Barika weather in August

In August, Barika sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 6 mm of rain across 2.1 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 83% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Barika's 2nd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Barika's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
23°
11th coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
2.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
6:02 AM – 7:23 PM
Cloud cover
21%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical August day in Barika reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 40°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and about 6°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13724
23724
33724
43724
53724
63724
73724
83724
93724
103724
113724
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213623
223623
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283522
293422
303422
313422

How August really feels in Barika

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 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
31
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.

Barika weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 224.59.94.1
Feb14° / 163.710.75.1
Mar18° / 244.511.77.0
Apr22° / 11°264.512.97.8
May28° / 15°183.413.87.3
Jun34° / 21°7214.34.1
Jul37° / 24°30.714.12.0
Aug36° / 23°62.113.32.6
Sep30° / 19°233.412.25.8
Oct24° / 14°233.911.18.1
Nov18° / 22410.16.6
Dec13° / 194.39.74.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 83% 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 6%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1973
2973
3973
4973
5955
6955
7955
8955
9955
10955
11955
12955
13955
14955
15955
16955
17955
18955
19955
20955
21955
22955
23946
24937
25937
26928
27928
289010
299010
308911
318812

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Barika gets around 6 mm of rain over 2.1 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 7% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
13
24
34
45
55
66
76
86
96
106
116
126
137
147
157
167
177
187
197
207
217
227
237
248
258
269
279
289
299
3010
3110

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 68% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
178202
276222
375232
474242
573252
672262
771263
870273
969283
1069283
1169283
1268293
1367294
1467294
1568284
1668284
1767285
1867285
1968275
2068275
2168275
2267285
2367285
2466295
2566295
2665305
2764315
2863325
2962335
3062335
3161345

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
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1610calm
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3110calm

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 5:50 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 7:39 PM to 7:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.85:507:39
213.85:517:38
313.75:527:37
413.75:537:36
513.75:547:35
613.75:547:34
713.65:557:33
813.65:567:32
913.65:577:31
1013.55:587:30
1113.55:587:29
1213.55:597:28
1313.46:007:27
1413.46:017:25
1513.46:017:24
1613.36:027:23
1713.36:037:22
1813.36:047:21
1913.26:057:19
2013.26:057:18
2113.26:067:17
2213.16:077:15
2313.16:087:14
2413.16:097:13
2513.06:097:11
2613.06:107:10
2713.06:117:09
2812.96:127:07
2912.96:127:06
3012.96:137:05
3112.86:147:03

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.66 kWh/m² to a high of 7.76 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 6.96 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.4Intense
27.4Intense
37.4Intense
47.3Intense
57.3Intense
67.3Intense
77.2Intense
87.2Intense
97.2Intense
107.1Intense
117.1Intense
127.1Intense
137.0Intense
147.0Intense
157.0Intense
167.0Intense
176.9Intense
186.9Intense
196.9Intense
206.8Intense
216.8Intense
226.8Intense
236.8Intense
246.7Intense
256.7Intense
266.6Intense
276.6Intense
286.5Intense
296.5Intense
306.5Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Barika

In seasonPeak

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

Barika sees seasonal dust haze (April–September), heaviest in June.

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

Is August a good time to visit Barika?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Barika. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Barika in August

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

In August, Barika sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Barika in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Barika peaks around July 12 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 highHighModerateJul 12UV 9Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Barika 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 Barika is worst in June — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.8× the cleanest month (November, 19 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1735 µg/m³Nov 2219 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun35Poor
Jul32Moderate
Aug31Moderate
Sep32Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Barika?

Barika sits at 35.4°N, 5.4°E, 476 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is N’Gaous, 29 km away.

Topography around Barika

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Barika has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m around an average of 478 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 527 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,095 m.

The land around Barika is covered by bare terrain (45%) and artificial surfaces (37%) within 3 km, bare terrain (48%), grassland (26%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (38%), grassland (32%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
53 m
16 km
527 m
80 km
2,095 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: N’Gaous 29 km · Râs el Aïoun 41 km · Aïn Touta 48 km · ’Aïn Azel 50 km · Salah Bey 52 km · Merouana 56 km · Aïn Oulmene 60 km · Biskra 68 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 Barika (35.389°, 5.3658°, elevation 476 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).