Climate averages 1991–2020
El Oued weather
in July.
A very hot, very dry month: the warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a very hot month in El Oued: daytime highs average 39.7°C and nights cool to about 25.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical July (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 14 h 08 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Touggourt (79 km away). In July its highs average 39.9°C, about as warm as El Oued, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 55 cities listed in Algeria, El Oued ranks 5th of 55 for the warmest July highs and 4th of 55 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 55 cities is 34.5°C; El Oued is 5.2°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs fall by 0.6°C to 39.1°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
July 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
El Oued climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15.4°C4.8°C | 4.8°C | 9.9 | 1.7 | 10.210 h |
| February | 17.7°C6.2°C | 6.2°C | 4.3 | 1.2 | 11.011 h |
| March | 22.2°C9.7°C | 9.7°C | 8.0 | 1.5 | 12.012 h |
| April | 26.8°C13.7°C | 13.7°C | 7.6 | 1.1 | 13.013 h |
| May | 32.0°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 2.8 | 0.5 | 13.914 h |
| June | 36.7°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 1.2 | 0.1 | 14.314 h |
| July, selected | 39.7°C25.4°C | 25.4°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 14.114 h |
| August | 39.1°C25.6°C | 25.6°C | 0.9 | 0.3 | 13.413 h |
| September | 34.3°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 5.7 | 1.0 | 12.412 h |
| October | 28.3°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 4.5 | 1.1 | 11.411 h |
| November | 20.9°C10.4°C | 10.4°C | 8.3 | 1.5 | 10.510 h |
| December | 16.1°C6.2°C | 6.2°C | 6.8 | 1.6 | 10.010 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
July in nearby cities
- Touggourt in JulyAlgeria · 79 kmHigh 39.9°C · Low 25.6°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Bir el Ater in JulyAlgeria · 190 kmHigh 33.8°C · Low 20.2°C · 5.3 mm rain
- Biskra in JulyAlgeria · 196 kmHigh 39.2°C · Low 26.4°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Ouargla in JulyAlgeria · 213 kmHigh 41.5°C · Low 26.9°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Rouissat in JulyAlgeria · 213 kmHigh 41.5°C · Low 26.9°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Gafsa in JulyTunisia · 213 kmHigh 37.1°C · Low 22.3°C · 2.2 mm rain
- Khenchela in JulyAlgeria · 233 kmHigh 32.4°C · Low 17.7°C · 10 mm rain
- Feriana in JulyTunisia · 236 kmHigh 34.9°C · Low 19.6°C · 11 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 El Oued) is explained once on the El Oued year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.