Ben Mehidi weather in February

In February, Ben Mehidi sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 83 mm of rain across 11.3 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 4th-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 33% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 06 min at the start of February to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Ben Mehidi's 9th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ben Mehidi's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 15°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 8°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 83 mm; 11.3 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 36 min; 7:25 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover: 51%; 9th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 3.35 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.5; out of 10

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month.

A typical February day in Ben Mehidi 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 19°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 2°C cooler than March.

	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
Avg high (°C)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16
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	9	9

	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	15	8
18	15	8
19	15	8
20	15	8
21	15	8
22	15	8
23	16	8
24	16	8
25	16	8
26	16	8
27	16	9
28	16	9

How February really feels in Ben Mehidi

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Ben Mehidi weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	15° / 8°	99	11.9	9.8	4.3
Feb	15° / 8°	83	11.3	10.6	4.5
Mar	17° / 10°	80	10.6	11.7	5.7
Apr	20° / 12°	67	9.6	12.9	6.4
May	23° / 15°	44	6.2	13.9	7.8
Jun	28° / 18°	12	2.5	14.5	7.8
Jul	31° / 21°	2	0.4	14.3	6.5
Aug	31° / 22°	11	2.2	13.4	5.8
Sep	28° / 20°	41	7.2	12.2	6.6
Oct	25° / 17°	64	9	11	7.2
Nov	20° / 13°	93	11.7	10	6.1
Dec	16° / 10°	93	11.6	9.5	5.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%.

	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
Clearer (%)	55	56	56	57	57	58	58	59	59	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	59	59	59	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60
Cloudier (%)	45	44	44	43	43	42	42	41	41	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	41	41	41	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40

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

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Ben Mehidi gets around 83 mm of rain over 11.3 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 40% and peaks near 43% 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
Rain chance (%)	43	43	42	42	42	42	42	41	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	40	40	39	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	38	38	38

	Rain chance (%)
1	43
2	43
3	42
4	42
5	42
6	42
7	42
8	41
9	41
10	41
11	41
12	41
13	40
14	40
15	40
16	40
17	40
18	39
19	39
20	39
21	39
22	39
23	38
24	38
25	38
26	38
27	38
28	38

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.

	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
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	99	99
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	99	1
28	99	1

Wind in February

Winds average 11 km/h in February, the windiest month of the year.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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
Wind speed (km/h)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
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

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	11	calm
2	11	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	11	calm
22	11	calm
23	11	calm
24	11	calm
25	11	calm
26	11	calm
27	11	calm
28	11	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 06 min at the start of February to 11 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:38 AM to 7:09 AM, and sunset from 5:46 PM to 6:14 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
Daylight (h)	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1
Sunrise (AM)	7:38	7:37	7:36	7:35	7:34	7:34	7:33	7:32	7:31	7:30	7:29	7:28	7:27	7:26	7:25	7:24	7:23	7:22	7:20	7:19	7:18	7:17	7:16	7:14	7:13	7:12	7:11	7:09
Sunset (PM)	5:46	5:47	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:55	5:56	5:57	5:58	5:59	6:00	6:01	6:02	6:03	6:04	6:05	6:06	6:07	6:08	6:09	6:10	6:11	6:12	6:13	6:14

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.1	7:38	5:46
2	10.2	7:37	5:47
3	10.2	7:36	5:48
4	10.2	7:35	5:49
5	10.3	7:34	5:50
6	10.3	7:34	5:52
7	10.3	7:33	5:53
8	10.4	7:32	5:54
9	10.4	7:31	5:55
10	10.4	7:30	5:56
11	10.5	7:29	5:57
12	10.5	7:28	5:58
13	10.5	7:27	5:59
14	10.6	7:26	6:00
15	10.6	7:25	6:01
16	10.6	7:24	6:02
17	10.7	7:23	6:03
18	10.7	7:22	6:04
19	10.7	7:20	6:05
20	10.8	7:19	6:06
21	10.8	7:18	6:07
22	10.9	7:17	6:08
23	10.9	7:16	6:09
24	10.9	7:14	6:10
25	11.0	7:13	6:11
26	11.0	7:12	6:12
27	11.0	7:11	6:13
28	11.1	7:09	6:14

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.18 kWh/m² to a high of 7.46 kWh/m² in July across the year — February's 3.35 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.9	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9
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

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.9	Moderate
2	2.9	Moderate
3	2.9	Moderate
4	3.0	Moderate
5	3.0	Moderate
6	3.0	Moderate
7	3.0	Moderate
8	3.1	Moderate
9	3.1	Moderate
10	3.2	Moderate
11	3.2	Moderate
12	3.2	Moderate
13	3.3	Moderate
14	3.3	Moderate
15	3.3	Moderate
16	3.4	Moderate
17	3.4	Moderate
18	3.5	Moderate
19	3.5	Moderate
20	3.5	Moderate
21	3.6	Moderate
22	3.6	Moderate
23	3.7	Moderate
24	3.7	Moderate
25	3.8	Moderate
26	3.8	Moderate
27	3.8	Moderate
28	3.9	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Ben Mehidi

In seasonPeak

In February, Ben Mehidi sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Ben Mehidi's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Ben Mehidi sees seasonal dust haze (June), heaviest in June.

Rainy season

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Ben Mehidi?

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

4.5

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

0.2

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Ben Mehidi for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ben Mehidi in February

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

In February, Ben Mehidi 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 Ben Mehidi in February

The nearest coast averages about 15°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 31 to Nov 17 — about 5.6 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	25	26	25	23	20	17
Comfort	Cool	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool

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

UV index in Ben Mehidi in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ben Mehidi peaks around July 16 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	9	7	7	5	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	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	9	Very high
Aug	7	Very high
Sep	7	High
Oct	5	Moderate
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Ben Mehidi 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 Ben Mehidi is worst in August — around 50 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.5× the cleanest month (May, 20 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	22	23	24	20	20	30	50	23	21	20	20
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	20	Moderate
Feb	22	Moderate
Mar	23	Moderate
Apr	24	Moderate
May	20	Moderate
Jun	20	Moderate
Jul	30	Moderate
Aug	50	Poor
Sep	23	Moderate
Oct	21	Moderate
Nov	20	Moderate
Dec	20	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Ben Mehidi?

Ben Mehidi sits at 36.8°N, 7.9°E, 8 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Besbes, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Ben Mehidi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ben Mehidi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 11 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 723 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,418 m.

The land around Ben Mehidi is covered by cropland (56%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, cropland (30%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and water (29%), trees (26%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

11 m

cropland 56%

16 km

723 m

cropland 30%

80 km

1,418 m

water 29%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

← January Ben Mehidi year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Besbes 9.0 km · El Hadjar 16 km · Drean 17 km · Sidi Amar 18 km · Annaba 19 km · Ahmed Bel Hadj 27 km · Berrahal 41 km · Boumahra Ahmed 49 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 Ben Mehidi (36.7697°, 7.9064°, elevation 8 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	15	8
18	15	8
19	15	8
20	15	8
21	15	8
22	15	8
23	16	8
24	16	8
25	16	8
26	16	8
27	16	9
28	16	9

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	43
2	43
3	42
4	42
5	42
6	42
7	42
8	41
9	41
10	41
11	41
12	41
13	40
14	40
15	40
16	40
17	40
18	39
19	39
20	39
21	39
22	39
23	38
24	38
25	38
26	38
27	38
28	38

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	99	1
28	99	1

	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	15	8
18	15	8
19	15	8
20	15	8
21	15	8
22	15	8
23	16	8
24	16	8
25	16	8
26	16	8
27	16	9
28	16	9

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	43
2	43
3	42
4	42
5	42
6	42
7	42
8	41
9	41
10	41
11	41
12	41
13	40
14	40
15	40
16	40
17	40
18	39
19	39
20	39
21	39
22	39
23	38
24	38
25	38
26	38
27	38
28	38

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	99	1
28	99	1

	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	15	8
18	15	8
19	15	8
20	15	8
21	15	8
22	15	8
23	16	8
24	16	8
25	16	8
26	16	8
27	16	9
28	16	9

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	43
2	43
3	42
4	42
5	42
6	42
7	42
8	41
9	41
10	41
11	41
12	41
13	40
14	40
15	40
16	40
17	40
18	39
19	39
20	39
21	39
22	39
23	38
24	38
25	38
26	38
27	38
28	38

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	99	1
28	99	1