Climate averages 1991–2020
Biskra weather
in December.
A mild, very dry month: the 11th warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a mild month in Biskra: daytime highs average 16.2°C and nights cool to about 6.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 11 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes December a very dry month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 9 h 52 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Barika (68 km away). In December its highs average 13.1°C, 3.1°C cooler than Biskra, with 19 mm of rain.
Among the 55 cities listed in Algeria, Biskra ranks joint 11th of 55 for the warmest December highs and 8th of 55 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 55 cities is 14.1°C; Biskra is 2.0°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 0.6°C to 15.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 11 mm to 13 mm.
The annual picture
December 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 | 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, selected | 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
December in nearby cities
- Barika in DecemberAlgeria · 68 kmHigh 13.1°C · Low 3.4°C · 19 mm rain
- Batna in DecemberAlgeria · 88 kmHigh 11.2°C · Low 2.1°C · 34 mm rain
- M'Sila in DecemberAlgeria · 144 kmHigh 13.0°C · Low 4.4°C · 20 mm rain
- Khenchela in DecemberAlgeria · 144 kmHigh 10.6°C · Low 1.7°C · 28 mm rain
- El Eulma in DecemberAlgeria · 145 kmHigh 11.3°C · Low 3.0°C · 50 mm rain
- Bou Saâda in DecemberAlgeria · 147 kmHigh 13.3°C · Low 3.8°C · 18 mm rain
- Sétif in DecemberAlgeria · 152 kmHigh 10.3°C · Low 2.0°C · 51 mm rain
- Bordj Bou Arreridj in DecemberAlgeria · 162 kmHigh 10.8°C · Low 2.3°C · 29 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.