Aïn Touta weather in February

In February, Aïn Touta sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 28 mm of precipitation across 6.9 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% 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 Touta's 7th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aïn Touta's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
10th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
28 mm
6.9 wet days
Daylight
10 h 42 min
7:31 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover
46%
7th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
3.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical February day in Aïn Touta reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than January and about 3°C cooler than March.

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How February really feels in Aïn Touta

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 28 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
28
wind chill below the day's low

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

Aïn Touta weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 347.43.29.92.3
Feb11° / 286.92.910.72.9
Mar14° / 468.71.411.74.6
Apr18° / 498.40.312.96.2
May23° / 10°447.5013.87.5
Jun29° / 15°204.7014.36.6
Jul33° / 18°113.7014.14.7
Aug32° / 18°195.5013.34.9
Sep27° / 14°377.8012.27.1
Oct21° / 10°336011.17.3
Nov15° / 325.90.210.14.9
Dec11° / 326.21.89.72.8

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
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45842
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Aïn Touta gets around 28 mm of rain and snow over 6.9 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 25% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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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.

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Wind in February

Winds average 8 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
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118calm
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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 7:43 AM to 7:16 AM, and sunset from 5:57 PM to 6:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.27:435:57
210.37:425:58
310.37:415:59
410.37:416:00
510.47:406:01
610.47:396:02
710.47:386:03
810.47:376:04
910.57:376:05
1010.57:366:06
1110.57:356:07
1210.67:346:08
1310.67:336:09
1410.67:326:10
1510.77:316:11
1610.77:306:12
1710.77:296:13
1810.87:286:14
1910.87:276:15
2010.87:266:16
2110.97:246:17
2210.97:236:18
2310.97:226:19
2411.07:216:20
2511.07:206:21
2611.17:186:22
2711.17:176:23
2811.17:166:24

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.57 kWh/m² to a high of 7.5 kWh/m² in July across the year — February's 3.94 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.4Moderate
23.4Moderate
33.4Moderate
43.5Moderate
53.5Moderate
63.6Moderate
73.6Moderate
83.7Moderate
93.7Moderate
103.8Moderate
113.8Moderate
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133.9Moderate
143.9Moderate
154.0Moderate
164.0Bright
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Aïn Touta

In seasonPeak

None of Aïn Touta'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 Touta sees seasonal dust haze (April–September), heaviest in June.

Dust
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Feb
Mar
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May
Jun
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Aug
Sep
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Is February a good time to visit Aïn Touta?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Aïn Touta in February

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

In February, Aïn Touta sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Aïn Touta in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 5 — 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 Touta peaks around June 23 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 highHighModerateJun 23UV 9Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Aïn Touta 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 Touta is worst in June — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 18 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1533 µg/m³Dec 1318 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun34Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug30Moderate
Sep31Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Aïn Touta?

Aïn Touta sits at 35.4°N, 5.9°E, 925 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Merouana, 28 km away.

Topography around Aïn Touta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aïn Touta has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 206 m around an average of 935 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,144 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,305 m.

The land around Aïn Touta is covered by cropland (35%), grassland (24%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, grassland (59%) within 16 km, and grassland (34%), bare terrain (27%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
206 m
16 km
1,144 m
80 km
2,305 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
February weather nearby: Merouana 28 km · Batna 32 km · N’Gaous 33 km · Tazoult-Lambese 35 km · Râs el Aïoun 40 km · Arris 43 km · Barika 48 km · ’Aïn Azel 60 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 Touta (35.3768°, 5.9°, elevation 925 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).