Climate averages 1991–2020
Biskra weather
in October.
A warm, very dry month: the 6th warmest and the joint 8th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a warm month in Biskra: daytime highs average 27.3°C and nights cool to about 16.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 13 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes October a very dry month (the joint 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 20 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Barika (68 km away). In October its highs average 24.2°C, 3.1°C cooler than Biskra, with 23 mm of rain.
Among the 55 cities listed in Algeria, Biskra ranks joint 6th of 55 for the warmest October highs and 8th of 55 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 55 cities is 24.3°C; Biskra is 3.0°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 7.0°C to 20.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 13 mm to 12 mm.
The annual picture
October 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Barika in OctoberAlgeria · 68 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 12.9°C · 23 mm rain
- Batna in OctoberAlgeria · 88 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 10.3°C · 38 mm rain
- M'Sila in OctoberAlgeria · 144 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 13.8°C · 23 mm rain
- Khenchela in OctoberAlgeria · 144 kmHigh 21.0°C · Low 10.2°C · 30 mm rain
- El Eulma in OctoberAlgeria · 145 kmHigh 21.3°C · Low 11.2°C · 42 mm rain
- Bou Saâda in OctoberAlgeria · 147 kmHigh 24.6°C · Low 12.7°C · 30 mm rain
- Sétif in OctoberAlgeria · 152 kmHigh 20.3°C · Low 10.3°C · 44 mm rain
- Bordj Bou Arreridj in OctoberAlgeria · 162 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 10.8°C · 33 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.