Climate averages 1991–2020
Messaad weather
in February.
A cool, very dry month: the 10th warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a cool month in Messaad: daytime highs average 14.5°C and nights cool to about 3.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 12 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes February a very dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 56 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Djelfa (62 km away). In February its highs average 11.4°C, 3.1°C cooler than Messaad, with 25 mm of rain.
Among the 55 cities listed in Algeria, Messaad ranks joint 29th of 55 for the warmest February highs and 10th of 55 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 55 cities is 14.5°C; Messaad is level with that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 4.1°C to 18.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 12 mm to 14 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
Messaad climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12.6°C2.5°C | 2.5°C | 14 | 3.1 | 10.210 h |
| February, selected | 14.5°C3.2°C | 3.2°C | 12 | 2.7 | 10.911 h |
| March | 18.6°C6.4°C | 6.4°C | 14 | 3.3 | 11.912 h |
| April | 22.5°C9.7°C | 9.7°C | 18 | 3.6 | 13.013 h |
| May | 27.7°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 14 | 2.6 | 13.914 h |
| June | 33.2°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 8.2 | 2.2 | 14.414 h |
| July | 37.0°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 3.5 | 0.9 | 14.214 h |
| August | 36.0°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 8.4 | 2.7 | 13.413 h |
| September | 30.2°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 25 | 4.5 | 12.412 h |
| October | 24.1°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 18 | 3.3 | 11.411 h |
| November | 17.3°C7.0°C | 7.0°C | 13 | 2.7 | 10.410 h |
| December | 13.3°C3.5°C | 3.5°C | 13 | 2.5 | 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
- Djelfa in FebruaryAlgeria · 62 kmHigh 11.4°C · Low 1.2°C · 25 mm rain
- Laghouat in FebruaryAlgeria · 71 kmHigh 15.1°C · Low 2.6°C · 11 mm rain
- Hassi Bahbah in FebruaryAlgeria · 111 kmHigh 12.7°C · Low 2.3°C · 22 mm rain
- Aflou in FebruaryAlgeria · 129 kmHigh 10.7°C · Low 1.0°C · 19 mm rain
- Bou Saâda in FebruaryAlgeria · 132 kmHigh 14.4°C · Low 3.3°C · 16 mm rain
- Aïn Oussera in FebruaryAlgeria · 154 kmHigh 13.5°C · Low 2.3°C · 18 mm rain
- Ghardaïa in FebruaryAlgeria · 186 kmHigh 17.4°C · Low 6.0°C · 3.5 mm rain
- M'Sila in FebruaryAlgeria · 197 kmHigh 14.4°C · Low 3.9°C · 19 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 Messaad) is explained once on the Messaad year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.