Climate averages 1991–2020
Biskra weather
in February.
A mild, very dry month: the 10th warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a mild month in Biskra: daytime highs average 17.5°C and nights cool to about 6.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 7.7 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes February a very dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 54 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Barika (68 km away). In February its highs average 14.2°C, 3.3°C cooler than Biskra, with 16 mm of rain.
Among the 55 cities listed in Algeria, Biskra ranks 7th of 55 for the warmest February highs and 8th of 55 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 55 cities is 14.5°C; Biskra is 3.0°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 4.2°C to 21.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 7.7 mm to 15 mm.
The annual picture
February 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, selected | 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 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Barika in FebruaryAlgeria · 68 kmHigh 14.2°C · Low 2.8°C · 16 mm rain
- Batna in FebruaryAlgeria · 88 kmHigh 11.4°C · Low 0.9°C · 31 mm rain
- M'Sila in FebruaryAlgeria · 144 kmHigh 14.4°C · Low 3.9°C · 19 mm rain
- Khenchela in FebruaryAlgeria · 144 kmHigh 10.8°C · Low 0.6°C · 27 mm rain
- El Eulma in FebruaryAlgeria · 145 kmHigh 11.4°C · Low 1.7°C · 50 mm rain
- Bou Saâda in FebruaryAlgeria · 147 kmHigh 14.4°C · Low 3.3°C · 16 mm rain
- Sétif in FebruaryAlgeria · 152 kmHigh 10.5°C · Low 0.8°C · 53 mm rain
- Bordj Bou Arreridj in FebruaryAlgeria · 162 kmHigh 11.4°C · Low 1.3°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.