Climate averages 1991–2020
Maghnia weather
in December.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 11th warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a mild month in Maghnia: daytime highs average 16.2°C and nights cool to about 5.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 36 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the 5th 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 Oujda (25 km away). In December its highs average 15.5°C, 0.7°C cooler than Maghnia, with 30 mm of rain.
Among the 55 cities listed in Algeria, Maghnia ranks joint 11th of 55 for the warmest December highs and 28th of 55 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 55 cities is 14.1°C; Maghnia is 2.0°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 0.9°C to 15.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 36 mm to 48 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
Maghnia climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15.3°C4.1°C | 4.1°C | 48 | 8.1 | 10.110 h |
| February | 16.4°C4.7°C | 4.7°C | 45 | 6.9 | 10.911 h |
| March | 19.0°C6.7°C | 6.7°C | 55 | 7.9 | 11.912 h |
| April | 21.1°C8.5°C | 8.5°C | 48 | 7.8 | 13.013 h |
| May | 24.5°C11.4°C | 11.4°C | 37 | 5.4 | 14.014 h |
| June | 28.6°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 14 | 2.9 | 14.514 h |
| July | 32.6°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 3.0 | 0.8 | 14.214 h |
| August | 33.2°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 8.2 | 2.4 | 13.513 h |
| September | 28.9°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 24 | 5.1 | 12.412 h |
| October | 25.1°C12.5°C | 12.5°C | 38 | 6.2 | 11.311 h |
| November | 19.2°C8.2°C | 8.2°C | 50 | 6.9 | 10.410 h |
| December, selected | 16.2°C5.6°C | 5.6°C | 36 | 6.3 | 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
- Oujda in DecemberMorocco · 25 kmHigh 15.5°C · Low 5.0°C · 30 mm rain
- Tlemcen in DecemberAlgeria · 38 kmHigh 14.2°C · Low 4.2°C · 43 mm rain
- Berkane in DecemberMorocco · 55 kmHigh 17.9°C · Low 7.0°C · 31 mm rain
- Aïn Temouchent in DecemberAlgeria · 73 kmHigh 16.4°C · Low 8.1°C · 49 mm rain
- Sidi Bel Abbes in DecemberAlgeria · 107 kmHigh 15.6°C · Low 6.3°C · 46 mm rain
- Nador in DecemberMorocco · 115 kmHigh 17.9°C · Low 9.7°C · 32 mm rain
- Taourirt in DecemberMorocco · 118 kmHigh 16.1°C · Low 6.0°C · 16 mm rain
- Melilla in DecemberSpain · 121 kmHigh 17.5°C · Low 10.8°C · 32 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 Maghnia) is explained once on the Maghnia year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.