Climate and average weather in Bir el Ater
In Bir el Ater, the summers are sweltering, dry, and clear and the winters are cool and mostly clear.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Bir el Ater typically varies from 3°C to 34°C, and is rarely below -0°C or above 39°C. July is the hottest month of the year, while January is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best times of year to visit Bir el Ater for warm-weather activities are from late March to early June and mid September to mid November.
- Hottest
- Jul
- 34°
- Coldest
- Jan
- 3°
- Wettest
- Apr
- 25 mm
- Driest
- Jul
- 5 mm
- Rain / yr
- 207 mm
- 43 wet days
- Daylight
- 9.7–14.3 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 889 m
- 34.7°N
- Clearest
- Jul
- 16% cloud
Bir el Ater weather by month, at a glance
The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.
Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around late March to early June.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Bir el Ater, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
The hot season lasts 3.5 months, from June 2 to September 14, with daily high temperatures above 29°C. The hottest month of the year in Bir el Ater is July, with an average high of 34°C and low of 22°C.
The cool season lasts 3.7 months, from November 19 to March 10, with daily high temperatures below 16°C. The coldest month of the year in Bir el Ater is January, with an average low of 3°C and high of 11°C.
Days typically run about 10°C warmer than nights, with the widest day–night swing (around 12°C) in July.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 11 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 26 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 29 | 23 | 17 | 12 |
| Avg low (°C) | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 4 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11 | 3 |
| Feb | 13 | 3 |
| Mar | 17 | 6 |
| Apr | 21 | 10 |
| May | 26 | 15 |
| Jun | 31 | 19 |
| Jul | 34 | 22 |
| Aug | 34 | 22 |
| Sep | 29 | 18 |
| Oct | 23 | 13 |
| Nov | 17 | 8 |
| Dec | 12 | 4 |
How hot and cold Bir el Ater really feels
The felt-temperature range through the year — heat index on the day's high (summer humidity), wind chill on the night's low (winter wind). The dashed lines are the plain thermometer; the gap is how much hotter or colder it really feels.
On the hottest afternoons, once humidity is folded in, Bir el Ater feels like about 35°C (around July 22). About 71 days a year carry some heat stress, peaking in July.
On the coldest nights, wind chill pulls the feels-like down to about -1°C (around January 22), with roughly 46 freezing days a year (feels-like at or below 0°C), worst in January.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feels-like high (°C) | 11 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 26 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 28 | 23 | 17 | 12 |
| Air high (°C) | 11 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 26 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 29 | 23 | 17 | 12 |
| Feels-like low (°C) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 1 |
| Air low (°C) | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 4 |
| Feels-like high (°C) | Air high (°C) | Feels-like low (°C) | Air low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11 | 11 | 0 | 3 |
| Feb | 13 | 13 | 0 | 3 |
| Mar | 17 | 17 | 4 | 6 |
| Apr | 21 | 21 | 9 | 10 |
| May | 26 | 26 | 14 | 15 |
| Jun | 31 | 31 | 19 | 19 |
| Jul | 34 | 34 | 22 | 22 |
| Aug | 34 | 34 | 22 | 22 |
| Sep | 28 | 29 | 18 | 18 |
| Oct | 23 | 23 | 13 | 13 |
| Nov | 17 | 17 | 6 | 8 |
| Dec | 12 | 12 | 1 | 4 |
Average hourly temperature in Bir el Ater
A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on July afternoons, near 34°C, and coldest before dawn in January, near 3°C.
Bir el Ater weather by month
Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11° / 3° | 17 | 3.7 | 9.9 | 3.5 |
| Feb | 13° / 3° | 13 | 2.9 | 10.7 | 4.4 |
| Mar | 17° / 6° | 25 | 4.6 | 11.7 | 6.2 |
| Apr | 21° / 10° | 25 | 4.4 | 12.8 | 7.6 |
| May | 26° / 15° | 19 | 4 | 13.8 | 7.9 |
| Jun | 31° / 19° | 9 | 2.6 | 14.3 | 5.5 |
| Jul | 34° / 22° | 5 | 1.5 | 14.1 | 3.7 |
| Aug | 34° / 22° | 10 | 2.9 | 13.3 | 4.1 |
| Sep | 29° / 18° | 24 | 4.7 | 12.2 | 6.8 |
| Oct | 23° / 13° | 23 | 4.3 | 11.1 | 8.0 |
| Nov | 17° / 8° | 21 | 3.8 | 10.2 | 6.3 |
| Dec | 12° / 4° | 15 | 3.2 | 9.7 | 4.1 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Bir el Ater gets about 207 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is mostly dry, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 2.5 months, from around Aug 25 to Nov 8, peaking in September at about 18% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Jul 2.
April is the wettest month by volume, with 25 mm over about 4 wet days; July is the driest, with 5 mm.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
| Rain days | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12 | 4 |
| Feb | 11 | 3 |
| Mar | 14 | 5 |
| Apr | 15 | 4 |
| May | 13 | 4 |
| Jun | 8 | 3 |
| Jul | 5 | 2 |
| Aug | 10 | 3 |
| Sep | 16 | 5 |
| Oct | 14 | 4 |
| Nov | 12 | 4 |
| Dec | 10 | 3 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Bir el Ater collects about 207 mm of rain across 43 wet days — roughly 17 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. April is the wettest month with 25 mm, while July is the driest at just 5 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 36% of the year’s total.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 17 | 13 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 15 |
| Rain days | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17 | 4 |
| Feb | 13 | 3 |
| Mar | 25 | 5 |
| Apr | 25 | 4 |
| May | 19 | 4 |
| Jun | 9 | 3 |
| Jul | 5 | 2 |
| Aug | 10 | 3 |
| Sep | 24 | 5 |
| Oct | 23 | 4 |
| Nov | 21 | 4 |
| Dec | 15 | 3 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Bir el Ater, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows moderate seasonal variation over the course of the year.
The clearer part of the year begins around June 6 and lasts for 3.4 months, ending around September 16. The clearest month is July, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 98% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around September 17 and lasts for 8.6 months, ending around June 5. The cloudiest month is January, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 28% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 72 | 76 | 73 | 74 | 76 | 87 | 98 | 95 | 81 | 73 | 73 | 75 |
| Cloudier (%) | 28 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 27 | 27 | 25 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 72 | 28 |
| Feb | 76 | 24 |
| Mar | 73 | 27 |
| Apr | 74 | 26 |
| May | 76 | 24 |
| Jun | 87 | 13 |
| Jul | 98 | 2 |
| Aug | 95 | 5 |
| Sep | 81 | 19 |
| Oct | 73 | 27 |
| Nov | 73 | 27 |
| Dec | 75 | 25 |
Daylight, sunrise and sunset
Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.
The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. The longest day, around June 8, brings about 14 h 18 min of light; the shortest, around January 1, only 9 h 42 min — a swing of roughly 4 h 36 min.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.9 | 10.7 | 11.7 | 12.8 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.2 | 11.1 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 7:40 | 7:21 | 6:46 | 6:02 | 5:30 | 5:19 | 5:30 | 5:52 | 6:16 | 6:39 | 7:09 | 7:33 |
| Sunset (PM) | 5:34 | 6:03 | 6:29 | 6:54 | 7:18 | 7:37 | 7:37 | 7:11 | 6:29 | 5:46 | 5:17 | 5:14 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9.9 | 7:40 | 5:34 |
| Feb | 10.7 | 7:21 | 6:03 |
| Mar | 11.7 | 6:46 | 6:29 |
| Apr | 12.8 | 6:02 | 6:54 |
| May | 13.8 | 5:30 | 7:18 |
| Jun | 14.3 | 5:19 | 7:37 |
| Jul | 14.1 | 5:30 | 7:37 |
| Aug | 13.3 | 5:52 | 7:11 |
| Sep | 12.2 | 6:16 | 6:29 |
| Oct | 11.1 | 6:39 | 5:46 |
| Nov | 10.2 | 7:09 | 5:17 |
| Dec | 9.7 | 7:33 | 5:14 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Bir el Ater averages about 19 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 16 and 28 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 3.1 months, from around Jun 11 to Sep 13. The sunniest month is July, with roughly 27 sunny days (brilliant).
The greyest month is March, down near 17 sunny days — about 40% fewer than the July peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 28 | 26 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
| Sky | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Brilliant | Brilliant | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17 | Bright |
| Feb | 16 | Bright |
| Mar | 17 | Bright |
| Apr | 17 | Bright |
| May | 18 | Bright |
| Jun | 21 | Bright |
| Jul | 28 | Brilliant |
| Aug | 26 | Brilliant |
| Sep | 19 | Bright |
| Oct | 17 | Bright |
| Nov | 17 | Bright |
| Dec | 18 | Bright |
Humidity comfort
Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.
Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.
In Bir el Ater, the air stays dry or comfortable essentially all year. Even in September, the muggiest month, it feels humid or worse only about 7% of the time — humidity is not something you need to plan around here.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 98 | 95 | 82 | 63 | 57 | 82 | 99 | 100 |
| Comfortable (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 31 | 35 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| Humid (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 98 | 2 | 0 |
| Jun | 95 | 5 | 0 |
| Jul | 82 | 17 | 2 |
| Aug | 63 | 31 | 6 |
| Sep | 57 | 35 | 7 |
| Oct | 82 | 16 | 2 |
| Nov | 99 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec | 100 | 0 | 0 |
Wind
Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.
This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.
Across the year, average wind speed in Bir el Ater is typically calm, near 12 km/h, and varies little with the seasons.
The windier part of the year lasts 5.2 months, from around Jan 20 to Jun 27. The windiest month is April, averaging about 14 km/h (light breeze).
The calmer part of the year runs from around Jun 28 to Jan 19, with August the calmest month at about 10 km/h.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels | calm | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12 | calm |
| Feb | 13 | light breeze |
| Mar | 14 | light breeze |
| Apr | 14 | light breeze |
| May | 13 | light breeze |
| Jun | 12 | light breeze |
| Jul | 11 | calm |
| Aug | 10 | calm |
| Sep | 11 | calm |
| Oct | 11 | calm |
| Nov | 11 | calm |
| Dec | 11 | calm |
Hazard calendar for Bir el Ater
When the seasonal hazards worth planning around — the rainy season, tropical-cyclone risk and dust haze — are active through the year.
Bir el Ater sees seasonal dust haze (April–September), heaviest in June.
Best time to visit Bir el Ater
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Bir el Ater throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around late March, Bir el Ater is still near the start of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds not yet at full swing.
Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.
The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Bir el Ater for general outdoor tourist activities run from late March to early June and again from mid September to mid November, with a peak score in the first week of May.
The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel score (0–10) | 3.5 | 4.4 | 6.2 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 5.5 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 6.7 | 8.0 | 6.3 | 4.2 |
| Rating | fair | fair | good | ideal | ideal | fair | fair | fair | good | ideal | good | fair |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.5 | fair |
| Feb | 4.4 | fair |
| Mar | 6.2 | good |
| Apr | 7.6 | ideal |
| May | 7.9 | ideal |
| Jun | 5.5 | fair |
| Jul | 3.7 | fair |
| Aug | 4.2 | fair |
| Sep | 6.7 | good |
| Oct | 8.0 | ideal |
| Nov | 6.3 | good |
| Dec | 4.2 | fair |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Bir el Ater for hot-weather activities is from early May to mid October, with a peak score in the first week of June.
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
What to pack for Bir el Ater, by month
Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.
For a warm-season trip around July (highs near 34°C), the essentials are light clothes and sun protection. In the cold season around January (highs near 11°C), pack a warm layer.
In July, Bir el Ater sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.
UV index (midday) in Bir el Ater by month
Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bir el Ater peaks around July 15 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 3 (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 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| 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 | 6 | High |
| May | 7 | Very high |
| Jun | 9 | Very high |
| Jul | 10 | Very high |
| Aug | 9 | Very high |
| Sep | 8 | Very high |
| Oct | 6 | High |
| Nov | 4 | Moderate |
| Dec | 3 | Moderate |
Average hourly UV index in Bir el Ater
Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.
The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in July the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 8.5 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 5.5 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | 0 | 4.5 | 6 | 6 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 0 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0 | 0 |
| Feb | 4.5 | 0 |
| Mar | 6 | 2 |
| Apr | 6 | 0 |
| May | 7.5 | 3.5 |
| Jun | 8.5 | 5.5 |
| Jul | 8.5 | 5.5 |
| Aug | 7.5 | 4.5 |
| Sep | 6.5 | 3.5 |
| Oct | 5.5 | 0 |
| Nov | 3.5 | 0 |
| Dec | 0 | 0 |
Air quality in Bir el Ater by month
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see which months the air is worst, not just the yearly average.
Air quality in Bir el Ater is worst in April — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.
Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 24 | 22 | 26 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 22 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24 | Moderate |
| Feb | 22 | Moderate |
| Mar | 26 | Moderate |
| Apr | 32 | Moderate |
| May | 30 | Moderate |
| Jun | 31 | Moderate |
| Jul | 27 | Moderate |
| Aug | 27 | Moderate |
| Sep | 27 | Moderate |
| Oct | 27 | Moderate |
| Nov | 24 | Moderate |
| Dec | 22 | Moderate |
Growing season
Bir el Ater is mild enough that a frost-free day stays more likely than not even in midwinter. Nights are reliably above freezing from about February 15 to December 23 (312 days); outside that window a hard frost is an occasional risk.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost-free chance (%) | 88 | 91 | 98 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 93 |
| Frost nights | 31 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Frost-free chance (%) | Frost nights | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 88 | 31 |
| Feb | 91 | 14 |
| Mar | 98 | 0 |
| Apr | 100 | 0 |
| May | 100 | 0 |
| Jun | 100 | 0 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 0 |
| Sep | 100 | 0 |
| Oct | 100 | 0 |
| Nov | 99 | 0 |
| Dec | 93 | 7 |
Growing degree days
Growing degree days tally heat above 10°C: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Bir el Ater banks about 2,792 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around July.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | 0 | 0 | 43 | 155 | 317 | 458 | 567 | 546 | 396 | 249 | 61 | 0 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 43 |
| Apr | 155 |
| May | 317 |
| Jun | 458 |
| Jul | 567 |
| Aug | 546 |
| Sep | 396 |
| Oct | 249 |
| Nov | 61 |
| Dec | 0 |
Solar energy
Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.
Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.
Bir el Ater receives about 5.5 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 2.9 and 7.8 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 6.2 months, from around Mar 15 to Sep 20. The brightest month is June, averaging about 7.6 kWh/m² (intense).
The dimmest month is December, down near 2.9 kWh/m² — roughly 62% less than the June peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 3.2 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 6.8 | 5.7 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 2.9 |
| Level | Moderate | Bright | Bright | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Bright | Bright | Moderate | Moderate |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.2 | Moderate |
| Feb | 4.3 | Bright |
| Mar | 5.5 | Bright |
| Apr | 6.7 | Intense |
| May | 7.3 | Intense |
| Jun | 7.7 | Intense |
| Jul | 7.7 | Intense |
| Aug | 6.8 | Intense |
| Sep | 5.7 | Bright |
| Oct | 4.5 | Bright |
| Nov | 3.4 | Moderate |
| Dec | 2.9 | Moderate |
Where is Bir el Ater?
Bir el Ater sits at 34.7°N, 8.1°E, 889 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Moularès, 34 km away.
Topography around Bir el Ater
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Bir el Ater.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Bir el Ater has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 177 m around an average of 883 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 731 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,731 m.
The land around Bir el Ater is covered by bare terrain (49%) and artificial surfaces (34%) within 3 km, bare terrain (62%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (56%) and grassland (27%) within 80 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 Bir el Ater (34.7449°, 8.0602°, elevation 889 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).