Algiers weather in January

In January, Algiers sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 81 mm of precipitation across 11 wet days and about 9.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 30 min at the start of January to 10 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Algiers's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Algiers's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
12th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
81 mm
11 wet days
Daylight
9 h 42 min
8:05 AM – 5:49 PM
Cloud cover
47%
10th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
2.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Algiers is capital city of Algeria.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 21.5 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
6,513/km²
people per km²
Founded
~944 CE

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month.

A typical January day in Algiers reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11610
21610
31610
41610
51610
6169
7169
8169
9169
10169
11159
12159
13159
14159
15159
16159
17159
18159
19159
20159
21159
22159
23159
24159
25159
26159
27159
28159
29159
30159
31159

How January really feels in Algiers

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Algiers weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 81119.84.8
Feb16° / 6710.210.64.9
Mar18° / 11°628.611.76.1
Apr19° / 12°618.512.96.7
May23° / 15°435.713.97.8
Jun27° / 19°71.314.58.4
Jul30° / 22°10.214.36.9
Aug31° / 23°71.413.46.2
Sep28° / 20°275.212.27.1
Oct24° / 17°58711.17.6
Nov19° / 13°8911.4106.2
Dec16° / 11°809.99.55.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26733
36733
46733
56733
66634
76634
86634
96535
106535
116436
126436
136337
146337
156337
166337
176238
186238
196238
206139
216139
226139
236139
246139
256139
266139
276238
286238
296238
306337
316337

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Algiers gets around 81 mm of rain and snow over 11 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 36% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
131
231
331
431
531
631
732
832
932
1033
1133
1234
1334
1435
1536
1636
1737
1837
1938
2038
2139
2239
2339
2440
2540
2640
2740
2840
2940
3040
3140

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2982
3982
4982
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

Wind in January

Winds average 13 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 30 min at the start of January to 10 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:05 AM to 7:57 AM, and sunset from 5:37 PM to 6:05 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.58:055:37
29.58:055:37
39.58:055:38
49.68:055:39
59.68:065:40
69.68:065:40
79.68:065:41
89.68:065:42
99.68:065:43
109.68:065:44
119.78:065:45
129.78:055:46
139.78:055:46
149.78:055:47
159.78:055:48
169.78:055:49
179.88:045:50
189.88:045:51
199.88:045:52
209.88:035:53
219.98:035:54
229.98:035:55
239.98:025:56
249.98:025:57
2510.08:015:58
2610.08:015:59
2710.08:006:00
2810.07:596:01
2910.17:596:02
3010.17:586:03
3110.17:576:05

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.33 kWh/m² to a high of 7.52 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.67 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.4Moderate
22.5Moderate
32.5Moderate
42.5Moderate
52.5Moderate
62.5Moderate
72.5Moderate
82.5Moderate
92.6Moderate
102.6Moderate
112.6Moderate
122.6Moderate
132.6Moderate
142.6Moderate
152.6Moderate
162.6Moderate
172.7Moderate
182.7Moderate
192.7Moderate
202.7Moderate
212.7Moderate
222.8Moderate
232.8Moderate
242.8Moderate
252.8Moderate
262.9Moderate
272.9Moderate
282.9Moderate
293.0Moderate
303.0Moderate
313.0Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Algiers

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Algiers?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.2
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Algiers for sightseeing.

What to pack for Algiers in January

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

In January, Algiers sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Algiers in January

The nearest coast averages about 16°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 16 km away) is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 6 to Nov 5 — about 5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan16Cool
Feb15Cool
Mar15Cool
Apr16Cool
May18Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul24Refreshing
Aug25Warm
Sep24Warm
Oct22Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec17Cool

UV index in Algiers in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Algiers peaks around July 17 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 9Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7Very high
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Algiers in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Algiers is worst in July — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 16 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Algiers's WHO annual average of 21.5 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJul 1927 µg/m³Nov 1817 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Algiers?

Algiers sits at 36.7°N, 3.1°E, 113 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Birkhadem, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Algiers

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Algiers has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 172 m around an average of 61 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 403 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,615 m.

The land around Algiers is covered by artificial surfaces (67%) within 3 km, water (30%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 16 km, and water (34%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
172 m
16 km
403 m
80 km
1,615 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Birkhadem 4.0 km · Saoula 6.0 km · Baraki 7.0 km · Bab Ezzouar 9.0 km · Bordj el Kiffan 10 km · Dar el Beïda 11 km · Rais Hamidou 12 km · Cheraga 12 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 Algiers (36.7323°, 3.0875°, elevation 113 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).