | 13.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 15 | 19 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 26 | 28 | 38 | 44 | 52 | 62 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 12.1 | 11.0 | 10.7 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 8.9 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 24 years of daily observations at Guemar, a weather station, about 93 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.