Best time to visit Oran

May is the best time to visit Oran for general sightseeing, with average highs of 23 °C and about 3 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 95/100
A beach holiday September sea 24 °C
The least cloud July 19 % average cloud cover
The least rain July 0 mm
Warmth August 31 °C
Cooler weather January 15 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 May 95 23 °C 3 70
2 October 93 24 °C 5 82
3 April 90 20 °C 6 49
4 November 87 19 °C 8 49
5 June 86 27 °C 1 90
6 March 83 18 °C 6 37
7 September 82 28 °C 3 98
8 December 78 16 °C 7 35
9 July 75 30 °C 0 95
10 February 74 16 °C 7 28
11 January 71 15 °C 8 26
12 August 71 31 °C 0 95

For a beach holiday

September scores highest, with a sea temperature of 24 °C and air temperatures around 28 °C. The sea is above 20 °C from June to October.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 16 °C 15 °C 43 % 26
February 15 °C 16 °C 41 % 28
March 16 °C 18 °C 43 % 37
April 17 °C 20 °C 41 % 49
May 18 °C 23 °C 40 % 70
June 21 °C 27 °C 27 % 90
July 23 °C 30 °C 19 % 95
August 25 °C 31 °C 24 % 95
September 24 °C 28 °C 38 % 98
October 21 °C 24 °C 43 % 82
November 19 °C 19 °C 46 % 49
December 17 °C 16 °C 45 % 35

When to think twice

August scores lowest with about 0 wet days and highs near 31 °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 15.4 °C 46 mm 43 %
February 16.0 °C 38 mm 41 %
March 18.0 °C 40 mm 43 %
April 19.9 °C 35 mm 41 %
May 23.0 °C 21 mm 40 %
June 26.7 °C 5 mm 27 %
July 29.9 °C under 1 mm 19 %
August 30.6 °C 3 mm 24 %
September 27.5 °C 16 mm 38 %
October 24.0 °C 32 mm 43 %
November 19.2 °C 59 mm 46 %
December 16.4 °C 44 mm 45 %

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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