Ain el Hadjel in Winter
In winter (December, January and February), Ain el Hadjel sees average daytime highs around 13°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 59 mm of rain over about 14 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 13°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is Ain el Hadjel's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Ain el Hadjel's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 13°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 4°C
- Rainfall
- 59 mm
- 14 wet days
- Avg wind
- 13 km/h
- Travel score
- 4.5
- 3rd-best season
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Ain el Hadjel in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 13°C.
A typical winter day in Ain el Hadjel reaches about 13°C and drops to 4°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.
How winter really feels in Ain el Hadjel
Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
winter sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.
Ain el Hadjel 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.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13° / 4° | 21 | 5 | 9.9 | 4.0 |
| Feb | 14° / 4° | 19 | 4.5 | 10.6 | 5.0 |
| Mar | 19° / 7° | 23 | 4.7 | 11.7 | 6.9 |
| Apr | 22° / 10° | 27 | 4.9 | 12.9 | 7.7 |
| May | 28° / 15° | 23 | 4.1 | 13.9 | 7.2 |
| Jun | 34° / 20° | 9 | 2.1 | 14.4 | 4.0 |
| Jul | 38° / 23° | 4 | 1.6 | 14.2 | 1.6 |
| Aug | 37° / 23° | 7 | 2.5 | 13.3 | 2.2 |
| Sep | 31° / 18° | 23 | 4.7 | 12.2 | 5.5 |
| Oct | 25° / 14° | 22 | 4.2 | 11.1 | 8.0 |
| Nov | 18° / 8° | 21 | 3.9 | 10.1 | 6.6 |
| Dec | 13° / 5° | 19 | 4.7 | 9.6 | 4.4 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Ain el Hadjel gets around 59 mm of rain over 14 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Winter
Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Winter
Winds average 13 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
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.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 3.1 kWh/m².
Hazard calendar for Ain el Hadjel
None of Ain el Hadjel's seasonal hazards peak in winter. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.
Ain el Hadjel sees seasonal dust haze (June–July), heaviest in July.
Is winter a good time to visit Ain el Hadjel?
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.
winter is a reasonable time to visit Ain el Hadjel for sightseeing.
What to pack for Ain el Hadjel in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Ain el Hadjel sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 14 days see rain.
UV index in Ain el Hadjel in Winter
Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages 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 Ain el Hadjel peaks around July 16 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (moderate).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | High | Very high | Very high | Very high | Very high | Very high | Very high | High | Moderate | Moderate |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3 | Moderate |
| Feb | 4 | Moderate |
| Mar | 7 | High |
| Apr | 7 | Very high |
| May | 8 | Very high |
| Jun | 9 | Very high |
| Jul | 10 | Very high |
| Aug | 9 | Very high |
| Sep | 8 | Very high |
| Oct | 5 | High |
| Nov | 4 | Moderate |
| Dec | 2 | Moderate |
Air quality in Ain el Hadjel in Winter
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in Ain el Hadjel is worst in September — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.
Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 33 | 33 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 38 | 37 | 39 | 36 | 31 | 34 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Poor | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Poor | Poor | Poor | Poor | Moderate | Moderate |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33 | Moderate |
| Feb | 33 | Moderate |
| Mar | 36 | Poor |
| Apr | 35 | Moderate |
| May | 34 | Moderate |
| Jun | 34 | Moderate |
| Jul | 38 | Poor |
| Aug | 37 | Poor |
| Sep | 39 | Poor |
| Oct | 36 | Poor |
| Nov | 31 | Moderate |
| Dec | 34 | Moderate |
Where is Ain el Hadjel?
Ain el Hadjel sits at 35.7°N, 3.9°E, 544 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Sidi Aïssa, 26 km away.
Topography around Ain el Hadjel
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Ain el Hadjel.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Ain el Hadjel has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 94 m around an average of 559 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 232 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,519 m.
The land around Ain el Hadjel is covered by bare terrain (50%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, bare terrain (50%), grassland (26%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (43%), bare terrain (27%) and cropland (24%) within 80 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
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 Ain el Hadjel (35.67°, 3.8815°, elevation 544 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.