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Monthly climate in Tamanrasset, Algeria

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Tamanrasset features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 13 °C (57 °F) and 31 °C (89 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 0 °C (33 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (105 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 23 mm (0.9 inches) and receives 4 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Tamanrasset enjoys an average of 3939 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 44 minutes to 13 hours 29 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Tamanrasset, Algeria §

The warmest months in Tamanrasset are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 30 to 31 °C (86 - 89 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 13 to 16 °C (57 - 62 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Tamanrasset experiences 238 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Tamanrasset, 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 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(82°F)
Mean maximum 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 38°C
(102°F)		 40°C
(103°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Average high 21°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 22°C
(73°F)
Daily mean 13°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 16°C
(60°F)
Average low 7°C
(45°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 10°C
(50°F)
Mean minimum 3°C
(37°F)		 5°C
(40°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 5°C
(41°F)
Minimum 1°C
(34°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 2°C
(36°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Tamanrasset, Algeria §

Tamanrasset usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 1 rainy days and 5 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Tamanrasset are March, April and December. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Tamanrasset, 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) 1 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 1 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 9 (0.4) 2 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 1 (0.1) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Tamanrasset, Algeria §

The sunniest months in Tamanrasset are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 29 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Tamanrasset: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 36 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Tamanrasset, 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 259 298 338 344 359 346 362 347 335 327 307 313
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 53m 11h 23m 12h 1m 12h 40m 13h 13m 13h 29m 13h 21m 12h 52m 12h 14m 11h 35m 11h 2m 10h 44m

Solar UV radiation in Tamanrasset, Algeria §

Tamanrasset experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 13, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the High / Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 9. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Tamanrasset UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Tamanrasset, 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) 8 10 11 13 13 12 12 13 12 11 9 7