Tindouf, Algeria climate

BWh Hot desert

Tindouf has a seasonal tropical climate (Hot desert, Köppen BWh). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 44°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 7°C at night. Precipitation totals about 67 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — October alone averages 14 mm while July barely receives 1 mm.

☀️ Summers

Extreme heat

Highs near 44°C in July.

About 116 days a year above 32 °C

❄️ Winters

Cool

Lows near 7°C in January.

🌧️ Rain

Very dry

About 67 mm of rain a year.

Wettest in October

⛅ Sky & trend

Sunny

Clear skies most days.

+1.0 °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)

Tindouf climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	21	24	28	31	35	40	44	43	38	32	26	22
Avg temp (°C)	14	16	20	23	26	30	35	35	30	25	19	15
Avg low (°C)	7	9	12	15	17	21	27	27	23	18	12	8
Precipitation (mm)	2	11	4	2	12	1	1	5	9	14	4	4

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°C)	21	24	28	31	35	40
Avg temp (°C)	14	16	20	23	26	30
Avg low (°C)	7	9	12	15	17	21
Precipitation (mm)	2	11	4	2	12	1

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	44	43	38	32	26	22
Avg temp (°C)	35	35	30	25	19	15
Avg low (°C)	27	27	23	18	12	8
Precipitation (mm)	1	5	9	14	4	4

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	0.4	0.7	0.6	0.4	0.6	0.3	0.3	1.0	0.8	1	0.8	0.5
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	—	0.1	4	9	14	19	19	20	18	12	2	—
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	0.2	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with measurable rain (days)	0.4	0.7	0.6	0.4	0.6	0.3
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	—	0.1	4	9	14	19
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	0.2	0.1	—	—	—	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	0.3	1.0	0.8	1	0.8	0.5
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	19	20	18	12	2	—
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	—	—	—	—	—	—

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	24	23	23	25	25	21	27	32	31	31	26	25
Relative humidity (%)	47	42	38	37	35	32	22	23	34	39	43	50
Wind speed (m/s)	2.9	3.1	3.4	3.9	4.2	4.3	3.6	3.5	3.7	3.1	2.8	2.8

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	24	23	23	25	25	21
Relative humidity (%)	47	42	38	37	35	32
Wind speed (m/s)	2.9	3.1	3.4	3.9	4.2	4.3

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	27	32	31	31	26	25
Relative humidity (%)	22	23	34	39	43	50
Wind speed (m/s)	3.6	3.5	3.7	3.1	2.8	2.8

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 18 years of daily observations at Tindouf, a weather station, about 4 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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