El Oued climate
El Oued is warmest in July, with average highs of 40 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 4.8 °C. January is the wettest month (10 mm) and July the driest (0.3 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year El Oued averages 61 mm of rain, 206 days above 25 °C and 1 days below freezing.
Algeria · population 186,525 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month July 40 °C
- Coldest month January 4.8 °C
- Driest month July 0 mm
- Wettest month January 10 mm
- Least cloud July 7 % cloud
- Hottest on record July 48 °C
- Coldest on record January -4.0 °C
What to expectEl Oued through the year
El Oued has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 15 °C in January to 40 °C in July, a swing of 23 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 206 days a year reach 25 °C, 154 of them reach 30 °C, 1 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 48 °C, in July.
Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, from 0 mm in July to 10 mm in January. There is no dry season to aim for.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15.4 °C | 10 mm | 27 % |
| February | 17.7 °C | 5 mm | 24 % |
| March | 22.2 °C | 9 mm | 27 % |
| April | 26.8 °C | 7 mm | 27 % |
| May | 31.9 °C | 3 mm | 28 % |
| June | 36.7 °C | 1 mm | 16 % |
| July | 39.7 °C | under 1 mm | 7 % |
| August | 39.1 °C | 1 mm | 10 % |
| September | 34.2 °C | 6 mm | 25 % |
| October | 28.3 °C | 5 mm | 30 % |
| November | 20.9 °C | 8 mm | 28 % |
| December | 16.1 °C | 7 mm | 28 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15.4 °C | 4.8 °C | 9.8 °C | 24.7 °C | -4.0 °C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| February | 17.7 °C | 6.2 °C | 11.8 °C | 30.1 °C | -2.1 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| March | 22.2 °C | 9.8 °C | 16.0 °C | 37.6 °C | 1.3 °C | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| April | 26.8 °C | 13.8 °C | 20.4 °C | 40.1 °C | 3.9 °C | 19 | 7 | 0 |
| May | 31.9 °C | 18.3 °C | 25.4 °C | 44.0 °C | 10.1 °C | 29 | 20 | 0 |
| June | 36.7 °C | 22.7 °C | 30.0 °C | 46.3 °C | 13.2 °C | 30 | 29 | 0 |
| July | 39.7 °C | 25.5 °C | 33.0 °C | 48.1 °C | 18.0 °C | 31 | 31 | 0 |
| August | 39.1 °C | 25.6 °C | 32.7 °C | 46.7 °C | 18.7 °C | 31 | 31 | 0 |
| September | 34.2 °C | 22.3 °C | 28.4 °C | 44.8 °C | 12.4 °C | 30 | 26 | 0 |
| October | 28.3 °C | 16.9 °C | 22.6 °C | 38.4 °C | 6.7 °C | 25 | 10 | 0 |
| November | 20.9 °C | 10.4 °C | 15.5 °C | 32.1 °C | -0.5 °C | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 16.1 °C | 6.1 °C | 10.8 °C | 27.0 °C | -1.6 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10 mm | 2 | 10 h/day | 27 % | 64 % | 20 km/h |
| February | 5 mm | 1 | 11 h/day | 24 % | 52 % | 22 km/h |
| March | 9 mm | 2 | 12 h/day | 27 % | 45 % | 24 km/h |
| April | 7 mm | 1 | 13 h/day | 27 % | 38 % | 26 km/h |
| May | 3 mm | 0 | 14 h/day | 28 % | 33 % | 27 km/h |
| June | 1 mm | 0 | 14 h/day | 16 % | 29 % | 26 km/h |
| July | under 1 mm | 0 | 14 h/day | 7 % | 27 % | 24 km/h |
| August | 1 mm | 0 | 13 h/day | 10 % | 30 % | 22 km/h |
| September | 6 mm | 1 | 12 h/day | 25 % | 41 % | 22 km/h |
| October | 5 mm | 1 | 11 h/day | 30 % | 48 % | 20 km/h |
| November | 8 mm | 1 | 10 h/day | 28 % | 57 % | 19 km/h |
| December | 7 mm | 2 | 10.0 h/day | 28 % | 65 % | 19 km/h |
How El Oued compares
The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.
| Destination | Summer high | Winter low | Rain per year | Days above 25 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Oued | 40 °C | 4.8 °C | 61 mm | 206 |
| Biskra · Algeria | 39 °C | 5.3 °C | 120 mm | 196 |
| Ouargla · Algeria | 41 °C | 4.9 °C | 38 mm | 220 |
| Batna · Algeria | 33 °C | 0.8 °C | 448 mm | 128 |
| Tébessa · Algeria | 35 °C | 1.8 °C | 369 mm | 147 |
Where El Oued ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| The warmest places in Africa in August | 7th of 50 | 39 °C |
| The warmest places in Africa in July | 8th of 50 | 40 °C |
| The coolest places in Africa in December | 24th of 50 | 16 °C |
| The warmest places in Africa in September | 25th of 50 | 34 °C |
| Places with the best weather in Africa in March | 26th of 50 | 92/100 |
| The driest places in Africa year-round | 28th of 50 | 5.1 mm |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit El Oued.
QuestionsCommon questions about El Oued’s climate
When is the best time to visit El Oued?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. March, April, October sit closest to 20 °C on average, July is the warmest month and July the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does El Oued get?
In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 40 °C. About 154 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 48 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 4.8 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 1 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in El Oued?
January, averaging 10 mm over 2 days with rain. The driest month is July with 0 mm. The year as a whole averages 61 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in El Oued rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Data point
- 33.356°, 6.863° (the coordinates the reanalysis values are taken for)
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.