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Monthly climate in Ghardaia, Algeria

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Ghardaia features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 10 °C (51 °F) and 36 °C (96 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -2 °C (29 °F) or can rise to as high as 47 °C (117 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 50 mm (2.0 inches) and receives 8 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Ghardaia enjoys an average of 3971 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 2 minutes to 14 hours 14 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Ghardaia, Algeria §

The warmest months in Ghardaia are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 32 to 36 °C (90 - 96 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 10 to 13 °C (51 - 56 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Ghardaia experiences 182 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 2 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Ghardaia, 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 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 45°C
(113°F)		 47°C
(117°F)		 45°C
(114°F)		 42°C
(109°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Mean maximum 23°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 42°C
(109°F)		 46°C
(115°F)		 44°C
(112°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Average high 16°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Daily mean 10°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 12°C
(54°F)
Average low 5°C
(40°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 7°C
(44°F)
Mean minimum -1°C
(31°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 1°C
(34°F)
Minimum -2°C
(29°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Ghardaia, Algeria §

Ghardaia usually has the most precipitation in March, April and September, with an average of 1 rainy days and 8 mm (0.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Ghardaia are June, July and December. On average, 1 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Ghardaia, 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) 2 (0.1) 3 (0.1) 7 (0.3) 9 (0.3) 5 (0.2) 1 (0.1) 1 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 7 (0.3) 4 (0.2) 6 (0.2) 1 (0.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Ghardaia, Algeria §

The sunniest months in Ghardaia are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 20 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Ghardaia: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 59 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Ghardaia, 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 241 284 331 348 378 375 391 378 334 322 292 291
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 16m 11h 1m 11h 59m 12h 59m 13h 49m 14h 14m 14h 1m 13h 17m 12h 19m 11h 20m 10h 28m 10h 2m

Solar UV radiation in Ghardaia, Algeria §

Ghardaia experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 12, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, February and December are in the Moderate / High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 6. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Ghardaia UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Ghardaia, 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 6 9 10 11 12 11 10 9 7 6 4