Birine weather in January

In January, Birine sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 26 mm of precipitation across 6.1 wet days and about 9.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 11°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 36 min at the start of January to 10 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Birine's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Birine's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
26 mm
6.1 wet days
Daylight
9 h 48 min
8:01 AM – 5:51 PM
Cloud cover
50%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 11°C through the month.

A typical January day in Birine reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

-5°10°15°20°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1123
2123
3123
4123
5122
6112
7112
8112
9112
10112
11112
12112
13112
14112
15112
16112
17112
18112
19113
20113
21113
22113
23113
24113
25113
26113
27113
28113
29123
30123
31123

How January really feels in Birine

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 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
31
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Birine weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 266.10.39.93.2
Feb13° / 235.70.510.74.1
Mar17° / 296.10.111.76.1
Apr21° / 346.3012.97.1
May26° / 13°315.5013.97.5
Jun32° / 18°133.1014.44.8
Jul36° / 22°61.9014.22.4
Aug35° / 21°113.5013.32.9
Sep29° / 17°275.8012.26.2
Oct23° / 12°284.9011.17.8
Nov16° / 245.1010.15.8
Dec12° / 245.30.29.63.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26238
36238
46238
56337
66238
76238
86139
96139
106040
116040
125941
135842
145743
155743
165743
175644
185545
195545
205545
215545
225545
235545
245644
255644
265644
275644
285743
295743
305842
315743

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Birine gets around 26 mm of rain and snow over 6.1 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 20% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1160
2160
3160
4160
5160
6160
7160
8160
9171
10171
11181
12181
13191
14191
15201
16211
17211
18211
19221
20221
21222
22232
23232
24232
25232
26232
27232
28242
29242
30232
31232

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January 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
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January.

Across January, 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
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 36 min at the start of January to 10 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:01 AM to 7:55 AM, and sunset from 5:39 PM to 6:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.68:015:39
29.68:025:40
39.68:025:40
49.78:025:41
59.78:025:42
69.78:025:43
79.78:025:44
89.78:025:44
99.78:025:45
109.78:025:46
119.78:025:47
129.88:025:48
139.88:025:49
149.88:025:50
159.88:025:51
169.88:015:51
179.98:015:52
189.98:015:53
199.98:005:54
209.98:005:55
219.98:005:56
2210.07:595:57
2310.07:595:58
2410.07:595:59
2510.07:586:00
2610.17:586:01
2710.17:576:02
2810.17:566:03
2910.17:566:04
3010.27:556:05
3110.27:556:06

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.46 kWh/m² to a high of 7.66 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.8 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.6Moderate
22.6Moderate
32.6Moderate
42.6Moderate
52.7Moderate
62.7Moderate
72.7Moderate
82.7Moderate
92.7Moderate
102.7Moderate
112.7Moderate
122.7Moderate
132.8Moderate
142.8Moderate
152.8Moderate
162.8Moderate
172.8Moderate
182.8Moderate
192.8Moderate
202.8Moderate
212.9Moderate
222.9Moderate
232.9Moderate
242.9Moderate
253.0Moderate
263.0Moderate
273.0Moderate
283.1Moderate
293.1Moderate
303.1Moderate
313.2Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Birine

In seasonPeak

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

Birine sees seasonal dust haze (June–July), heaviest in July.

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

Is January a good time to visit Birine?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Birine.

What to pack for Birine in January

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

In January, Birine sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Birine in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Birine peaks around June 23 at about 10 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 23UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Birine in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Birine is worst in July — around 41 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJul 2041 µg/m³Nov 1929 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan31Moderate
Feb31Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr33Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun32Moderate
Jul41Poor
Aug37Poor
Sep38Poor
Oct34Moderate
Nov29Moderate
Dec31Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Birine?

Birine sits at 35.6°N, 3.2°E, 736 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Aïn Oussera, 35 km away.

Topography around Birine

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Birine has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 112 m around an average of 751 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 211 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,423 m.

The land around Birine is covered by grassland (42%) and cropland (32%) within 3 km, cropland (48%) and grassland (35%) within 16 km, and grassland (41%), bare terrain (29%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
112 m
16 km
211 m
80 km
1,423 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Aïn Oussera 35 km · Chellalat el Adhaouara 38 km · Ksar el Boukhari 51 km · Sidi Aïssa 57 km · Ain el Hadjel 59 km · Berrouaghia 62 km · Hassi Bahbah 65 km · Sour el Ghozlane 71 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 Birine (35.635°, 3.225°, elevation 736 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).