Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Bir el Ater features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between 7 °C (44 °F) and 29 °C (85 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -3 °C (27 °F) or can rise to as high as 42 °C (107 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 215 mm (8.5 inches) and receives 40 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Bir el Ater enjoys an average of 3932 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 51 minutes to 14 hours 25 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Bir el Ater are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 29 °C (79 - 85 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 7 to 9 °C (44 - 48 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Bir el Ater experiences 127 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 8 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 20°C (69°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 35°C (94°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 42°C (107°F) | 41°C (106°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 20°C (69°F) |
Mean maximum | 17°C (63°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 41°C (106°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 18°C (65°F) |
Average high | 12°C (53°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 30°C (85°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 13°C (55°F) |
Daily mean | 7°C (44°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 8°C (47°F) |
Average low | 2°C (36°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 4°C (40°F) |
Mean minimum | -2°C (29°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 1°C (33°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 0°C (32°F) |
Minimum | -3°C (27°F) | -2°C (28°F) | -0°C (32°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 1°C (35°F) | -1°C (31°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Bir el Ater, Tébessa, Algeria with other places around the world.
Bir el Ater usually has the most precipitation in March, April and October, with an average of 4 rainy days and 32 mm (1.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Bir el Ater are January, June and July. On average, 7 mm (0.3 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) | 8 (0.3) | 12 (0.5) | 29 (1.1) | 35 (1.4) | 24 (0.9) | 8 (0.3) | 6 (0.2) | 13 (0.5) | 20 (0.8) | 31 (1.2) | 20 (0.8) | 9 (0.3) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
The sunniest months in Bir el Ater are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 35 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Bir el Ater: January, February and November receive an average of 8 hours 45 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 230 | 278 | 331 | 345 | 380 | 381 | 396 | 374 | 333 | 318 | 279 | 281 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 6m | 10h 55m | 11h 59m | 13h 4m | 13h 58m | 14h 25m | 14h 11m | 13h 23m | 12h 21m | 11h 16m | 10h 19m | 9h 51m |
Bir el Ater experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 11, which corresponds to the Very High / Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November 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 Bir el Ater 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 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 |