Climate averages 1991–2020
Saïda weather
in December.
A cool, fairly dry month: the 11th warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a cool month in Saïda: daytime highs average 13.5°C and nights cool to about 4.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 30 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the 4th 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 Mascara (63 km away). In December its highs average 14.7°C, 1.2°C warmer than Saïda, with 42 mm of rain.
Among the 55 cities listed in Algeria, Saïda ranks 31st of 55 for the warmest December highs and 24th of 55 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 55 cities is 14.1°C; Saïda is 0.6°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 0.9°C to 12.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 30 mm to 39 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
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 | 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, selected | 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
December in nearby cities
- Mascara in DecemberAlgeria · 63 kmHigh 14.7°C · Low 5.0°C · 42 mm rain
- Sidi Bel Abbes in DecemberAlgeria · 82 kmHigh 15.6°C · Low 6.3°C · 46 mm rain
- Relizane in DecemberAlgeria · 107 kmHigh 16.8°C · Low 7.0°C · 43 mm rain
- Oran in DecemberAlgeria · 120 kmHigh 16.2°C · Low 9.9°C · 47 mm rain
- Tiaret in DecemberAlgeria · 122 kmHigh 11.3°C · Low 2.8°C · 44 mm rain
- Mostaganem in DecemberAlgeria · 123 kmHigh 16.3°C · Low 9.0°C · 46 mm rain
- Aïn Temouchent in DecemberAlgeria · 129 kmHigh 16.4°C · Low 8.1°C · 49 mm rain
- Sougueur in DecemberAlgeria · 129 kmHigh 11.1°C · Low 3.2°C · 34 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.