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Monthly climate in Laghouat, Algeria

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Laghouat features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between 8 °C (46 °F) and 33 °C (91 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -5 °C (24 °F) or can rise to as high as 43 °C (110 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 124 mm (4.9 inches) and receives 24 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Laghouat enjoys an average of 3961 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 55 minutes to 14 hours 21 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Laghouat, Algeria §

The warmest months in Laghouat are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 33 °C (83 - 91 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 8 to 10 °C (46 - 51 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Laghouat experiences 149 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 12 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Laghouat, 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 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 22°C
(73°F)
Mean maximum 20°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 40°C
(103°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Average high 14°C
(57°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 15°C
(60°F)
Daily mean 8°C
(46°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 9°C
(49°F)
Average low 2°C
(36°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 4°C
(40°F)
Mean minimum -3°C
(27°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)
Minimum -5°C
(24°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Laghouat, Algeria §

Laghouat usually has the most precipitation in March, April and May, with an average of 3 rainy days and 19 mm (0.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Laghouat are June, July and December. On average, 3 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Laghouat, 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) 7 (0.3) 7 (0.3) 17 (0.7) 23 (0.9) 17 (0.7) 3 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 10 (0.4) 10 (0.4) 14 (0.6) 10 (0.4) 4 (0.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 1 2 4 4 3 0 0 2 3 2 2 1

Monthly sunshine hours in Laghouat, Algeria §

The sunniest months in Laghouat are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 31 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Laghouat: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 2 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Laghouat, 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 239 286 330 346 384 379 388 375 332 321 288 288
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 10m 10h 58m 11h 59m 13h 2m 13h 54m 14h 21m 14h 7m 13h 20m 12h 20m 11h 18m 10h 23m 9h 55m

Solar UV radiation in Laghouat, Algeria §

Laghouat experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and August, 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 Laghouat UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Laghouat, 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 11 9 7 6 4