Aflou weather in January

In January, Aflou sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 18 mm of precipitation across 4.4 wet days and about 10 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 10°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 48 min at the start of January to 10 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Aflou's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aflou's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
18 mm
4.4 wet days
Daylight
10 hours
8:02 AM – 6:00 PM
Cloud cover
44%
11th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
3.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Aflou is town and commune in Laghouat Province, Algeria.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 10°C through the month.

A typical January day in Aflou reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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How January really feels in Aflou

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
31
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Aflou weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 184.41.8102.7
Feb12° / 194.61.510.73.6
Mar15° / 235.50.511.75.4
Apr19° / 305.50.112.87.0
May25° / 12°255.50.113.87.8
Jun30° / 17°154014.25.8
Jul35° / 21°92.80143.3
Aug33° / 20°165.2013.33.9
Sep28° / 16°386.3012.26.8
Oct21° / 11°325.2011.17.5
Nov15° / 193.50.210.25.2
Dec11° / 163.619.83.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
26931
36931
46931
56832
66832
76733
86733
96535
106436
116337
126238
136238
146139
156139
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316238

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Aflou gets around 18 mm of rain and snow over 4.4 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 14% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
193
293
393
493
594
694
7104
8104
9114
10125
11135
12135
13146
14156
15166
16167
17177
18177
19177
20187
21187
22187
23187
24187
25187
26187
27187
28187
29176
30176
31176

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
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Wind in January

Winds average 13 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 48 min at the start of January to 10 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:02 AM to 7:56 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 6:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.88:025:48
29.88:025:48
39.88:025:49
49.88:025:50
59.88:035:50
69.88:035:51
79.88:035:52
89.88:035:53
99.88:035:54
109.98:035:54
119.98:035:55
129.98:035:56
139.98:035:57
149.98:025:58
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1610.08:026:00
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1910.08:016:02
2010.08:016:03
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2210.18:006:05
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2510.17:596:08
2610.27:596:09
2710.27:586:10
2810.27:586:11
2910.27:576:12
3010.37:576:13
3110.37:566:14

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.9 kWh/m² to a high of 7.66 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.28 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.0Moderate
23.1Moderate
33.1Moderate
43.1Moderate
53.1Moderate
63.1Moderate
73.1Moderate
83.2Moderate
93.2Moderate
103.2Moderate
113.2Moderate
123.2Moderate
133.2Moderate
143.2Moderate
153.2Moderate
163.3Moderate
173.3Moderate
183.3Moderate
193.3Moderate
203.3Moderate
213.4Moderate
223.4Moderate
233.4Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.5Moderate
263.5Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.6Moderate
293.6Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.7Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Aflou

In seasonPeak

None of Aflou's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Aflou sees seasonal dust haze (April–September), heaviest in June.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Aflou?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

2.7
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Aflou.

What to pack for Aflou in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Aflou sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Aflou in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Aflou peaks around June 18 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 18UV 11Dec 20UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Aflou in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Aflou is worst in June — around 45 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.4× the cleanest month (December, 13 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJun 1344 µg/m³Dec 2313 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar36Poor
Apr44Poor
May42Poor
Jun45Poor
Jul37Poor
Aug36Poor
Sep39Poor
Oct24Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Aflou?

Aflou sits at 34.1°N, 2.1°E, 1,392 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is El Idrissia, 54 km away.

El BayadhDjelfaKsar Chellala

Topography around Aflou

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Aflou.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aflou has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 131 m around an average of 1,424 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 575 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,175 m.

The land around Aflou is covered by grassland (43%), bare terrain (24%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, grassland (67%) and bare terrain (24%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (60%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
131 m
16 km
575 m
80 km
1,175 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: El Idrissia 54 km · Laghouat 78 km · Charef 85 km · ’Aïn Deheb 96 km · ’Aïn el Bell 106 km · El Bayadh 111 km · Djelfa 123 km · Ksar Chellala 124 km

Algeria travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 33% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$6,051
2025
Happiness
5.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
69%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.2
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
20.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 468
Religion
Muslim 99%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Aflou (34.1128°, 2.1023°, elevation 1,392 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).