Climate averages 1991–2020
Biskra 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 Biskra: daytime highs average 38.4°C and nights cool to about 26.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 4.0 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 28 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Barika (68 km away). In August its highs average 35.9°C, 2.5°C cooler than Biskra, with 6.2 mm of rain.
Among the 55 cities listed in Algeria, Biskra ranks 7th of 55 for the warmest August highs and 10th of 55 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 55 cities is 34.2°C; Biskra is 4.2°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 5.4°C to 32.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 4.0 mm to 17 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
Biskra climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15.6°C5.2°C | 5.2°C | 13 | 2.3 | 10.110 h |
| February | 17.5°C6.1°C | 6.1°C | 7.7 | 1.9 | 10.911 h |
| March | 21.7°C9.7°C | 9.7°C | 15 | 2.5 | 11.912 h |
| April | 25.6°C13.4°C | 13.4°C | 16 | 2.5 | 13.013 h |
| May | 30.9°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 6.4 | 1.6 | 14.014 h |
| June | 36.1°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 2.2 | 0.7 | 14.514 h |
| July | 39.2°C26.4°C | 26.4°C | 0.6 | 0.2 | 14.214 h |
| August, selected | 38.4°C26.2°C | 26.2°C | 4.0 | 0.9 | 13.513 h |
| September | 32.9°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 17 | 2.5 | 12.412 h |
| October | 27.3°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 13 | 2.3 | 11.311 h |
| November | 20.4°C10.3°C | 10.3°C | 12 | 2.2 | 10.410 h |
| December | 16.2°C6.3°C | 6.3°C | 11 | 2.2 | 9.910 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
- Barika in AugustAlgeria · 68 kmHigh 35.9°C · Low 22.3°C · 6.2 mm rain
- Batna in AugustAlgeria · 88 kmHigh 32.1°C · Low 17.8°C · 26 mm rain
- M'Sila in AugustAlgeria · 144 kmHigh 36.7°C · Low 22.7°C · 7.7 mm rain
- Khenchela in AugustAlgeria · 144 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 17.7°C · 18 mm rain
- El Eulma in AugustAlgeria · 145 kmHigh 31.9°C · Low 18.5°C · 22 mm rain
- Bou Saâda in AugustAlgeria · 147 kmHigh 36.6°C · Low 21.9°C · 13 mm rain
- Sétif in AugustAlgeria · 152 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 17.8°C · 24 mm rain
- Bordj Bou Arreridj in AugustAlgeria · 162 kmHigh 33.4°C · Low 18.6°C · 16 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 Biskra) is explained once on the Biskra year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.