Arbatache weather in August

In August, Arbatache sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 9 mm of rain across 1.6 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 80% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Arbatache's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Arbatache's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
1st warmest
Overnight low
22°
12th coldest
Rainfall
9 mm
1.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
6:08 AM – 7:33 PM
Cloud cover
20%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Arbatache is commune in Boumerdès Province, Algeria.

Density
5/km²
people per km²
Founded
2012

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical August day in Arbatache reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 3°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Arbatache

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 30 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
30
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.

Arbatache weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 7910.89.84.8
Feb16° / 671010.65.0
Mar18° / 10°658.711.76.2
Apr20° / 12°648.712.96.7
May23° / 15°486.213.97.8
Jun28° / 18°81.814.57.8
Jul31° / 21°20.514.26.0
Aug32° / 22°91.613.45.5
Sep29° / 20°336.112.26.6
Oct25° / 17°577.511.17.4
Nov20° / 12°8511.2106.2
Dec17° / 10°7510.19.55.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 80% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% 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 (%)
1946
2946
3946
4928
5928
6928
7928
8919
9919
10919
11919
12919
13919
14928
15928
16928
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Arbatache gets around 9 mm of rain over 1.6 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 10% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
12
22
33
43
53
63
73
83
94
104
114
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278
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309
3110

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 67% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
17295014
26295015
36285115
46285115
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Wind in August

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

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 h 54 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 5:56 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 7:49 PM to 7:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.95:567:49
213.95:577:48
313.85:577:47
413.85:587:46
513.85:597:45
613.76:007:44
713.76:017:43
813.76:027:42
913.66:027:41
1013.66:037:40
1113.66:047:39
1213.56:057:38
1313.56:067:37
1413.56:077:35
1513.46:077:34
1613.46:087:33
1713.46:097:32
1813.36:107:30
1913.36:117:29
2013.36:127:28
2113.26:137:26
2213.26:137:25
2313.26:147:24
2413.16:157:22
2513.16:167:21
2613.06:177:20
2713.06:177:18
2813.06:187:17
2912.96:197:15
3012.96:207:14
3112.96:217:12

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.31 kWh/m² to a high of 7.5 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 6.7 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.2Intense
27.2Intense
37.1Intense
47.1Intense
57.1Intense
67.0Intense
77.0Intense
87.0Intense
96.9Intense
106.9Intense
116.9Intense
126.8Intense
136.8Intense
146.8Intense
156.7Intense
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186.6Intense
196.6Intense
206.6Intense
216.5Intense
226.5Intense
236.5Intense
246.4Intense
256.4Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Arbatache

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust
Jan
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Apr
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Jun
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Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Arbatache?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
8.4
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Arbatache for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Arbatache in August

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

In August, Arbatache sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Arbatache in August

The nearest coast averages about 25°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 26 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 Arbatache in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Arbatache 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 Arbatache 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 Arbatache is worst in July — around 67 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 40 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorJul 1966 µg/m³Nov 1841 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan43Poor
Feb51Poor
Mar59Unhealthy
Apr58Unhealthy
May56Unhealthy
Jun55Poor
Jul67Unhealthy
Aug61Unhealthy
Sep48Poor
Oct52Poor
Nov40Poor
Dec47Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Arbatache?

Arbatache sits at 36.6°N, 3.4°E, 150 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Khemis el Khechna, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Arbatache

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Arbatache has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 417 m around an average of 167 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,032 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,266 m.

The land around Arbatache is covered by grassland (35%) and cropland (29%) within 3 km, trees (33%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and water (29%), grassland (24%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
417 m
16 km
1,032 m
80 km
2,266 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Khemis el Khechna 4.0 km · Ouled Moussa 5.0 km · Ouled Haddaj 9.0 km · Boudouaou 11 km · Reghaïa 11 km · Meftah 13 km · Rouiba 14 km · Dar el Beïda 16 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 Arbatache (36.6377°, 3.3713°, elevation 150 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).