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Monthly climate in Biskra, Algeria

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Biskra features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 12 °C (53 °F) and 36 °C (97 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 1 °C (33 °F) or can rise to as high as 49 °C (120 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 98 mm (3.8 inches) and receives 16 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Biskra enjoys an average of 3948 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 50 minutes to 14 hours 26 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Biskra, Algeria §

The warmest months in Biskra are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 33 to 36 °C (91 - 97 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 12 to 14 °C (53 - 58 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Biskra experiences 189 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Biskra, Algeria.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 26°C
(80°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 47°C
(118°F)		 49°C
(120°F)		 47°C
(118°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 26°C
(80°F)
Mean maximum 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 44°C
(112°F)		 48°C
(119°F)		 45°C
(114°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Average high 17°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Daily mean 12°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 13°C
(55°F)
Average low 6°C
(44°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 8°C
(46°F)
Mean minimum 2°C
(36°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 3°C
(38°F)
Minimum 1°C
(33°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 10°C
(49°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 2°C
(36°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Biskra, Algeria §

Biskra usually has the most precipitation in March, April and September, with an average of 2 rainy days and 16 mm (0.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Biskra are February, June and July. On average, 2 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Biskra, Algeria.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 4 (0.1) 3 (0.1) 17 (0.7) 20 (0.8) 12 (0.5) 2 (0.1) 0 (0.0) 4 (0.2) 12 (0.5) 10 (0.4) 11 (0.4) 3 (0.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 1 0 3 3 2 0 0 1 1 2 2 1

Monthly sunshine hours in Biskra, Algeria §

The sunniest months in Biskra are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 34 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Biskra: January, November and December receive an average of 8 hours 38 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Biskra, Algeria.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 231 282 332 350 382 381 392 376 333 320 282 281
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 5m 10h 55m 11h 59m 13h 4m 13h 59m 14h 26m 14h 12m 13h 23m 12h 21m 11h 16m 10h 19m 9h 50m

Solar UV radiation in Biskra, Algeria §

Biskra experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 11, which corresponds to the Very High / Extreme category of sun exposure.January, February and December are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 5. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Biskra UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Biskra, Algeria.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 4 5 7 9 10 11 11 10 8 7 5 3