Climate averages 1991–2020
Tamanghasset weather
in October.
A hot, very dry month: the 7th warmest and the 9th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Tamanghasset: daytime highs average 29.5°C and nights cool to about 16.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 2.1 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes October a very dry month (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 38 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Arlit (490 km away). In October its highs average 37.5°C, 8.1°C warmer than Tamanghasset, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 55 cities listed in Algeria, Tamanghasset ranks joint 1st of 55 for the warmest October highs and 1st of 55 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 55 cities is 24.3°C; Tamanghasset is 5.2°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 5.0°C to 24.5°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 2.1 mm to under 1 mm.
The annual picture
October 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 | 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Arlit in OctoberNiger · 490 kmHigh 37.5°C · Low 22.3°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Agadez in OctoberNiger · 696 kmHigh 36.9°C · Low 23.8°C · 0.2 mm rain
- El Oued in OctoberAlgeria · 1183 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 16.9°C · 4.5 mm rain
- Djelfa in OctoberAlgeria · 1340 kmHigh 21.5°C · Low 10.5°C · 32 mm rain
- Biskra in OctoberAlgeria · 1342 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 16.5°C · 13 mm rain
- Batna in OctoberAlgeria · 1421 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 10.3°C · 38 mm rain
- Tébessa in OctoberAlgeria · 1426 kmHigh 23.5°C · Low 11.7°C · 30 mm rain
- Sétif in OctoberAlgeria · 1491 kmHigh 20.3°C · Low 10.3°C · 44 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.