Best time to visit Béjaïa

May is the best time to visit Béjaïa for general sightseeing, with average highs of 22 °C and about 7 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly April to June. The sea stays above 20 °C from June to October.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking May comfort 92/100
A beach holiday July sea 24 °C
The least cloud July 23 % average cloud cover
The least rain July 4 mm
Warmth August 30 °C
Cooler weather January 15 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 May 92 22 °C 7 60
2 June 89 26 °C 3 91
3 October 88 23 °C 10 75
4 April 83 19 °C 10 36
5 November 82 19 °C 11 44
6 September 81 26 °C 8 88
7 July 78 29 °C 1 99
8 March 75 17 °C 10 25
9 August 74 30 °C 3 98
10 December 71 16 °C 10 26
11 February 66 15 °C 11 16
12 January 64 15 °C 11 15

For a beach holiday

July scores highest, with a sea temperature of 24 °C and air temperatures around 29 °C. The sea is above 20 °C from June to October.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 16 °C 15 °C 50 % 15
February 15 °C 15 °C 48 % 16
March 15 °C 17 °C 49 % 25
April 16 °C 19 °C 48 % 36
May 19 °C 22 °C 47 % 60
June 22 °C 26 °C 33 % 91
July 24 °C 29 °C 23 % 99
August 26 °C 30 °C 28 % 98
September 25 °C 26 °C 47 % 88
October 23 °C 23 °C 50 % 75
November 20 °C 19 °C 52 % 44
December 17 °C 16 °C 51 % 26

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 11 wet days and highs near 15 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 14.7 °C 93 mm 50 %
February 14.8 °C 76 mm 48 %
March 17.0 °C 79 mm 49 %
April 18.8 °C 74 mm 48 %
May 21.9 °C 53 mm 47 %
June 25.6 °C 16 mm 33 %
July 28.7 °C 4 mm 23 %
August 29.5 °C 17 mm 28 %
September 26.4 °C 61 mm 47 %
October 23.5 °C 77 mm 50 %
November 18.7 °C 82 mm 52 %
December 15.7 °C 86 mm 51 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

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