’Aïn el Melh in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), ’Aïn el Melh sees average daytime highs around 22°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 68 mm of rain over about 13 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 16°C in early March to 29°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is ’Aïn el Melh's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see ’Aïn el Melh's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
22°C
3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
10°C
Rainfall
68 mm
13 wet days
Avg wind
13 km/h
Travel score
7.3
best season of the year
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in ’Aïn el Melh in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 16°C in early March to 29°C by late May.

A typical spring day in ’Aïn el Melh reaches about 22°C and drops to 10°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

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How spring really feels in ’Aïn el Melh

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

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

spring sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

’Aïn el Melh weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 203.99.93.9
Feb14° / 153.410.74.8
Mar17° / 194.111.76.7
Apr21° / 10°274.412.97.6
May26° / 14°234.313.87.7
Jun32° / 20°113.414.34.8
Jul36° / 23°62.314.12.6
Aug35° / 22°144.513.33.1
Sep29° / 18°325.812.26.2
Oct23° / 13°264.911.17.9
Nov17° / 193.810.26.3
Dec13° / 153.19.74.5

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

’Aïn el Melh gets around 68 mm of rain over 13 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Spring

Winds average 13 km/h across spring.

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Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min in early March to 14 h 06 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 6.5 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for ’Aïn el Melh

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In spring, ’Aïn el Melh overlaps its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

’Aïn el Melh sees seasonal dust haze (April–September), heaviest in June.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
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Is spring a good time to visit ’Aïn el Melh?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

spring is one of the better times to visit ’Aïn el Melh for general sightseeing.

What to pack for ’Aïn el Melh in Spring

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

In spring, ’Aïn el Melh sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 10°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and a warm layer. About 13 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesa warm layer

UV index in ’Aïn el Melh in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 7 — 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 13UV 9Dec 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar7High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in ’Aïn el Melh in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring 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).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJun 1647 µg/m³Dec 1321 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar33Moderate
Apr39Poor
May41Poor
Jun47Poor
Jul42Poor
Aug38Poor
Sep38Poor
Oct28Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec20Moderate
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
16 km
690 m
80 km
1,436 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
Spring 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
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 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.