Aïn Oussera weather in August

In August, Aïn Oussera sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 7 mm of rain across 1.7 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 35°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Aïn Oussera's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aïn Oussera's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
22°
11th coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
1.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
6:12 AM – 7:33 PM
Cloud cover
24%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 35°C by the end.

A typical August day in Aïn Oussera reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 40°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and about 6°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13823
23823
33823
43723
53723
63723
73723
83722
93722
103722
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193622
203622
213622
223622
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263521
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283521
293521
303420
313420

How August really feels in Aïn Oussera

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

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

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Aïn Oussera weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 214.99.93.8
Feb14° / 184.810.74.8
Mar18° / 244.611.76.8
Apr22° / 275.112.97.6
May27° / 14°254.613.87.3
Jun33° / 19°102.114.34.2
Jul37° / 23°41.214.21.7
Aug36° / 22°71.713.32.4
Sep30° / 17°224.112.25.8
Oct24° / 13°234.311.17.9
Nov17° / 194.310.16.3
Dec13° / 204.69.64.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 9%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1955
2946
3946
4937
5937
6937
7928
8928
9928
10928
11928
12928
13928
14937
15937
16937
17937
18937
19937
20928
21928
22919
23919
249010
258911
268812
278812
288614
298614
308416
318416

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Aïn Oussera gets around 7 mm of rain over 1.7 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 5% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
13
23
34
44
54
65
75
85
95
105
115
125
135
145
155
165
175
185
195
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216
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256
267
277
287
298
308
318

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 72% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1831520
2831520
3811630
4801730
5791740
6781840
7771940
8752050
9742150
10732151
11712261
12702361
13702361
14692461
15692461
16692461
17682561
18682561
19692461
20692461
21702451
22702451
23702451
24702451
25692551
26702550
27702550
28702550
29702550
30692560
31692560

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 60 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:00 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 7:49 PM to 7:13 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.86:007:49
213.86:017:48
313.86:027:47
413.76:037:46
513.76:037:45
613.76:047:44
713.66:057:43
813.66:067:42
913.66:067:41
1013.56:077:40
1113.56:087:39
1213.56:097:38
1313.46:107:36
1413.46:107:35
1513.46:117:34
1613.36:127:33
1713.36:137:32
1813.36:147:30
1913.26:147:29
2013.26:157:28
2113.26:167:27
2213.16:177:25
2313.16:187:24
2413.16:187:23
2513.06:197:21
2613.06:207:20
2713.06:217:19
2812.96:217:17
2912.96:227:16
3012.96:237:14
3112.86:247:13

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.51 kWh/m² to a high of 7.73 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 6.99 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.4Intense
27.4Intense
37.4Intense
47.3Intense
57.3Intense
67.3Intense
77.3Intense
87.2Intense
97.2Intense
107.2Intense
117.1Intense
127.1Intense
137.1Intense
147.0Intense
157.0Intense
167.0Intense
177.0Intense
186.9Intense
196.9Intense
206.9Intense
216.8Intense
226.8Intense
236.8Intense
246.7Intense
256.7Intense
266.7Intense
276.6Intense
286.6Intense
296.5Intense
306.5Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Aïn Oussera

In seasonPeak

In August, Aïn Oussera sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Dust
Jan
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Apr
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Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Aïn Oussera?

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

2.4
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Aïn Oussera.

What to pack for Aïn Oussera in August

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

In August, Aïn Oussera sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Aïn Oussera in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Aïn Oussera peaks around June 22 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highModerateJun 22UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Aïn Oussera in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Aïn Oussera is worst in September — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (December, 14 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1231 µg/m³Dec 2314 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun30Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep31Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Aïn Oussera?

Aïn Oussera sits at 35.5°N, 2.9°E, 685 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Birine, 35 km away.

Topography around Aïn Oussera

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aïn Oussera has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m around an average of 688 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 177 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,364 m.

The land around Aïn Oussera is covered by bare terrain (46%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 3 km, bare terrain (44%), grassland (28%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (36%), bare terrain (35%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
60 m
16 km
177 m
80 km
1,364 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Birine 35 km · Hassi Bahbah 44 km · Ksar el Boukhari 51 km · Ksar Chellala 60 km · Chellalat el Adhaouara 71 km · Berrouaghia 76 km · Dar Chioukh 81 km · Médéa 91 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 Oussera (35.4514°, 2.9058°, elevation 685 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).