Climate averages 1991–2020
Tamanghasset weather
in July.
A very hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the joint 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a very hot month in Tamanghasset: daytime highs average 35.4°C and nights cool to about 22.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.5 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes July a very dry month (the joint 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 23 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Arlit (490 km away). In July its highs average 40.3°C, 4.9°C warmer than Tamanghasset, with 5.4 mm of rain.
Among the 55 cities listed in Algeria, Tamanghasset ranks 17th of 55 for the warmest July highs and 15th of 55 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 55 cities is 34.5°C; Tamanghasset is 0.9°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs fall by 0.8°C to 34.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.5 mm to 5.2 mm.
The annual picture
July 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 | 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, selected | 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
July in nearby cities
- Arlit in JulyNiger · 490 kmHigh 40.3°C · Low 27.4°C · 5.4 mm rain
- Agadez in JulyNiger · 696 kmHigh 38.7°C · Low 26.2°C · 19 mm rain
- El Oued in JulyAlgeria · 1183 kmHigh 39.7°C · Low 25.4°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Djelfa in JulyAlgeria · 1340 kmHigh 34.7°C · Low 20.1°C · 8.5 mm rain
- Biskra in JulyAlgeria · 1342 kmHigh 39.2°C · Low 26.4°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Batna in JulyAlgeria · 1421 kmHigh 32.9°C · Low 18.0°C · 16 mm rain
- Tébessa in JulyAlgeria · 1426 kmHigh 35.0°C · Low 19.0°C · 10 mm rain
- Sétif in JulyAlgeria · 1491 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 17.6°C · 11 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.