Climate averages 1991–2020
Béchar weather
in August.
A very hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a very hot month in Béchar: daytime highs average 39.0°C and nights cool to about 25.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 2.1 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes August a very dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 18 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Errachidia (212 km away). In August its highs average 37.0°C, 2.1°C cooler than Béchar, with 3.2 mm of rain.
Among the 55 cities listed in Algeria, Béchar ranks 5th of 55 for the warmest August highs and 5th of 55 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 55 cities is 34.2°C; Béchar is 4.8°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 5.2°C to 33.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 2.1 mm to 9.9 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
Béchar climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15.6°C3.8°C | 3.8°C | 7.8 | 2.1 | 10.310 h |
| February | 18.0°C5.8°C | 5.8°C | 7.0 | 1.7 | 11.011 h |
| March | 22.3°C9.3°C | 9.3°C | 8.0 | 1.4 | 12.012 h |
| April | 26.6°C13.3°C | 13.3°C | 4.3 | 1.1 | 12.913 h |
| May | 31.3°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 3.1 | 0.8 | 13.714 h |
| June | 36.3°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 1.9 | 0.5 | 14.214 h |
| July | 40.2°C25.9°C | 25.9°C | 0.8 | 0.2 | 14.014 h |
| August, selected | 39.0°C25.4°C | 25.4°C | 2.1 | 0.5 | 13.313 h |
| September | 33.8°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 9.9 | 1.3 | 12.412 h |
| October | 27.3°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 11 | 1.9 | 11.411 h |
| November | 20.4°C9.2°C | 9.2°C | 14 | 2.1 | 10.611 h |
| December | 16.2°C5.1°C | 5.1°C | 6.9 | 1.3 | 10.110 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
- Errachidia in AugustMorocco · 212 kmHigh 37.0°C · Low 22.4°C · 3.2 mm rain
- Guercif in AugustMorocco · 309 kmHigh 36.4°C · Low 21.9°C · 5.5 mm rain
- Taourirt in AugustMorocco · 317 kmHigh 36.5°C · Low 21.4°C · 2.2 mm rain
- Taza in AugustMorocco · 333 kmHigh 35.9°C · Low 21.1°C · 11 mm rain
- Oujda in AugustMorocco · 342 kmHigh 33.7°C · Low 18.9°C · 8.0 mm rain
- Ifrane in AugustMorocco · 344 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 16.4°C · 31 mm rain
- Sefrou in AugustMorocco · 347 kmHigh 33.0°C · Low 18.9°C · 22 mm rain
- Khenifra in AugustMorocco · 355 kmHigh 35.8°C · Low 18.9°C · 14 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 Béchar) is explained once on the Béchar year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.