Aïn Smara weather in February

In February, Aïn Smara sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 41 mm of precipitation across 8.3 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 12 min at the start of February to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Aïn Smara's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aïn Smara's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 13°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 3°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 41 mm; 8.3 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 36 min; 7:30 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover: 53%; 10th clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 3.56 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.9; out of 10

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical February day in Aïn Smara reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than January and about 3°C cooler than March.

	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
Avg high (°C)	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15
Avg low (°C)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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

How February really feels in Aïn Smara

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Aïn Smara weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	12° / 3°	45	8.5	1.2	9.8	3.5
Feb	13° / 3°	41	8.3	1.2	10.6	3.9
Mar	16° / 5°	50	9.1	0.5	11.7	5.4
Apr	20° / 8°	53	9.4	0.2	12.9	6.4
May	25° / 12°	48	7.9	0	13.9	7.4
Jun	30° / 17°	19	5.4	0	14.4	5.8
Jul	34° / 20°	9	3.3	0	14.2	3.7
Aug	34° / 20°	19	5.3	0	13.4	3.8
Sep	29° / 17°	31	8	0	12.2	6.1
Oct	24° / 12°	36	7.5	0	11.1	7.4
Nov	17° / 8°	38	6.7	0	10.1	6.0
Dec	13° / 4°	44	7.5	0.5	9.6	4.1

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.

	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
Clearer (%)	50	50	51	51	52	52	52	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	54	54	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55
Cloudier (%)	50	50	49	49	48	48	48	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	46	46	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	50	50
3	51	49
4	51	49
5	52	48
6	52	48
7	52	48
8	53	47
9	53	47
10	53	47
11	53	47
12	53	47
13	53	47
14	53	47
15	53	47
16	53	47
17	53	47
18	54	46
19	54	46
20	55	45
21	55	45
22	55	45
23	55	45
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	55	45
27	55	45
28	55	45

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Aïn Smara gets around 41 mm of rain and snow over 8.3 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 29% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days, and about 1 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
Rain chance (%)	32	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	31
Snow chance (%)	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	32	4
2	31	4
3	31	5
4	31	5
5	31	5
6	30	5
7	30	5
8	30	5
9	29	5
10	29	5
11	29	5
12	29	5
13	28	4
14	28	4
15	28	4
16	28	4
17	28	4
18	28	4
19	28	4
20	29	3
21	29	3
22	29	3
23	29	3
24	29	3
25	30	3
26	30	3
27	30	3
28	31	3

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February 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
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

	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

Wind in February

Winds average 8 km/h in February, the windiest month of the year.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 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
Wind speed (km/h)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
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

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

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 12 min at the start of February to 11 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:42 AM to 7:14 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 6:20 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
Daylight (h)	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1
Sunrise (AM)	7:42	7:41	7:41	7:40	7:39	7:38	7:37	7:37	7:36	7:35	7:34	7:33	7:32	7:31	7:30	7:29	7:28	7:27	7:25	7:24	7:23	7:22	7:21	7:20	7:18	7:17	7:16	7:14
Sunset (PM)	5:53	5:54	5:55	5:56	5:57	5:58	5:59	6:00	6:01	6:02	6:03	6:04	6:05	6:06	6:07	6:08	6:09	6:10	6:11	6:12	6:13	6:14	6:15	6:16	6:17	6:18	6:19	6:20

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.2	7:42	5:53
2	10.2	7:41	5:54
3	10.2	7:41	5:55
4	10.3	7:40	5:56
5	10.3	7:39	5:57
6	10.3	7:38	5:58
7	10.4	7:37	5:59
8	10.4	7:37	6:00
9	10.4	7:36	6:01
10	10.5	7:35	6:02
11	10.5	7:34	6:03
12	10.5	7:33	6:04
13	10.6	7:32	6:05
14	10.6	7:31	6:06
15	10.6	7:30	6:07
16	10.7	7:29	6:08
17	10.7	7:28	6:09
18	10.7	7:27	6:10
19	10.8	7:25	6:11
20	10.8	7:24	6:12
21	10.8	7:23	6:13
22	10.9	7:22	6:14
23	10.9	7:21	6:15
24	10.9	7:20	6:16
25	11.0	7:18	6:17
26	11.0	7:17	6:18
27	11.1	7:16	6:19
28	11.1	7:14	6:20

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.3 kWh/m² to a high of 7.5 kWh/m² in July across the year — February's 3.56 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1
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	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.0	Moderate
2	3.1	Moderate
3	3.1	Moderate
4	3.1	Moderate
5	3.2	Moderate
6	3.2	Moderate
7	3.3	Moderate
8	3.3	Moderate
9	3.3	Moderate
10	3.4	Moderate
11	3.4	Moderate
12	3.5	Moderate
13	3.5	Moderate
14	3.5	Moderate
15	3.6	Moderate
16	3.6	Moderate
17	3.6	Moderate
18	3.7	Moderate
19	3.7	Moderate
20	3.8	Moderate
21	3.8	Moderate
22	3.9	Moderate
23	3.9	Moderate
24	3.9	Moderate
25	4.0	Moderate
26	4.0	Bright
27	4.1	Bright
28	4.1	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Aïn Smara

In seasonPeak

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

Aïn Smara sees seasonal dust haze (June–July), heaviest in June.

Dust

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Is February a good time to visit Aïn Smara?

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

3.9

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Aïn Smara.

What to pack for Aïn Smara in February

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

In February, Aïn Smara sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 3°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Aïn Smara in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 4 — 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 Smara peaks around July 15 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	6	7	7	8	10	8	8	6	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	6	High
Apr	7	High
May	7	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Aïn Smara in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Aïn Smara is worst in October — around 36 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)	31	32	33	36	33	32	30	32	36	36	32	32
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	31	Moderate
Feb	32	Moderate
Mar	33	Moderate
Apr	36	Poor
May	33	Moderate
Jun	32	Moderate
Jul	30	Moderate
Aug	32	Moderate
Sep	36	Poor
Oct	36	Poor
Nov	32	Moderate
Dec	32	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Aïn Smara?

Aïn Smara sits at 36.3°N, 6.5°E, 627 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Ali Mendjeli, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Aïn Smara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aïn Smara has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 334 m around an average of 665 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 998 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,787 m.

The land around Aïn Smara is covered by cropland (49%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, cropland (59%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and cropland (46%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km

334 m

cropland 49%

16 km

998 m

cropland 59%

80 km

1,787 m

cropland 46%

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← January Aïn Smara year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Ali Mendjeli 6.0 km · Constantine 15 km · El Khroub 17 km · Hamma Bouziane 18 km · Telerghma 21 km · Didouche Mourad 24 km · Aïn M’Lila 26 km · Mila 29 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 Smara (36.2674°, 6.5014°, elevation 627 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	12	3
2	12	3
3	12	3
4	12	3
5	13	3
6	13	3
7	13	3
8	13	3
9	13	3
10	13	3
11	13	3
12	13	3
13	13	3
14	13	3
15	13	3
16	13	3
17	13	3
18	14	3
19	14	3
20	14	4
21	14	4
22	14	4
23	14	4
24	14	4
25	14	4
26	14	4
27	15	4
28	15	4

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	50	50
3	51	49
4	51	49
5	52	48
6	52	48
7	52	48
8	53	47
9	53	47
10	53	47
11	53	47
12	53	47
13	53	47
14	53	47
15	53	47
16	53	47
17	53	47
18	54	46
19	54	46
20	55	45
21	55	45
22	55	45
23	55	45
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	55	45
27	55	45
28	55	45

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	32	4
2	31	4
3	31	5
4	31	5
5	31	5
6	30	5
7	30	5
8	30	5
9	29	5
10	29	5
11	29	5
12	29	5
13	28	4
14	28	4
15	28	4
16	28	4
17	28	4
18	28	4
19	28	4
20	29	3
21	29	3
22	29	3
23	29	3
24	29	3
25	30	3
26	30	3
27	30	3
28	31	3

	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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	50	50
3	51	49
4	51	49
5	52	48
6	52	48
7	52	48
8	53	47
9	53	47
10	53	47
11	53	47
12	53	47
13	53	47
14	53	47
15	53	47
16	53	47
17	53	47
18	54	46
19	54	46
20	55	45
21	55	45
22	55	45
23	55	45
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	55	45
27	55	45
28	55	45

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	32	4
2	31	4
3	31	5
4	31	5
5	31	5
6	30	5
7	30	5
8	30	5
9	29	5
10	29	5
11	29	5
12	29	5
13	28	4
14	28	4
15	28	4
16	28	4
17	28	4
18	28	4
19	28	4
20	29	3
21	29	3
22	29	3
23	29	3
24	29	3
25	30	3
26	30	3
27	30	3
28	31	3

	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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	50	50
3	51	49
4	51	49
5	52	48
6	52	48
7	52	48
8	53	47
9	53	47
10	53	47
11	53	47
12	53	47
13	53	47
14	53	47
15	53	47
16	53	47
17	53	47
18	54	46
19	54	46
20	55	45
21	55	45
22	55	45
23	55	45
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	55	45
27	55	45
28	55	45

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	32	4
2	31	4
3	31	5
4	31	5
5	31	5
6	30	5
7	30	5
8	30	5
9	29	5
10	29	5
11	29	5
12	29	5
13	28	4
14	28	4
15	28	4
16	28	4
17	28	4
18	28	4
19	28	4
20	29	3
21	29	3
22	29	3
23	29	3
24	29	3
25	30	3
26	30	3
27	30	3
28	31	3

	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