Climate averages 1991–2020
Barika weather
in August.
A very hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a very hot month in Barika: daytime highs average 35.9°C and nights cool to about 22.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 6.2 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes August a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 29 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Biskra (68 km away). In August its highs average 38.4°C, 2.5°C warmer than Barika, with 4.0 mm of rain.
Among the 55 cities listed in Algeria, Barika ranks 14th of 55 for the warmest August highs and 15th of 55 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 55 cities is 34.2°C; Barika is 1.7°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 5.9°C to 30.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 6.2 mm to 23 mm.
The annual picture
August in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Barika climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12.5°C2.3°C | 2.3°C | 22 | 4.5 | 10.110 h |
| February | 14.2°C2.8°C | 2.8°C | 16 | 3.6 | 10.911 h |
| March | 18.5°C6.1°C | 6.1°C | 23 | 4.5 | 11.912 h |
| April | 22.4°C9.5°C | 9.5°C | 26 | 4.5 | 13.113 h |
| May | 27.7°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 18 | 3.4 | 14.014 h |
| June | 33.3°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 6.6 | 2.0 | 14.515 h |
| July | 36.7°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 2.8 | 0.7 | 14.314 h |
| August, selected | 35.9°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 6.2 | 2.0 | 13.513 h |
| September | 30.0°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 23 | 3.4 | 12.412 h |
| October | 24.2°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 23 | 3.8 | 11.311 h |
| November | 17.2°C7.2°C | 7.2°C | 22 | 4.0 | 10.310 h |
| December | 13.1°C3.4°C | 3.4°C | 19 | 4.3 | 9.810 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
August in nearby cities
- Biskra in AugustAlgeria · 68 kmHigh 38.4°C · Low 26.2°C · 4.0 mm rain
- Batna in AugustAlgeria · 76 kmHigh 32.1°C · Low 17.8°C · 26 mm rain
- M'Sila in AugustAlgeria · 83 kmHigh 36.7°C · Low 22.7°C · 7.7 mm rain
- Sétif in AugustAlgeria · 89 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 17.8°C · 24 mm rain
- El Eulma in AugustAlgeria · 90 kmHigh 31.9°C · Low 18.5°C · 22 mm rain
- Bordj Bou Arreridj in AugustAlgeria · 94 kmHigh 33.4°C · Low 18.6°C · 16 mm rain
- El Achir in AugustAlgeria · 100 kmHigh 32.8°C · Low 18.2°C · 16 mm rain
- Bou Saâda in AugustAlgeria · 110 kmHigh 36.6°C · Low 21.9°C · 13 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Barika) is explained once on the Barika year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.