Aïn Oussera weather in December

In December, Aïn Oussera sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 20 mm of precipitation across 4.6 wet days and about 9.6 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 48 min at the start of December to 9 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Aïn Oussera's 12th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aïn Oussera's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 13°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 4°; 3rd coldest
Precipitation: 20 mm; 4.6 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 36 min; 7:56 AM – 5:33 PM
Cloud cover: 51%; 12th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 2.51 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.3; out of 10

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Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical December day in Aïn Oussera reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 4°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

	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)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Avg low (°C)	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

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

How December really feels in Aïn Oussera

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 3 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 December is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Aïn Oussera weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	12° / 3°	21	4.9	9.9	3.8
Feb	14° / 3°	18	4.8	10.7	4.8
Mar	18° / 6°	24	4.6	11.7	6.8
Apr	22° / 9°	27	5.1	12.9	7.6
May	27° / 14°	25	4.6	13.8	7.3
Jun	33° / 19°	10	2.1	14.3	4.2
Jul	37° / 23°	4	1.2	14.2	1.7
Aug	36° / 22°	7	1.7	13.3	2.4
Sep	30° / 17°	22	4.1	12.2	5.8
Oct	24° / 13°	23	4.3	11.1	7.9
Nov	17° / 7°	19	4.3	10.1	6.3
Dec	13° / 4°	20	4.6	9.6	4.3

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%.

	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 (%)	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	58	58	58	57	57	57	56	56	56	55	56	55	56	56	57	57	58	59	60	60	61	62
Cloudier (%)	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	42	42	42	43	43	43	44	44	44	45	44	45	44	44	43	43	42	41	40	40	39	38

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	59	41
3	59	41
4	59	41
5	59	41
6	59	41
7	59	41
8	59	41
9	59	41
10	58	42
11	58	42
12	58	42
13	57	43
14	57	43
15	57	43
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	56	44
19	55	45
20	56	44
21	55	45
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	57	43
25	57	43
26	58	42
27	59	41
28	60	40
29	60	40
30	61	39
31	62	38

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Aïn Oussera gets around 20 mm of rain and snow over 4.6 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 15% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

	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 (%)	17	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	12

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

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December 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 December

Winds average 11 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

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

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 48 min at the start of December to 9 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:45 AM to 8:02 AM, and sunset from 5:32 PM to 5:41 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)	9.8	9.8	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6
Sunrise (AM)	7:45	7:46	7:46	7:47	7:48	7:49	7:50	7:50	7:51	7:52	7:53	7:53	7:54	7:55	7:55	7:56	7:57	7:57	7:58	7:58	7:59	7:59	8:00	8:00	8:01	8:01	8:01	8:02	8:02	8:02	8:02
Sunset (PM)	5:32	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:34	5:34	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:41

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.8	7:45	5:32
2	9.8	7:46	5:31
3	9.7	7:46	5:31
4	9.7	7:47	5:31
5	9.7	7:48	5:31
6	9.7	7:49	5:31
7	9.7	7:50	5:31
8	9.7	7:50	5:31
9	9.7	7:51	5:32
10	9.7	7:52	5:32
11	9.7	7:53	5:32
12	9.6	7:53	5:32
13	9.6	7:54	5:32
14	9.6	7:55	5:32
15	9.6	7:55	5:33
16	9.6	7:56	5:33
17	9.6	7:57	5:33
18	9.6	7:57	5:34
19	9.6	7:58	5:34
20	9.6	7:58	5:35
21	9.6	7:59	5:35
22	9.6	7:59	5:35
23	9.6	8:00	5:36
24	9.6	8:00	5:36
25	9.6	8:01	5:37
26	9.6	8:01	5:37
27	9.6	8:01	5:38
28	9.6	8:02	5:39
29	9.6	8:02	5:39
30	9.6	8:02	5:40
31	9.6	8:02	5:41

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 2.51 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

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 — December's 2.51 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)	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6
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	2.6	Moderate
2	2.6	Moderate
3	2.6	Moderate
4	2.6	Moderate
5	2.6	Moderate
6	2.6	Moderate
7	2.6	Moderate
8	2.5	Moderate
9	2.5	Moderate
10	2.5	Moderate
11	2.5	Moderate
12	2.5	Moderate
13	2.5	Moderate
14	2.5	Moderate
15	2.5	Moderate
16	2.5	Moderate
17	2.5	Moderate
18	2.5	Moderate
19	2.5	Moderate
20	2.5	Moderate
21	2.5	Moderate
22	2.5	Moderate
23	2.5	Moderate
24	2.5	Moderate
25	2.5	Moderate
26	2.5	Moderate
27	2.5	Moderate
28	2.6	Moderate
29	2.6	Moderate
30	2.6	Moderate
31	2.6	Moderate

Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Aïn Oussera

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust

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Apr

May

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Aug

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Oct

Nov

Dec

Is December a good time to visit Aïn Oussera?

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

4.3

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Aïn Oussera for sightseeing.

What to pack for Aïn Oussera in December

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

In December, Aïn Oussera sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Aïn Oussera in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 2. 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	4	7	8	8	10	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	8	Very high
May	8	Very high
Jun	10	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 Aïn Oussera in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	14	18	25	28	27	30	29	29	31	22	15	14
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	14	Moderate
Feb	18	Moderate
Mar	25	Moderate
Apr	28	Moderate
May	27	Moderate
Jun	30	Moderate
Jul	29	Moderate
Aug	29	Moderate
Sep	31	Moderate
Oct	22	Moderate
Nov	15	Moderate
Dec	14	Moderate

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

bare terrain 46%

16 km

177 m

bare terrain 44%

80 km

1,364 m

grassland 36%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain

← November Aïn Oussera year-round climate January →Best places to visit in December

December 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

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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	59	41
3	59	41
4	59	41
5	59	41
6	59	41
7	59	41
8	59	41
9	59	41
10	58	42
11	58	42
12	58	42
13	57	43
14	57	43
15	57	43
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	56	44
19	55	45
20	56	44
21	55	45
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	57	43
25	57	43
26	58	42
27	59	41
28	60	40
29	60	40
30	61	39
31	62	38

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	59	41
3	59	41
4	59	41
5	59	41
6	59	41
7	59	41
8	59	41
9	59	41
10	58	42
11	58	42
12	58	42
13	57	43
14	57	43
15	57	43
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	56	44
19	55	45
20	56	44
21	55	45
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	57	43
25	57	43
26	58	42
27	59	41
28	60	40
29	60	40
30	61	39
31	62	38

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	59	41
3	59	41
4	59	41
5	59	41
6	59	41
7	59	41
8	59	41
9	59	41
10	58	42
11	58	42
12	58	42
13	57	43
14	57	43
15	57	43
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	56	44
19	55	45
20	56	44
21	55	45
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	57	43
25	57	43
26	58	42
27	59	41
28	60	40
29	60	40
30	61	39
31	62	38

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

	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