Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Hassi Messaoud features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 11 °C (52 °F) and 37 °C (99 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -2 °C (29 °F) or can rise to as high as 49 °C (121 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 31 mm (1.2 inches) and receives 1 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Hassi Messaoud enjoys an average of 3960 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 6 minutes to 14 hours 10 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Hassi Messaoud are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 34 to 37 °C (94 - 99 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 11 to 14 °C (52 - 58 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Hassi Messaoud experiences 207 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 44°C (112°F) | 47°C (118°F) | 49°C (121°F) | 48°C (118°F) | 45°C (114°F) | 41°C (106°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 26°C (80°F) |
Mean maximum | 24°C (75°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 43°C (110°F) | 46°C (114°F) | 49°C (120°F) | 46°C (116°F) | 44°C (111°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 24°C (76°F) |
Average high | 18°C (64°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 40°C (105°F) | 44°C (111°F) | 42°C (108°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 19°C (66°F) |
Daily mean | 11°C (52°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 13°C (55°F) |
Average low | 5°C (41°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 7°C (45°F) |
Mean minimum | -0°C (32°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 6°C (42°F) | 2°C (36°F) |
Minimum | -2°C (29°F) | 1°C (35°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 0°C (33°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Hassi Messaoud, Ouargla, Algeria with other places around the world.
Hassi Messaoud usually has the most precipitation in October, November and December, with an average of 0 rainy days and 6 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Hassi Messaoud are January, July and August. On average, 0 mm (0.0 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) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (0.1) | 2 (0.1) | 2 (0.1) | 2 (0.1) | 1 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.1) | 4 (0.2) | 9 (0.3) | 5 (0.2) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
The sunniest months in Hassi Messaoud are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 25 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Hassi Messaoud: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 1 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 239 | 281 | 333 | 348 | 371 | 373 | 392 | 376 | 338 | 321 | 291 | 292 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 19m | 11h 3m | 11h 59m | 12h 57m | 13h 46m | 14h 10m | 13h 57m | 13h 14m | 12h 19m | 11h 21m | 10h 31m | 10h 6m |
Hassi Messaoud 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 / 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 Hassi Messaoud UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 |