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El Menia, Algeria climate
BWh Hot desert
El Menia has a seasonal warm-temperate climate (Hot desert, Köppen BWh). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 43°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 3°C at night. Precipitation totals about 48 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — October alone averages 8 mm while June 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 Menia climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 18 | 20 | 25 | 29 | 35 | 40 | 43 | 42 | 37 | 31 | 23 | 18 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 10 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 26 | 32 | 35 | 34 | 30 | 24 | 16 | 11 |
| Avg low (°C) | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 4 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 5 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 18 | 20 | 25 | 29 | 35 | 40 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 10 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 26 | 32 |
| Avg low (°C) | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 24 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 5 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 43 | 42 | 37 | 31 | 23 | 18 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 35 | 34 | 30 | 24 | 16 | 11 |
| Avg low (°C) | 26 | 26 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 4 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | 0.1 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 9 | 0.2 | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 6 | 2 | 0.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | 0.1 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 22 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 6 | 2 | 0.3 | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 23 | 23 | 20 | 9 | 0.2 | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 3 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 23 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 56 | 45 | 36 | 29 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 26 | 36 | 45 | 57 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 18 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 56 | 45 | 36 | 29 | 23 | 18 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 14 | 16 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 23 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 15 | 18 | 26 | 36 | 45 | 57 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 23 years of daily observations at El-golea, a weather station, about 2 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.