Azzaba weather in January

In January, Azzaba sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 87 mm of precipitation across 11.3 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 36% 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 Azzaba's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Azzaba's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 15°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 8°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 87 mm; 11.3 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 42 min; 7:49 AM – 5:33 PM
Cloud cover: 51%; 10th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 2.47 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.4; out of 10

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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 Azzaba reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and on par with February.

	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	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Avg low (°C)	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	8	8	8

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	8
2	15	8
3	15	8
4	15	8
5	15	8
6	15	8
7	15	8
8	15	8
9	15	8
10	15	8
11	15	8
12	15	8
13	15	8
14	15	8
15	15	8
16	15	8
17	14	8
18	14	8
19	14	8
20	14	8
21	14	8
22	14	8
23	14	8
24	14	8
25	14	8
26	14	8
27	14	8
28	14	8
29	14	8
30	14	8
31	14	8

Azzaba 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	15° / 8°	87	11.3	9.8	4.4
Feb	15° / 8°	75	10.5	10.6	4.5
Mar	17° / 9°	72	9.7	11.7	5.7
Apr	19° / 11°	60	9.2	12.9	6.4
May	23° / 15°	44	6.2	13.9	7.7
Jun	27° / 18°	11	2.6	14.5	8.0
Jul	30° / 21°	3	0.7	14.3	6.9
Aug	30° / 21°	11	2.2	13.4	6.4
Sep	27° / 20°	35	6.5	12.2	7.1
Oct	24° / 16°	61	8.7	11.1	7.3
Nov	19° / 12°	81	11.2	10	6.1
Dec	16° / 9°	88	10.6	9.5	5.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% 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 43%.

	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	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	55	56	56	56	57	57	58	58	59	59	59	59	59	60	59	59	59	58	58	57	57	56	56	55	55	55	54	55	55	55	55
Cloudier (%)	45	44	44	44	43	43	42	42	41	41	41	41	41	40	41	41	41	42	42	43	43	44	44	45	45	45	46	45	45	45	45

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	56	44
3	56	44
4	56	44
5	57	43
6	57	43
7	58	42
8	58	42
9	59	41
10	59	41
11	59	41
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	60	40
15	59	41
16	59	41
17	59	41
18	58	42
19	58	42
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	55	45
27	54	46
28	55	45
29	55	45
30	55	45
31	55	45

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Azzaba gets around 87 mm of rain and snow over 11.3 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 41% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	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	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	35	35	36	37	37	38	38	38	39	39	39	40	40	40	41	41	41	41

	Rain chance (%)
1	34
2	34
3	33
4	33
5	33
6	33
7	33
8	33
9	33
10	33
11	34
12	34
13	34
14	35
15	35
16	36
17	37
18	37
19	38
20	38
21	38
22	39
23	39
24	39
25	40
26	40
27	40
28	41
29	41
30	41
31	41

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.

	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	29	30	31
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	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
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in January

Winds average 11 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 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	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
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	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	12	calm
2	12	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	11	calm
6	11	calm
7	11	calm
8	11	calm
9	11	calm
10	11	calm
11	11	calm
12	11	calm
13	11	calm
14	11	calm
15	11	calm
16	11	calm
17	11	calm
18	11	calm
19	11	calm
20	11	calm
21	12	calm
22	12	calm
23	12	calm
24	12	calm
25	12	calm
26	12	calm
27	12	calm
28	12	calm
29	12	calm
30	12	calm
31	12	calm

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 7:49 AM to 7:41 AM, and sunset from 5:20 PM to 5:48 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	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.1
Sunrise (AM)	7:49	7:49	7:49	7:49	7:50	7:50	7:50	7:50	7:50	7:50	7:49	7:49	7:49	7:49	7:49	7:49	7:48	7:48	7:48	7:47	7:47	7:46	7:46	7:46	7:45	7:45	7:44	7:43	7:43	7:42	7:41
Sunset (PM)	5:20	5:21	5:22	5:23	5:24	5:24	5:25	5:26	5:27	5:28	5:29	5:29	5:30	5:31	5:32	5:33	5:34	5:35	5:36	5:37	5:38	5:39	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:43	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:48

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.5	7:49	5:20
2	9.5	7:49	5:21
3	9.5	7:49	5:22
4	9.6	7:49	5:23
5	9.6	7:50	5:24
6	9.6	7:50	5:24
7	9.6	7:50	5:25
8	9.6	7:50	5:26
9	9.6	7:50	5:27
10	9.6	7:50	5:28
11	9.7	7:49	5:29
12	9.7	7:49	5:29
13	9.7	7:49	5:30
14	9.7	7:49	5:31
15	9.7	7:49	5:32
16	9.7	7:49	5:33
17	9.8	7:48	5:34
18	9.8	7:48	5:35
19	9.8	7:48	5:36
20	9.8	7:47	5:37
21	9.9	7:47	5:38
22	9.9	7:46	5:39
23	9.9	7:46	5:40
24	9.9	7:46	5:41
25	10.0	7:45	5:42
26	10.0	7:45	5:43
27	10.0	7:44	5:44
28	10.0	7:43	5:45
29	10.1	7:43	5:46
30	10.1	7:42	5:47
31	10.1	7:41	5:48

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.19 kWh/m² to a high of 7.43 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.47 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	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	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.2	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.8
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	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.2	Moderate
2	2.3	Moderate
3	2.3	Moderate
4	2.3	Moderate
5	2.3	Moderate
6	2.3	Moderate
7	2.3	Moderate
8	2.4	Moderate
9	2.4	Moderate
10	2.4	Moderate
11	2.4	Moderate
12	2.4	Moderate
13	2.4	Moderate
14	2.4	Moderate
15	2.5	Moderate
16	2.5	Moderate
17	2.5	Moderate
18	2.5	Moderate
19	2.5	Moderate
20	2.5	Moderate
21	2.6	Moderate
22	2.6	Moderate
23	2.6	Moderate
24	2.6	Moderate
25	2.6	Moderate
26	2.7	Moderate
27	2.7	Moderate
28	2.7	Moderate
29	2.8	Moderate
30	2.8	Moderate
31	2.8	Moderate

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Azzaba

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust

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Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is January a good time to visit Azzaba?

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

4.4

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Azzaba for sightseeing.

What to pack for Azzaba in January

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

In January, Azzaba sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Azzaba 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 25 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 2 to Nov 15 — about 5.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	16	15	15	16	18	22	24	26	25	23	20	17
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	16	Cool
Feb	15	Cool
Mar	15	Cool
Apr	16	Cool
May	18	Cool
Jun	22	Refreshing
Jul	24	Warm
Aug	26	Warm
Sep	25	Warm
Oct	23	Refreshing
Nov	20	Refreshing
Dec	17	Cool

UV index in Azzaba 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 Azzaba peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 2 (low).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	4	6	6	7	8	10	7	7	5	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	High	Very high	Very high	High	High	High	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	6	High
Apr	6	High
May	7	High
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	7	High
Sep	7	High
Oct	5	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Azzaba 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 Azzaba is worst in August — around 41 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (May, 24 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	25	26	29	28	24	24	33	41	26	26	25	26
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	25	Moderate
Feb	26	Moderate
Mar	29	Moderate
Apr	28	Moderate
May	24	Moderate
Jun	24	Moderate
Jul	33	Moderate
Aug	41	Poor
Sep	26	Moderate
Oct	26	Moderate
Nov	25	Moderate
Dec	26	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Azzaba?

Azzaba sits at 36.7°N, 7.1°E, 99 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Skikda, 23 km away.

Topography around Azzaba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Azzaba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 142 m around an average of 91 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 702 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,427 m.

The land around Azzaba is covered by cropland (53%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (43%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and water (27%), cropland (25%) and trees (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

142 m

cropland 53%

16 km

702 m

trees 43%

80 km

1,427 m

water 27%

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← December Azzaba year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Skikda 23 km · El Arrouch 26 km · Berrahal 33 km · Héliopolis 40 km · Zighout Youcef 42 km · Guelma 42 km · Tamalous 43 km · Ahmed Bel Hadj 45 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 Azzaba (36.7394°, 7.1053°, elevation 99 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	8
2	15	8
3	15	8
4	15	8
5	15	8
6	15	8
7	15	8
8	15	8
9	15	8
10	15	8
11	15	8
12	15	8
13	15	8
14	15	8
15	15	8
16	15	8
17	14	8
18	14	8
19	14	8
20	14	8
21	14	8
22	14	8
23	14	8
24	14	8
25	14	8
26	14	8
27	14	8
28	14	8
29	14	8
30	14	8
31	14	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	56	44
3	56	44
4	56	44
5	57	43
6	57	43
7	58	42
8	58	42
9	59	41
10	59	41
11	59	41
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	60	40
15	59	41
16	59	41
17	59	41
18	58	42
19	58	42
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	55	45
27	54	46
28	55	45
29	55	45
30	55	45
31	55	45

	Rain chance (%)
1	34
2	34
3	33
4	33
5	33
6	33
7	33
8	33
9	33
10	33
11	34
12	34
13	34
14	35
15	35
16	36
17	37
18	37
19	38
20	38
21	38
22	39
23	39
24	39
25	40
26	40
27	40
28	41
29	41
30	41
31	41

	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
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	8
2	15	8
3	15	8
4	15	8
5	15	8
6	15	8
7	15	8
8	15	8
9	15	8
10	15	8
11	15	8
12	15	8
13	15	8
14	15	8
15	15	8
16	15	8
17	14	8
18	14	8
19	14	8
20	14	8
21	14	8
22	14	8
23	14	8
24	14	8
25	14	8
26	14	8
27	14	8
28	14	8
29	14	8
30	14	8
31	14	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	56	44
3	56	44
4	56	44
5	57	43
6	57	43
7	58	42
8	58	42
9	59	41
10	59	41
11	59	41
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	60	40
15	59	41
16	59	41
17	59	41
18	58	42
19	58	42
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	55	45
27	54	46
28	55	45
29	55	45
30	55	45
31	55	45

	Rain chance (%)
1	34
2	34
3	33
4	33
5	33
6	33
7	33
8	33
9	33
10	33
11	34
12	34
13	34
14	35
15	35
16	36
17	37
18	37
19	38
20	38
21	38
22	39
23	39
24	39
25	40
26	40
27	40
28	41
29	41
30	41
31	41

	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
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	8
2	15	8
3	15	8
4	15	8
5	15	8
6	15	8
7	15	8
8	15	8
9	15	8
10	15	8
11	15	8
12	15	8
13	15	8
14	15	8
15	15	8
16	15	8
17	14	8
18	14	8
19	14	8
20	14	8
21	14	8
22	14	8
23	14	8
24	14	8
25	14	8
26	14	8
27	14	8
28	14	8
29	14	8
30	14	8
31	14	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	56	44
3	56	44
4	56	44
5	57	43
6	57	43
7	58	42
8	58	42
9	59	41
10	59	41
11	59	41
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	60	40
15	59	41
16	59	41
17	59	41
18	58	42
19	58	42
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	55	45
27	54	46
28	55	45
29	55	45
30	55	45
31	55	45

	Rain chance (%)
1	34
2	34
3	33
4	33
5	33
6	33
7	33
8	33
9	33
10	33
11	34
12	34
13	34
14	35
15	35
16	36
17	37
18	37
19	38
20	38
21	38
22	39
23	39
24	39
25	40
26	40
27	40
28	41
29	41
30	41
31	41

	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
29	100
30	100
31	100