Béchar weather in July

In July, Béchar sees average daytime highs of 41°C and overnight lows near 28°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 41°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 86% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 hours at the start of July to 13 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Béchar's 1st-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Béchar's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 41°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 28°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 1 mm; 0.2 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 54 min; 6:18 AM – 8:11 PM
Cloud cover: 19%; 1st clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 7.8 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; 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.

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Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 41°C through the month.

A typical July day in Béchar reaches about 41°C in the afternoon and slips back to 28°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 39°C and 43°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 4°C warmer than June and about 1°C warmer than August.

	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)	40	40	40	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41
Avg low (°C)	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	40	27
2	40	27
3	40	27
4	41	28
5	41	28
6	41	28
7	41	28
8	41	28
9	41	28
10	41	28
11	41	28
12	41	28
13	41	28
14	41	28
15	41	28
16	41	29
17	41	29
18	41	29
19	41	29
20	41	29
21	41	29
22	41	29
23	41	29
24	41	29
25	41	29
26	41	29
27	41	29
28	41	29
29	41	29
30	41	29
31	41	29

How July really feels in Béchar

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July 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 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in July is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Béchar weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	17° / 5°	8	2.1	10.2	7.0
Feb	19° / 7°	7	1.7	10.8	7.9
Mar	23° / 11°	8	1.4	11.8	8.8
Apr	28° / 15°	4	1.1	12.8	8.1
May	32° / 20°	3	0.8	13.6	5.1
Jun	37° / 25°	2	0.5	14	1.8
Jul	41° / 28°	1	0.2	13.9	0.0
Aug	40° / 28°	2	0.5	13.2	0.3
Sep	35° / 23°	10	1.3	12.2	3.3
Oct	29° / 17°	11	1.9	11.2	7.2
Nov	22° / 11°	14	2.1	10.4	8.4
Dec	18° / 6°	7	1.3	10	7.4

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 86% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 3%.

	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 (%)	96	96	96	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	97	96	96	96	96	96	96
Cloudier (%)	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	96	4
2	96	4
3	96	4
4	97	3
5	97	3
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	97	3
26	96	4
27	96	4
28	96	4
29	96	4
30	96	4
31	96	4

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Béchar gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 wet days in July, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 1% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	1
13	1
14	1
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	1
26	1
27	1
28	1
29	1
30	1
31	1

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July 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 July

Winds average 14 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 15 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)	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

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

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 hours at the start of July to 13 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:11 AM to 6:27 AM, and sunset from 8:13 PM to 8:02 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)	14.0	14.0	14.0	14.0	14.0	14.0	14.0	14.0	14.0	14.0	13.9	13.9	13.9	13.9	13.9	13.9	13.9	13.8	13.8	13.8	13.8	13.8	13.8	13.7	13.7	13.7	13.7	13.7	13.6	13.6	13.6
Sunrise (AM)	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:17	6:17	6:18	6:18	6:19	6:19	6:20	6:21	6:21	6:22	6:22	6:23	6:24	6:24	6:25	6:26	6:26	6:27	6:27
Sunset (PM)	8:13	8:13	8:13	8:13	8:13	8:13	8:13	8:13	8:13	8:12	8:12	8:12	8:12	8:11	8:11	8:11	8:10	8:10	8:10	8:09	8:09	8:08	8:08	8:07	8:06	8:06	8:05	8:05	8:04	8:03	8:02

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	14.0	6:11	8:13
2	14.0	6:11	8:13
3	14.0	6:12	8:13
4	14.0	6:12	8:13
5	14.0	6:13	8:13
6	14.0	6:13	8:13
7	14.0	6:14	8:13
8	14.0	6:14	8:13
9	14.0	6:14	8:13
10	14.0	6:15	8:12
11	13.9	6:15	8:12
12	13.9	6:16	8:12
13	13.9	6:17	8:12
14	13.9	6:17	8:11
15	13.9	6:18	8:11
16	13.9	6:18	8:11
17	13.9	6:19	8:10
18	13.8	6:19	8:10
19	13.8	6:20	8:10
20	13.8	6:21	8:09
21	13.8	6:21	8:09
22	13.8	6:22	8:08
23	13.8	6:22	8:08
24	13.7	6:23	8:07
25	13.7	6:24	8:06
26	13.7	6:24	8:06
27	13.7	6:25	8:05
28	13.7	6:26	8:05
29	13.6	6:26	8:04
30	13.6	6:27	8:03
31	13.6	6:27	8:02

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 7.8 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 — July's 7.8 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	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)	8.0	8.0	8.0	8.0	8.0	8.0	7.9	7.9	7.9	7.9	7.9	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.6
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	8.0	Intense
2	8.0	Intense
3	8.0	Intense
4	8.0	Intense
5	8.0	Intense
6	8.0	Intense
7	7.9	Intense
8	7.9	Intense
9	7.9	Intense
10	7.9	Intense
11	7.9	Intense
12	7.8	Intense
13	7.8	Intense
14	7.8	Intense
15	7.8	Intense
16	7.8	Intense
17	7.8	Intense
18	7.8	Intense
19	7.8	Intense
20	7.7	Intense
21	7.7	Intense
22	7.7	Intense
23	7.7	Intense
24	7.7	Intense
25	7.7	Intense
26	7.7	Intense
27	7.6	Intense
28	7.6	Intense
29	7.6	Intense
30	7.6	Intense
31	7.6	Intense

Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Béchar

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust

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Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is July a good time to visit Béchar?

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

0.0

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

2.4

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Béchar.

What to pack for Béchar in July

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

In July, Béchar sees daytime highs around 41°C and nights near 28°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Béchar in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). 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.

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

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

Air quality in Béchar in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	14	27	34	51	45	44	40	42	39	25	16	11
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	14	Moderate
Feb	27	Moderate
Mar	34	Moderate
Apr	51	Poor
May	45	Poor
Jun	44	Poor
Jul	40	Poor
Aug	42	Poor
Sep	39	Poor
Oct	25	Moderate
Nov	16	Moderate
Dec	11	Good

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.

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

bare terrain 51%

16 km

582 m

bare terrain 96%

80 km

1,408 m

bare terrain 99%

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← June Béchar year-round climate August →Best places to visit in July

July 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

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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	40	27
2	40	27
3	40	27
4	41	28
5	41	28
6	41	28
7	41	28
8	41	28
9	41	28
10	41	28
11	41	28
12	41	28
13	41	28
14	41	28
15	41	28
16	41	29
17	41	29
18	41	29
19	41	29
20	41	29
21	41	29
22	41	29
23	41	29
24	41	29
25	41	29
26	41	29
27	41	29
28	41	29
29	41	29
30	41	29
31	41	29

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	96	4
2	96	4
3	96	4
4	97	3
5	97	3
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	97	3
26	96	4
27	96	4
28	96	4
29	96	4
30	96	4
31	96	4

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	1
13	1
14	1
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	1
26	1
27	1
28	1
29	1
30	1
31	1

	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	40	27
2	40	27
3	40	27
4	41	28
5	41	28
6	41	28
7	41	28
8	41	28
9	41	28
10	41	28
11	41	28
12	41	28
13	41	28
14	41	28
15	41	28
16	41	29
17	41	29
18	41	29
19	41	29
20	41	29
21	41	29
22	41	29
23	41	29
24	41	29
25	41	29
26	41	29
27	41	29
28	41	29
29	41	29
30	41	29
31	41	29

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	96	4
2	96	4
3	96	4
4	97	3
5	97	3
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	97	3
26	96	4
27	96	4
28	96	4
29	96	4
30	96	4
31	96	4

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	1
13	1
14	1
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	1
26	1
27	1
28	1
29	1
30	1
31	1

	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	40	27
2	40	27
3	40	27
4	41	28
5	41	28
6	41	28
7	41	28
8	41	28
9	41	28
10	41	28
11	41	28
12	41	28
13	41	28
14	41	28
15	41	28
16	41	29
17	41	29
18	41	29
19	41	29
20	41	29
21	41	29
22	41	29
23	41	29
24	41	29
25	41	29
26	41	29
27	41	29
28	41	29
29	41	29
30	41	29
31	41	29

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	96	4
2	96	4
3	96	4
4	97	3
5	97	3
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	97	3
26	96	4
27	96	4
28	96	4
29	96	4
30	96	4
31	96	4

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	1
13	1
14	1
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	1
26	1
27	1
28	1
29	1
30	1
31	1

	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