Arzew weather in August

In August, Arzew sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 4 mm of rain across 0.6 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 84% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Arzew's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Arzew's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
1st warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
0.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
6:24 AM – 7:46 PM
Cloud cover
18%
2nd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Arzew is municipality in Oran, Algeria.

Density
909/km²
people per km²

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 31°C through the month.

A typical August day in Arzew reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 3°C warmer than September.

20°25°30°35°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13124
23124
33124
43124
53124
63124
73124
83124
93124
103124
113124
123124
133124
143124
153124
163124
173124
183124
193124
203124
213023
223023
233023
243023
253023
263023
273023
283023
293023
303023
313023

How August really feels in Arzew

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 28 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
28
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.

Arzew weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan16° / 10°468.29.85.4
Feb16° / 11°387.310.65.7
Mar18° / 12°406.811.76.6
Apr20° / 14°37612.97.2
May23° / 17°223.813.98.2
Jun27° / 20°51.114.48.5
Jul30° / 23°10.114.26.9
Aug31° / 23°40.613.46.4
Sep28° / 21°163.612.27.4
Oct24° / 18°305.411.17.9
Nov20° / 14°587.810.16.8
Dec17° / 12°4279.66.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 84% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 7%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1955
2955
3955
4955
5955
6955
7955
8955
9955
10955
11955
12946
13946
14946
15937
16937
17937
18937
19937
20937
21928
22928
23919
24919
25919
269010
278911
288911
298812
308812
318614

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Arzew gets around 4 mm of rain over 0.6 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 2% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
41
51
61
71
81
91
101
112
122
132
142
152
162
172
182
192
202
212
222
232
242
252
263
273
283
293
303
313

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 41% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 82% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
121638422
221638422
321638413
421638413
521638413
621638413
731638413
831638413
931637404
1031637404
1131637414
1231637414
1331536414
1431536424
1531536424
1631435434
1731435444
1831435444
1941435443
2041435453
2141435453
2241435443
2341435443
2441436433
2541437432
2641438422
2741539402
2841540392
2941641381
3041742361
3141842341

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August, the calmest month.

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

051015151015202531
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 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 6:12 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 8:02 PM to 7:26 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.86:128:02
213.86:138:01
313.86:148:01
413.76:158:00
513.76:157:59
613.76:167:58
713.76:177:57
813.66:187:56
913.66:197:55
1013.66:197:53
1113.56:207:52
1213.56:217:51
1313.56:227:50
1413.46:237:49
1513.46:237:48
1613.46:247:46
1713.36:257:45
1813.36:267:44
1913.36:277:43
2013.26:287:41
2113.26:287:40
2213.26:297:39
2313.16:307:37
2413.16:317:36
2513.16:327:35
2613.06:327:33
2713.06:337:32
2812.96:347:31
2912.96:357:29
3012.96:367:28
3112.86:367:26

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.49 kWh/m² to a high of 7.6 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 6.86 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

02468151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.3Intense
27.3Intense
37.3Intense
47.2Intense
57.2Intense
67.2Intense
77.2Intense
87.1Intense
97.1Intense
107.1Intense
117.0Intense
127.0Intense
137.0Intense
146.9Intense
156.9Intense
166.9Intense
176.8Intense
186.8Intense
196.8Intense
206.7Intense
216.7Intense
226.7Intense
236.6Intense
246.6Intense
256.5Intense
266.5Intense
276.5Intense
286.4Intense
296.4Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Arzew

In seasonPeak

In August, Arzew sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Arzew sees seasonal dust haze (July–August), heaviest in July.

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

Is August a good time to visit Arzew?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
8.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Arzew in August

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

In August, Arzew sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Arzew 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 offshore is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 7 to Oct 30 — about 4.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan16Cool
Feb15Cool
Mar16Cool
Apr17Cool
May18Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul23Refreshing
Aug25Warm
Sep24Refreshing
Oct21Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec17Cool

UV index in Arzew 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 Arzew peaks around July 18 at about 9 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 18UV 9Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar7High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Arzew 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 Arzew is worst in March — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (June, 16 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1625 µg/m³Jun 916 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Arzew?

Arzew sits at 35.9°N, 0.3°W, 10 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Aïn el Bya, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Arzew

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Arzew has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 227 m around an average of 59 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 627 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,033 m.

The land around Arzew is covered by grassland (41%), artificial surfaces (20%) and water (20%) within 3 km, water (51%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and water (35%), cropland (33%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
227 m
16 km
627 m
80 km
1,033 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Aïn el Bya 5.0 km · Gdyel 12 km · Assi Bou Nif 24 km · Bir el Djir 25 km · Sidi ech Chahmi 28 km · En Nedjma 32 km · Oran 33 km · Es Senia 36 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 Arzew (35.8505°, -0.318°, elevation 10 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).