’Aïn el Melh weather in January

In January, ’Aïn el Melh sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 20 mm of precipitation across 3.9 wet days and about 9.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 12°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 42 min at the start of January to 10 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is ’Aïn el Melh's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see ’Aïn el Melh's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 12°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 3°; 1st coldest
Precipitation: 20 mm; 3.9 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 54 min; 7:56 AM – 5:50 PM
Cloud cover: 39%; 7th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 3.21 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.9; out of 10

← December ’Aïn el Melh year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

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Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 12°C through the month.

A typical January day in ’Aïn el Melh reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Avg low (°C)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	3
2	13	3
3	12	3
4	12	3
5	12	3
6	12	3
7	12	3
8	12	3
9	12	3
10	12	3
11	12	3
12	12	3
13	12	3
14	12	3
15	12	3
16	12	3
17	12	3
18	12	3
19	12	3
20	12	3
21	12	3
22	12	3
23	12	3
24	12	3
25	12	3
26	12	3
27	12	3
28	12	3
29	12	3
30	12	3
31	12	3

How January really feels in ’Aïn el Melh

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 30 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

’Aïn el Melh weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	12° / 3°	20	3.9	9.9	3.9
Feb	14° / 4°	15	3.4	10.7	4.8
Mar	17° / 7°	19	4.1	11.7	6.7
Apr	21° / 10°	27	4.4	12.9	7.6
May	26° / 14°	23	4.3	13.8	7.7
Jun	32° / 20°	11	3.4	14.3	4.8
Jul	36° / 23°	6	2.3	14.1	2.6
Aug	35° / 22°	14	4.5	13.3	3.1
Sep	29° / 18°	32	5.8	12.2	6.2
Oct	23° / 13°	26	4.9	11.1	7.9
Nov	17° / 7°	19	3.8	10.2	6.3
Dec	13° / 4°	15	3.1	9.7	4.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	74	75	74	74	73	74	73	73	72	71	71	70	70	70	69	68	68	68	68	67	68	68	67	68	68	69	69	70	70	69	70
Cloudier (%)	26	25	26	26	27	26	27	27	28	29	29	30	30	30	31	32	32	32	32	33	32	32	33	32	32	31	31	30	30	31	30

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	74	26
2	75	25
3	74	26
4	74	26
5	73	27
6	74	26
7	73	27
8	73	27
9	72	28
10	71	29
11	71	29
12	70	30
13	70	30
14	70	30
15	69	31
16	68	32
17	68	32
18	68	32
19	68	32
20	67	33
21	68	32
22	68	32
23	67	33
24	68	32
25	68	32
26	69	31
27	69	31
28	70	30
29	70	30
30	69	31
31	70	30

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

’Aïn el Melh gets around 20 mm of rain and snow over 3.9 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 13% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	10	10	11	11	12	13	13	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14

	Rain chance (%)
1	8
2	8
3	8
4	8
5	9
6	9
7	9
8	10
9	10
10	11
11	11
12	12
13	13
14	13
15	14
16	14
17	14
18	15
19	15
20	15
21	15
22	15
23	15
24	15
25	15
26	15
27	15
28	15
29	14
30	14
31	14

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	12	light breeze
2	12	light breeze
3	12	light breeze
4	12	light breeze
5	12	light breeze
6	12	light breeze
7	12	light breeze
8	12	light breeze
9	12	light breeze
10	12	light breeze
11	12	light breeze
12	12	light breeze
13	12	light breeze
14	12	light breeze
15	12	light breeze
16	12	light breeze
17	13	light breeze
18	13	light breeze
19	13	light breeze
20	13	light breeze
21	13	light breeze
22	13	light breeze
23	13	light breeze
24	13	light breeze
25	14	light breeze
26	14	light breeze
27	14	light breeze
28	14	light breeze
29	14	light breeze
30	14	light breeze
31	14	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 42 min at the start of January to 10 h 12 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 7:56 AM to 7:49 AM, and sunset from 5:37 PM to 6:04 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2
Sunrise (AM)	7:56	7:56	7:56	7:56	7:56	7:56	7:56	7:56	7:56	7:56	7:56	7:56	7:56	7:56	7:56	7:56	7:55	7:55	7:55	7:55	7:54	7:54	7:53	7:53	7:53	7:52	7:52	7:51	7:50	7:50	7:49
Sunset (PM)	5:37	5:38	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:55	5:56	5:57	5:58	5:59	6:00	6:01	6:02	6:03	6:04

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.7	7:56	5:37
2	9.7	7:56	5:38
3	9.7	7:56	5:39
4	9.7	7:56	5:40
5	9.7	7:56	5:40
6	9.7	7:56	5:41
7	9.8	7:56	5:42
8	9.8	7:56	5:43
9	9.8	7:56	5:44
10	9.8	7:56	5:44
11	9.8	7:56	5:45
12	9.8	7:56	5:46
13	9.8	7:56	5:47
14	9.9	7:56	5:48
15	9.9	7:56	5:49
16	9.9	7:56	5:50
17	9.9	7:55	5:51
18	9.9	7:55	5:51
19	10.0	7:55	5:52
20	10.0	7:55	5:53
21	10.0	7:54	5:54
22	10.0	7:54	5:55
23	10.0	7:53	5:56
24	10.1	7:53	5:57
25	10.1	7:53	5:58
26	10.1	7:52	5:59
27	10.1	7:52	6:00
28	10.2	7:51	6:01
29	10.2	7:50	6:02
30	10.2	7:50	6:03
31	10.2	7:49	6:04

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.86 kWh/m² to a high of 7.66 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.21 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.0	Moderate
2	3.0	Moderate
3	3.0	Moderate
4	3.0	Moderate
5	3.0	Moderate
6	3.1	Moderate
7	3.1	Moderate
8	3.1	Moderate
9	3.1	Moderate
10	3.1	Moderate
11	3.1	Moderate
12	3.1	Moderate
13	3.1	Moderate
14	3.2	Moderate
15	3.2	Moderate
16	3.2	Moderate
17	3.2	Moderate
18	3.2	Moderate
19	3.3	Moderate
20	3.3	Moderate
21	3.3	Moderate
22	3.3	Moderate
23	3.4	Moderate
24	3.4	Moderate
25	3.4	Moderate
26	3.4	Moderate
27	3.5	Moderate
28	3.5	Moderate
29	3.5	Moderate
30	3.6	Moderate
31	3.6	Moderate

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for ’Aïn el Melh

In seasonPeak

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

’Aïn el Melh 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 ’Aïn el Melh?

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

3.9

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in ’Aïn el Melh.

What to pack for ’Aïn el Melh in January

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

In January, ’Aïn el Melh sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 3°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in ’Aïn el Melh 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 ’Aïn el Melh peaks around July 13 at about 9 (very high) — 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	5	7	7	8	9	10	8	8	6	4	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	5	Moderate
Mar	7	High
Apr	7	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in ’Aïn el Melh 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 ’Aïn el Melh is worst in June — around 47 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.3× the cleanest month (December, 20 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	24	24	33	39	41	47	42	38	38	28	22	20
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	24	Moderate
Feb	24	Moderate
Mar	33	Moderate
Apr	39	Poor
May	41	Poor
Jun	47	Poor
Jul	42	Poor
Aug	38	Poor
Sep	38	Poor
Oct	28	Moderate
Nov	22	Moderate
Dec	20	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is ’Aïn el Melh?

’Aïn el Melh sits at 34.8°N, 4.2°E, 930 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Bou Saâda, 41 km away.

Topography around ’Aïn el Melh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around ’Aïn el Melh has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 275 m around an average of 952 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 690 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,436 m.

The land around ’Aïn el Melh is covered by bare terrain (44%) and grassland (33%) within 3 km, bare terrain (48%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (58%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km

275 m

bare terrain 44%

16 km

690 m

bare terrain 48%

80 km

1,436 m

bare terrain 58%

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← December ’Aïn el Melh year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Bou Saâda 41 km · Feidh el Botma 53 km · Dar Chioukh 62 km · Djelfa 84 km · Sidi Khaled 91 km · Ouled Djellal 94 km · Ain el Hadjel 96 km · Messaad 97 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 ’Aïn el Melh (34.8415°, 4.1638°, elevation 930 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	3
2	13	3
3	12	3
4	12	3
5	12	3
6	12	3
7	12	3
8	12	3
9	12	3
10	12	3
11	12	3
12	12	3
13	12	3
14	12	3
15	12	3
16	12	3
17	12	3
18	12	3
19	12	3
20	12	3
21	12	3
22	12	3
23	12	3
24	12	3
25	12	3
26	12	3
27	12	3
28	12	3
29	12	3
30	12	3
31	12	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	74	26
2	75	25
3	74	26
4	74	26
5	73	27
6	74	26
7	73	27
8	73	27
9	72	28
10	71	29
11	71	29
12	70	30
13	70	30
14	70	30
15	69	31
16	68	32
17	68	32
18	68	32
19	68	32
20	67	33
21	68	32
22	68	32
23	67	33
24	68	32
25	68	32
26	69	31
27	69	31
28	70	30
29	70	30
30	69	31
31	70	30

	Rain chance (%)
1	8
2	8
3	8
4	8
5	9
6	9
7	9
8	10
9	10
10	11
11	11
12	12
13	13
14	13
15	14
16	14
17	14
18	15
19	15
20	15
21	15
22	15
23	15
24	15
25	15
26	15
27	15
28	15
29	14
30	14
31	14

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	3
2	13	3
3	12	3
4	12	3
5	12	3
6	12	3
7	12	3
8	12	3
9	12	3
10	12	3
11	12	3
12	12	3
13	12	3
14	12	3
15	12	3
16	12	3
17	12	3
18	12	3
19	12	3
20	12	3
21	12	3
22	12	3
23	12	3
24	12	3
25	12	3
26	12	3
27	12	3
28	12	3
29	12	3
30	12	3
31	12	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	74	26
2	75	25
3	74	26
4	74	26
5	73	27
6	74	26
7	73	27
8	73	27
9	72	28
10	71	29
11	71	29
12	70	30
13	70	30
14	70	30
15	69	31
16	68	32
17	68	32
18	68	32
19	68	32
20	67	33
21	68	32
22	68	32
23	67	33
24	68	32
25	68	32
26	69	31
27	69	31
28	70	30
29	70	30
30	69	31
31	70	30

	Rain chance (%)
1	8
2	8
3	8
4	8
5	9
6	9
7	9
8	10
9	10
10	11
11	11
12	12
13	13
14	13
15	14
16	14
17	14
18	15
19	15
20	15
21	15
22	15
23	15
24	15
25	15
26	15
27	15
28	15
29	14
30	14
31	14

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	3
2	13	3
3	12	3
4	12	3
5	12	3
6	12	3
7	12	3
8	12	3
9	12	3
10	12	3
11	12	3
12	12	3
13	12	3
14	12	3
15	12	3
16	12	3
17	12	3
18	12	3
19	12	3
20	12	3
21	12	3
22	12	3
23	12	3
24	12	3
25	12	3
26	12	3
27	12	3
28	12	3
29	12	3
30	12	3
31	12	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	74	26
2	75	25
3	74	26
4	74	26
5	73	27
6	74	26
7	73	27
8	73	27
9	72	28
10	71	29
11	71	29
12	70	30
13	70	30
14	70	30
15	69	31
16	68	32
17	68	32
18	68	32
19	68	32
20	67	33
21	68	32
22	68	32
23	67	33
24	68	32
25	68	32
26	69	31
27	69	31
28	70	30
29	70	30
30	69	31
31	70	30

	Rain chance (%)
1	8
2	8
3	8
4	8
5	9
6	9
7	9
8	10
9	10
10	11
11	11
12	12
13	13
14	13
15	14
16	14
17	14
18	15
19	15
20	15
21	15
22	15
23	15
24	15
25	15
26	15
27	15
28	15
29	14
30	14
31	14

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100