Climate averages 1991–2020
Tamanghasset weather
in February.
A warm, very dry month: the 10th warmest and the 4th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a warm month in Tamanghasset: daytime highs average 22.1°C and nights cool to about 7.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.3 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes February a very dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 23 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Arlit (490 km away). In February its highs average 30.4°C, 8.3°C warmer than Tamanghasset, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 55 cities listed in Algeria, Tamanghasset ranks 1st of 55 for the warmest February highs and 1st of 55 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 55 cities is 14.5°C; Tamanghasset is 7.6°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 3.6°C to 25.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.3 mm to 3.6 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
Tamanghasset climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19.4°C5.2°C | 5.2°C | 2.0 | 0.5 | 10.911 h |
| February, selected | 22.1°C7.4°C | 7.4°C | 1.3 | 0.3 | 11.411 h |
| March | 25.8°C11.1°C | 11.1°C | 3.6 | 0.7 | 12.012 h |
| April | 30.6°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 0.7 | 0.1 | 12.713 h |
| May | 33.7°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 2.7 | 0.5 | 13.213 h |
| June | 35.6°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 1.5 | 0.4 | 13.514 h |
| July | 35.4°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 1.5 | 0.4 | 13.413 h |
| August | 34.6°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 5.2 | 1.8 | 12.913 h |
| September | 33.4°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 1.8 | 0.7 | 12.312 h |
| October | 29.5°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 2.1 | 0.7 | 11.612 h |
| November | 24.5°C11.1°C | 11.1°C | 0.7 | 0.2 | 11.111 h |
| December | 20.8°C7.0°C | 7.0°C | 1.0 | 0.4 | 10.811 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
- Arlit in FebruaryNiger · 490 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 13.5°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Agadez in FebruaryNiger · 696 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 16.1°C · 0 mm rain
- El Oued in FebruaryAlgeria · 1183 kmHigh 17.7°C · Low 6.2°C · 4.3 mm rain
- Djelfa in FebruaryAlgeria · 1340 kmHigh 11.4°C · Low 1.2°C · 25 mm rain
- Biskra in FebruaryAlgeria · 1342 kmHigh 17.5°C · Low 6.1°C · 7.7 mm rain
- Batna in FebruaryAlgeria · 1421 kmHigh 11.4°C · Low 0.9°C · 31 mm rain
- Tébessa in FebruaryAlgeria · 1426 kmHigh 12.9°C · Low 2.2°C · 27 mm rain
- Sétif in FebruaryAlgeria · 1491 kmHigh 10.5°C · Low 0.8°C · 53 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 Tamanghasset) is explained once on the Tamanghasset year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.