Bir el Djir weather in August

In August, Bir el Djir sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.5 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 84% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Bir el Djir's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bir el Djir's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
1st warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
6:25 AM – 7:47 PM
Cloud cover
18%
2nd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical August day in Bir el Djir reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 2°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Bir el Djir weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan16° / 11°488.49.95.3
Feb16° / 11°377.210.65.5
Mar18° / 12°406.511.76.5
Apr19° / 14°36612.97.1
May22° / 17°213.413.98.1
Jun26° / 20°4114.48.9
Jul29° / 23°10.114.27.9
Aug29° / 24°30.513.47.2
Sep27° / 22°153.512.27.8
Oct24° / 18°315.411.17.9
Nov20° / 15°618.210.16.7
Dec17° / 12°446.99.66.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 84% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 7%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1964
2964
3964
4964
5964
6955
7955
8955
9955
10955
11955
12955
13946
14946
15946
16946
17937
18937
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22919
23919
24919
25919
269010
278911
288911
298812
308812
318614

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Bir el Djir gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.5 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 2% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 45% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 83% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
121436452
221437452
321437453
421437443
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721437433
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2731536443
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2931638412
3031639402
3131740382

Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
711calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 60 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:13 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 8:03 PM to 7:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.86:138:03
213.86:148:02
313.86:158:01
413.76:168:00
513.76:177:59
613.76:177:58
713.76:187:57
813.66:197:56
913.66:207:55
1013.66:217:54
1113.56:217:53
1213.56:227:52
1313.56:237:51
1413.46:247:50
1513.46:257:48
1613.46:257:47
1713.36:267:46
1813.36:277:45
1913.36:287:43
2013.26:297:42
2113.26:297:41
2213.26:307:40
2313.16:317:38
2413.16:327:37
2513.06:337:36
2613.06:337:34
2713.06:347:33
2812.96:357:31
2912.96:367:30
3012.96:377:29
3112.86:377:27

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.49 kWh/m² to a high of 7.61 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 6.85 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.3Intense
27.3Intense
37.3Intense
47.2Intense
57.2Intense
67.2Intense
77.2Intense
87.1Intense
97.1Intense
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Bir el Djir

In seasonPeak

In August, Bir el Djir sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Bir el Djir sees seasonal dust haze (July–August), heaviest in July.

Dust
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Mar
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Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Bir el Djir?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
9.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Bir el Djir for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Bir el Djir in August

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

In August, Bir el Djir sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Bir el Djir in August

The nearest coast averages about 25°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 19 km away) is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 7 to Oct 30 — about 4.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan16Cool
Feb15Cool
Mar16Cool
Apr17Cool
May18Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul23Refreshing
Aug25Warm
Sep24Refreshing
Oct21Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec17Cool

UV index in Bir el Djir in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bir el Djir peaks around July 19 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highHighModerateJul 19UV 9Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar7High
Apr7Very high
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Bir el Djir in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Bir el Djir is worst in March — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (June, 13 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1622 µg/m³Jun 1013 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bir el Djir?

Bir el Djir sits at 35.7°N, 0.5°W, 162 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Assi Bou Nif, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Bir el Djir

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bir el Djir has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 117 m around an average of 158 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 604 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,033 m.

The land around Bir el Djir is covered by artificial surfaces (50%), grassland (22%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, water (30%) and cropland (28%) within 16 km, and cropland (35%) and water (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
117 m
16 km
604 m
80 km
1,033 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Assi Bou Nif 5.0 km · Sidi ech Chahmi 7.0 km · En Nedjma 8.0 km · Oran 9.0 km · Es Senia 11 km · Gdyel 13 km · Mers el Kebir 15 km · ’Aïn el Turk 20 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 Bir el Djir (35.72°, -0.545°, elevation 162 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).