Laghouat, Algeria climate

BWh Hot desert

Laghouat has a seasonal mild-temperate climate (Hot desert, Köppen BWh). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 39°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 1°C at night. Precipitation totals about 157 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — August alone averages 30 mm while June barely receives 2 mm.

☀️ Summers

Very hot

Highs near 39°C in July.

About 25 days a year above 32 °C

❄️ Winters

Chilly

Lows near 1°C in January.

About 4 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain

Very dry

About 157 mm of rain a year.

Wettest in August

⛅ Sky & trend

Fairly sunny

More sun than cloud through the year.

−1.2 °C vs 50 years ago

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Hours of sunshine per day

Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)

Laghouat climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	14	15	19	24	29	34	39	37	32	26	18	14
Avg temp (°C)	8	9	12	16	21	26	31	30	25	19	12	9
Avg low (°C)	1	2	5	8	13	18	22	22	18	12	6	3
Precipitation (mm)	3	5	7	29	18	2	11	30	24	12	8	6

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°C)	14	15	19	24	29	34
Avg temp (°C)	8	9	12	16	21	26
Avg low (°C)	1	2	5	8	13	18
Precipitation (mm)	3	5	7	29	18	2

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	39	37	32	26	18	14
Avg temp (°C)	31	30	25	19	12	9
Avg low (°C)	22	22	18	12	6	3
Precipitation (mm)	11	30	24	12	8	6

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	0.4	0.3	0.4	1.0	0.8	0.3	0.7	0.8	0.9	0.8	0.7	0.3
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	—	—	—	0.1	2	6	6	6	4	0.9	—	—
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	2	0.7	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1	1

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with measurable rain (days)	0.4	0.3	0.4	1.0	0.8	0.3
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	—	—	—	0.1	2	6
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	2	0.7	0.1	—	—	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	0.7	0.8	0.9	0.8	0.7	0.3
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	6	6	4	0.9	—	—
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	—	—	—	—	0.1	1

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	33	33	37	37	37	29	28	32	40	36	33	33
Relative humidity (%)	66	60	53	46	39	30	23	27	40	49	61	69
Wind speed (km/h)	11.3	11.8	12.6	13.1	12.5	11.8	11.1	10.2	10.5	10.0	10.9	10.9

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	33	33	37	37	37	29
Relative humidity (%)	66	60	53	46	39	30
Wind speed (km/h)	11.3	11.8	12.6	13.1	12.5	11.8

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	28	32	40	36	33	33
Relative humidity (%)	23	27	40	49	61	69
Wind speed (km/h)	11.1	10.2	10.5	10.0	10.9	10.9

Methodology & sources

Temperature — modelled for this location from ERA5-Land reanalysis, a ~9 km global grid, because no long-record weather station is close enough to use.

Precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 3 years of daily observations at Laghouat, 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.

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