Batna in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Batna sees average daytime highs around 18°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 163 mm of precipitation over about 28 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the wettest season of the year.

Over the season highs climb from about 13°C in early March to 25°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Batna's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Batna's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 18°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 7°C
Precipitation: 163 mm; 28 wet days
Avg wind: 8 km/h
Travel score: 5.8; 2nd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Batna in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 13°C in early March to 25°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Batna reaches about 18°C and drops to 7°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Batna

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 8 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in spring is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Batna weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	10° / 1°	38	7.5	3.4	9.9	2.2
Feb	11° / 1°	31	7.2	3.2	10.7	2.8
Mar	14° / 3°	51	9.2	1.9	11.7	4.4
Apr	18° / 6°	54	9.6	0.4	12.9	5.9
May	23° / 10°	57	9.5	0	13.8	7.1
Jun	28° / 15°	28	6.8	0	14.4	6.5
Jul	32° / 18°	16	5.1	0	14.2	4.7
Aug	31° / 18°	26	7.4	0	13.3	4.9
Sep	26° / 14°	46	9.5	0	12.2	6.9
Oct	21° / 10°	38	7.5	0	11.1	7.1
Nov	15° / 5°	34	6.3	0.4	10.1	4.9
Dec	11° / 2°	34	6.3	1.9	9.6	2.8

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Batna gets around 163 mm of rain and snow over 28 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 8 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min in early March to 14 h 12 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 6.1 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Batna

In seasonPeak

In spring, Batna overlaps its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Dust

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Is spring a good time to visit Batna?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

5.8

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

2.5

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Batna for sightseeing.

What to pack for Batna in Spring

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

In spring, Batna sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 7°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes, a warm layer and rain gear. About 28 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesa warm layerrain gear

UV index in Batna in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Batna peaks around July 14 at about 10 (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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	5	7	7	8	9	10	8	8	6	4	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	5	Moderate
Mar	7	High
Apr	7	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	2	Moderate

Air quality in Batna in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Batna is worst in June — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 18 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)	20	20	24	31	31	34	30	30	31	26	19	18
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	20	Moderate
Feb	20	Moderate
Mar	24	Moderate
Apr	31	Moderate
May	31	Moderate
Jun	34	Moderate
Jul	30	Moderate
Aug	30	Moderate
Sep	31	Moderate
Oct	26	Moderate
Nov	19	Moderate
Dec	18	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Batna?

Batna sits at 35.6°N, 6.2°E, 1,037 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Tazoult-Lambese, 11 km away.

Topography around Batna

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Batna has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 231 m around an average of 1,060 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,220 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,170 m.

The land around Batna is covered by artificial surfaces (65%) within 3 km, grassland (30%), trees (25%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (37%) and cropland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km

231 m

artificial surfaces 65%

16 km

1,220 m

grassland 30%

80 km

2,170 m

grassland 37%

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Spring weather nearby: Tazoult-Lambese 11 km · Merouana 25 km · Aïn Touta 32 km · Arris 37 km · Râs el Aïoun 50 km · N’Gaous 51 km · Aïn Kercha 62 km · Telerghma 64 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 Batna (35.556°, 6.1741°, elevation 1,037 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.