Climate averages 1991–2020
Bou Saâda 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 Bou Saâda: daytime highs average 36.6°C and nights cool to about 21.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 13 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes August a very dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 29 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is M'Sila (65 km away). In August its highs average 36.7°C, about as warm as Bou Saâda, with 7.7 mm of rain.
Among the 55 cities listed in Algeria, Bou Saâda ranks 11th of 55 for the warmest August highs and joint 36th of 55 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 55 cities is 34.2°C; Bou Saâda is 2.4°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 6.3°C to 30.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 13 mm to 34 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
Bou Saâda climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12.6°C2.7°C | 2.7°C | 23 | 4.5 | 10.110 h |
| February | 14.4°C3.3°C | 3.3°C | 16 | 3.9 | 10.911 h |
| March | 18.7°C6.1°C | 6.1°C | 23 | 4.5 | 11.912 h |
| April | 22.5°C9.3°C | 9.3°C | 32 | 5.0 | 13.113 h |
| May | 27.7°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 28 | 4.9 | 14.014 h |
| June | 33.6°C18.6°C | 18.6°C | 11 | 2.9 | 14.514 h |
| July | 37.6°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 7.8 | 3.0 | 14.314 h |
| August, selected | 36.6°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 13 | 4.5 | 13.513 h |
| September | 30.3°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 34 | 6.2 | 12.412 h |
| October | 24.6°C12.7°C | 12.7°C | 30 | 4.5 | 11.311 h |
| November | 17.4°C7.3°C | 7.3°C | 21 | 4.2 | 10.410 h |
| December | 13.3°C3.8°C | 3.8°C | 18 | 4.0 | 9.810 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
- M'Sila in AugustAlgeria · 65 kmHigh 36.7°C · Low 22.7°C · 7.7 mm rain
- Djelfa in AugustAlgeria · 102 kmHigh 33.6°C · Low 19.7°C · 14 mm rain
- El Achir in AugustAlgeria · 104 kmHigh 32.8°C · Low 18.2°C · 16 mm rain
- Hassi Bahbah in AugustAlgeria · 105 kmHigh 34.9°C · Low 20.2°C · 9.4 mm rain
- Bordj Bou Arreridj in AugustAlgeria · 110 kmHigh 33.4°C · Low 18.6°C · 16 mm rain
- Barika in AugustAlgeria · 110 kmHigh 35.9°C · Low 22.3°C · 6.2 mm rain
- Aïn Oussera in AugustAlgeria · 118 kmHigh 35.7°C · Low 20.8°C · 7.4 mm rain
- Messaad in AugustAlgeria · 132 kmHigh 36.0°C · Low 22.6°C · 8.4 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 Bou Saâda) is explained once on the Bou Saâda year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.