Béchar weather in February

In February, Béchar sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 7 mm of rain across 1.7 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 30 min at the start of February to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Béchar's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Béchar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
10th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
1.7 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
7:58 AM – 6:49 PM
Cloud cover
25%
4th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.9
out of 10

Béchar is city and capital of Béchar Province, Algeria.

Density
33/km²
people per km²

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

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical February day in Béchar reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 4°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1186
2186
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How February really feels in Béchar

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

February sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Béchar weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 82.110.27.0
Feb19° / 71.710.87.9
Mar23° / 11°81.411.88.8
Apr28° / 15°41.112.88.1
May32° / 20°30.813.65.1
Jun37° / 25°20.5141.8
Jul41° / 28°10.213.90.0
Aug40° / 28°20.513.20.3
Sep35° / 23°101.312.23.3
Oct29° / 17°111.911.27.2
Nov22° / 11°142.110.48.4
Dec18° / 71.3107.4

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18416
28416
38416
48416
58416
68317
78317
88317
98218
108218
118218
128218
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288416

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Béchar gets around 7 mm of rain over 1.7 wet days in February. 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 8% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
18
28
38
47
57
67
77
87
97
107
117
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167
177
187
196
206
216
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236
245
255
265
275
285

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
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5100
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Wind in February

Winds average 12 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
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2013light breeze
2113light breeze
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2513light breeze
2614light breeze
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2814light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 30 min at the start of February to 11 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:08 AM to 7:45 AM, and sunset from 6:37 PM to 7:00 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.58:086:37
210.58:086:38
310.58:076:38
410.68:066:39
510.68:066:40
610.68:056:41
710.68:046:42
810.78:046:43
910.78:036:44
1010.78:026:45
1110.78:016:46
1210.88:016:46
1310.88:006:47
1410.87:596:48
1510.87:586:49
1610.97:576:50
1710.97:566:51
1810.97:556:51
1911.07:546:52
2011.07:536:53
2111.07:526:54
2211.17:516:55
2311.17:506:56
2411.17:496:56
2511.17:486:57
2611.27:476:58
2711.27:466:59
2811.27:457:00

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 4.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.49 kWh/m² to a high of 8.08 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 4.9 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.4Bright
34.4Bright
44.5Bright
54.5Bright
64.6Bright
74.6Bright
84.6Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
114.8Bright
124.8Bright
134.8Bright
144.9Bright
154.9Bright
164.9Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
195.1Bright
205.1Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.5Bright
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Béchar

In seasonPeak

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

Béchar sees seasonal dust haze (April–September), heaviest in July.

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

Is February a good time to visit Béchar?

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

7.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

February is one of the better times to visit Béchar for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Béchar in February

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

In February, Béchar sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Béchar in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Béchar peaks around June 23 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highModerateJun 23UV 10Dec 16UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5High
Mar8Very high
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Béchar in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Béchar is worst in April — around 51 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.6× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateApr 2050 µg/m³Dec 1812 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb27Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr51Poor
May45Poor
Jun44Poor
Jul40Poor
Aug42Poor
Sep39Poor
Oct25Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Béchar?

Béchar sits at 31.6°N, 2.2°W, 780 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Bouarfa, 105 km away.

MerzougaArfoudMoulay Ali CherifReçaniAïn SefraErrachidiaRich

Topography around Béchar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Béchar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 83 m around an average of 788 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 582 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,408 m.

The land around Béchar is covered by bare terrain (51%) and artificial surfaces (46%) within 3 km, bare terrain (96%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (99%) within 80 km.

3 km
83 m
16 km
582 m
80 km
1,408 m
treesartificial surfacesbare terrain
February weather nearby: Bouarfa 105 km · Merzouga 180 km · Arfoud 192 km · Moulay Ali Cherif 198 km · Reçani 198 km · Aïn Sefra 199 km · Errachidia 212 km · Rich 227 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 Béchar (31.6167°, -2.2167°, elevation 780 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).