Weather in Algiers

Rain is wet season runs from November to January, inside an annual total of 642 mm. The wettest month is November at 93 mm; the driest is July at 5 mm.

Algiers is in Algeria at 36.7°N. The 2001–2020 NASA POWER daily record describes a Mediterranean pattern: dry summers and wetter winters. August is the warmest month (average 28.0°C, high 34.2°C) and January is the coolest (average 9.8°C, low 5.8°C). On this site the months that score closest to a 22°C day, lighter rain, and moderate humidity are June, July, and August.

Hot and cool months in Algiers

The heat peaks in August, when the typical afternoon is 34.2°C. The opposite pole is January, when mornings average 5.8°C.

Across the year the mean afternoon high is 23.2°C. If you want the smallest day–night shock, look at months where the high and low sit close together; August nights still hold 21.8°C.

Rainfall pattern

The wet season in Algiers starts in November and ends in January (November, December, and January). November is the core of it at 93 mm. July is the other extreme, with 5 mm.

Humidity peaks near 79%. That usually lines up with the wetter months rather than the hottest ones.

The calendar in Algiers

By January the wet season is ending. Algiers still sees about 89 mm, but the next month is usually leaner. April stands apart from the months beside it: 20.6°C / 10.1°C and 64 mm. May brings 46 mm and 7 rainy days; temperatures run from 13.3°C to 24.7°C. In June, Algiers averages 30.4°C by day and 17.6°C at night, with 15 mm of rain. July is the driest month, averaging only 5 mm across 1 rainy days. Highs sit near 34.6°C.

Peak heat arrives in August: 34.2°C by day, 21.8°C at night, and 52% humidity. September brings 39 mm and 8 rainy days; temperatures run from 18.6°C to 29.5°C. October: 25.6°C high, 15.2°C low, 58 mm rain, 65% humidity. November is when the wet season typically starts in Algiers: highs near 18.6°C, and rainfall jumps to 93 mm (12 rainy days). December brings 84 mm and 11 rainy days; temperatures run from 7.1°C to 14.8°C.

When the score favours a visit

The three months with the highest comfort score are June, July, and August: June (24.0°C average, 15 mm, 56% humidity); July (27.9°C average, 5 mm, 49% humidity); August (28.0°C average, 13 mm, 52% humidity). They fall in calendar order. The score rewards averages near 22°C, lower rainfall, and humidity near 60%. It is a climate score, not a festival or price calendar.

If you want the wet season itself — fewer crowds, greener landscape, heavier rain — aim at November–January instead of the score.

Algiers and other cities in Algeria

Algiers is the only Algeria city in this dataset, so the figures on this page are the national sample we publish. They still come from the same NASA POWER daily series (2001–2020) used everywhere else on the site.