Climate averages 1991–2020
Saïda weather
in August.
A very hot, fairly dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a very hot month in Saïda: daytime highs average 34.7°C and nights cool to about 20.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 17 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes August a fairly dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 28 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mascara (63 km away). In August its highs average 34.1°C, 0.5°C cooler than Saïda, with 7.5 mm of rain.
Among the 55 cities listed in Algeria, Saïda ranks joint 18th of 55 for the warmest August highs and joint 45th of 55 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 55 cities is 34.2°C; Saïda is 0.5°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 5.7°C to 29.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 17 mm to 31 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
Saïda climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12.6°C3.6°C | 3.6°C | 39 | 8.3 | 10.110 h |
| February | 14.1°C4.1°C | 4.1°C | 37 | 7.8 | 10.911 h |
| March | 17.4°C6.4°C | 6.4°C | 46 | 8.2 | 11.912 h |
| April | 20.5°C8.5°C | 8.5°C | 44 | 8.2 | 13.013 h |
| May | 25.0°C12.3°C | 12.3°C | 38 | 6.7 | 14.014 h |
| June | 30.6°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 20 | 4.3 | 14.514 h |
| July | 35.2°C20.5°C | 20.5°C | 11 | 3.9 | 14.214 h |
| August, selected | 34.7°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 17 | 5.8 | 13.513 h |
| September | 29.0°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 31 | 6.9 | 12.412 h |
| October | 23.7°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 35 | 5.7 | 11.311 h |
| November | 16.9°C7.7°C | 7.7°C | 41 | 6.8 | 10.410 h |
| December | 13.5°C4.9°C | 4.9°C | 30 | 7.1 | 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
August in nearby cities
- Mascara in AugustAlgeria · 63 kmHigh 34.1°C · Low 19.7°C · 7.5 mm rain
- Sidi Bel Abbes in AugustAlgeria · 82 kmHigh 34.4°C · Low 20.7°C · 5.0 mm rain
- Relizane in AugustAlgeria · 107 kmHigh 36.7°C · Low 21.5°C · 5.3 mm rain
- Oran in AugustAlgeria · 120 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 22.4°C · 2.5 mm rain
- Tiaret in AugustAlgeria · 122 kmHigh 32.5°C · Low 18.7°C · 13 mm rain
- Mostaganem in AugustAlgeria · 123 kmHigh 32.3°C · Low 22.4°C · 2.3 mm rain
- Aïn Temouchent in AugustAlgeria · 129 kmHigh 32.9°C · Low 21.6°C · 2.5 mm rain
- Sougueur in AugustAlgeria · 129 kmHigh 32.6°C · Low 19.2°C · 15 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 Saïda) is explained once on the Saïda year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.