’Aïn Deheb in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), ’Aïn Deheb sees average daytime highs around 12°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 57 mm of precipitation over about 15 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 12°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is ’Aïn Deheb's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see ’Aïn Deheb's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
12°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
2°C
Precipitation
57 mm
15 wet days
Avg wind
12 km/h
Travel score
3.5
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in ’Aïn Deheb in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 12°C.

A typical winter day in ’Aïn Deheb reaches about 12°C and drops to 2°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in ’Aïn Deheb

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 80 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
80
wind chill below the day's low

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

’Aïn Deheb weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 205.20.79.93.0
Feb13° / 1950.910.74.0
Mar16° / 255.70.211.75.9
Apr20° / 285.9012.97.1
May25° / 12°234.9013.87.8
Jun31° / 17°102.4014.35.5
Jul35° / 21°61.5014.13.0
Aug34° / 20°113013.33.6
Sep29° / 16°194.9012.26.6
Oct23° / 11°244.3011.17.9
Nov16° / 224.60.110.25.5
Dec12° / 174.30.69.73.5

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

’Aïn Deheb gets around 57 mm of rain and snow over 15 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 12 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 48 min in early December to 11 h 06 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 3.3 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for ’Aïn Deheb

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None of ’Aïn Deheb's seasonal hazards peak in winter. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.

’Aïn Deheb sees seasonal dust haze (April–September), heaviest in July.

Dust
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Is winter a good time to visit ’Aïn Deheb?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

3.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in ’Aïn Deheb.

What to pack for ’Aïn Deheb in Winter

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

In winter, ’Aïn Deheb sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. About 15 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in ’Aïn Deheb in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in ’Aïn Deheb peaks around June 20 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 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 highModerateJun 20UV 11Dec 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in ’Aïn Deheb in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in ’Aïn Deheb is worst in September — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.6× the cleanest month (January, 8 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1229 µg/m³Jan 108 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb15Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep30Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is ’Aïn Deheb?

’Aïn Deheb sits at 34.8°N, 1.5°E, 1,081 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Sougueur, 38 km away.

Topography around ’Aïn Deheb

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around ’Aïn Deheb has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m around an average of 1,087 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 307 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,038 m.

The land around ’Aïn Deheb is covered by cropland (65%) and bare terrain (21%) within 3 km, cropland (56%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (34%), cropland (33%) and bare terrain (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
85 m
16 km
307 m
80 km
1,038 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
Winter weather nearby: Sougueur 38 km · Frenda 52 km · Tiaret 62 km · Mehdia daira de meghila 68 km · Ksar Chellala 81 km · Tissemsilt 88 km · Aflou 96 km · El Idrissia 100 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 ’Aïn Deheb (34.8422°, 1.547°, elevation 1,081 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.