Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Dar Chioukh features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between 6 °C (43 °F) and 30 °C (87 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -3 °C (27 °F) or can rise to as high as 42 °C (108 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 275 mm (10.8 inches) and receives 57 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Dar Chioukh enjoys an average of 3871 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 50 minutes to 14 hours 26 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Dar Chioukh are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 30 °C (79 - 87 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 6 to 9 °C (43 - 48 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Dar Chioukh experiences 130 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 18 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 21°C (69°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 42°C (108°F) | 41°C (106°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 20°C (68°F) |
Mean maximum | 17°C (62°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 41°C (107°F) | 40°C (105°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 18°C (65°F) |
Average high | 11°C (52°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 13°C (55°F) |
Daily mean | 6°C (43°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 8°C (46°F) |
Average low | 2°C (36°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 6°C (42°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 4°C (39°F) |
Mean minimum | -2°C (29°F) | -1°C (30°F) | 0°C (33°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 7°C (46°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 2°C (35°F) | -1°C (30°F) |
Minimum | -3°C (27°F) | -2°C (28°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 0°C (33°F) | -2°C (29°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Dar Chioukh, Djelfa, Algeria with other places around the world.
Dar Chioukh usually has the most precipitation in March, April and May, with an average of 6 rainy days and 35 mm (1.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Dar Chioukh are February, July and August. On average, 10 mm (0.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 30 (1.2) | 15 (0.6) | 33 (1.3) | 40 (1.6) | 33 (1.3) | 18 (0.7) | 5 (0.2) | 9 (0.4) | 25 (1.0) | 16 (0.6) | 27 (1.1) | 24 (0.9) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 5 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
The sunniest months in Dar Chioukh are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 30 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Dar Chioukh: January, November and December receive an average of 8 hours 20 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 223 | 279 | 323 | 338 | 380 | 379 | 389 | 372 | 323 | 317 | 272 | 270 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 5m | 10h 55m | 11h 59m | 13h 4m | 13h 59m | 14h 26m | 14h 12m | 13h 24m | 12h 21m | 11h 15m | 10h 19m | 9h 50m |
Dar Chioukh 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 Dar Chioukh UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 |