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Monthly climate in Khenchela, Algeria

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Khenchela features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between 6 °C (43 °F) and 28 °C (83 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -3 °C (27 °F) or can rise to as high as 41 °C (106 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 373 mm (14.7 inches) and receives 76 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Khenchela enjoys an average of 3854 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 47 minutes to 14 hours 29 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Khenchela, Algeria §

The warmest months in Khenchela are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 28 °C (76 - 83 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 6 to 8 °C (43 - 47 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Khenchela experiences 120 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 14 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Khenchela, 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 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 41°C
(105°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Mean maximum 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Average high 11°C
(52°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 13°C
(55°F)
Daily mean 6°C
(43°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 8°C
(46°F)
Average low 2°C
(36°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 4°C
(39°F)
Mean minimum -2°C
(29°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)
Minimum -3°C
(27°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Khenchela, Algeria §

Khenchela usually has the most precipitation in March, April and October, with an average of 8 rainy days and 53 mm (2.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Khenchela are June, July and August. On average, 14 mm (0.5 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Khenchela, 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) 20 (0.8) 20 (0.8) 58 (2.3) 52 (2.0) 46 (1.8) 18 (0.7) 7 (0.3) 17 (0.7) 34 (1.3) 47 (1.9) 27 (1.1) 28 (1.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 6 5 10 9 9 5 2 3 8 7 6 6

Monthly sunshine hours in Khenchela, Algeria §

The sunniest months in Khenchela are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 36 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Khenchela: January, February and November receive an average of 8 hours 26 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Khenchela, 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 219 271 315 334 376 383 401 372 329 310 269 271
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 3m 10h 53m 11h 58m 13h 5m 14h 2m 14h 29m 14h 15m 13h 25m 12h 21m 11h 15m 10h 17m 9h 47m

Solar UV radiation in Khenchela, Algeria §

Khenchela experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 12, 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 Khenchela UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Khenchela, 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 8 9 10 12 11 10 9 7 5 4