Climate averages 1991–2020

Béchar weather
in February.

A mild, very dry month: the 10th warmest and the 7th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule

Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.

Average high 18.0°C Daytime mean, February
Average low 5.8°C Night-time mean, February
Rainfall 7.0 mm 2 days with ≥1 mm
Daylight 11 h Sunrise to sunset, per day
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February is a mild month in Béchar: daytime highs average 18.0°C and nights cool to about 5.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.

Expect about 7.0 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes February a very dry month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 03 min on an average February day.

The nearest other city in this atlas is Errachidia (212 km away). In February its highs average 16.6°C, 1.4°C cooler than Béchar, with 13 mm of rain.

Among the 55 cities listed in Algeria, Béchar ranks 4th of 55 for the warmest February highs and 7th of 55 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 55 cities is 14.5°C; Béchar is 3.5°C warmer than that mean.

From February to March, average highs rise by 4.3°C to 22.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 7.0 mm to 8.0 mm.

The annual picture

February in context

30-year average
Average highAverage low°C
Average daily high and low temperatures by month The same values are available in the monthly table below. Lines show mean daily maxima and minima, not a forecast interval. 051015202530354045 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Monthly rainfall

Average total · mm
Average monthly rainfall totalsEach bar is a mean monthly total over 1991–2020. Full numbers are in the table. JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 500

Averages 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

1991–2020
Monthly climate averages for Béchar, 1991–2020
MonthAverage highHigh / lowAverage lowRainfall mm/monthRain days ≥1 mm/dayDaylight hours/dayDay­light h/day
January 15.6°C3.8°C3.8°C7.82.110.310 h
February, selected 18.0°C5.8°C5.8°C7.01.711.011 h
March 22.3°C9.3°C9.3°C8.01.412.012 h
April 26.6°C13.3°C13.3°C4.31.112.913 h
May 31.3°C17.7°C17.7°C3.10.813.714 h
June 36.3°C22.4°C22.4°C1.90.514.214 h
July 40.2°C25.9°C25.9°C0.80.214.014 h
August 39.0°C25.4°C25.4°C2.10.513.313 h
September 33.8°C21.1°C21.1°C9.91.312.412 h
October 27.3°C15.5°C15.5°C111.911.411 h
November 20.4°C9.2°C9.2°C142.110.611 h
December 16.2°C5.1°C5.1°C6.91.310.110 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

February in nearby cities

Distance from Béchar

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 limits

How 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.