Birine in Winter
In winter (December, January and February), Birine sees average daytime highs around 12°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 72 mm of precipitation over about 17 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 12°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is Birine's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Birine's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 12°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 3°C
- Precipitation
- 72 mm
- 17 wet days
- Avg wind
- 10 km/h
- Travel score
- 3.7
- 3rd-best season
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Birine in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 12°C.
A typical winter day in Birine reaches about 12°C and drops to 3°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.
How winter really feels in Birine
Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 44 that feel at or below 0°C.
The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.
Birine weather by month
How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11° / 3° | 26 | 6.1 | 0.3 | 9.9 | 3.2 |
| Feb | 13° / 3° | 23 | 5.7 | 0.5 | 10.7 | 4.1 |
| Mar | 17° / 6° | 29 | 6.1 | 0.1 | 11.7 | 6.1 |
| Apr | 21° / 9° | 34 | 6.3 | 0 | 12.9 | 7.1 |
| May | 26° / 13° | 31 | 5.5 | 0 | 13.9 | 7.5 |
| Jun | 32° / 18° | 13 | 3.1 | 0 | 14.4 | 4.8 |
| Jul | 36° / 22° | 6 | 1.9 | 0 | 14.2 | 2.4 |
| Aug | 35° / 21° | 11 | 3.5 | 0 | 13.3 | 2.9 |
| Sep | 29° / 17° | 27 | 5.8 | 0 | 12.2 | 6.2 |
| Oct | 23° / 12° | 28 | 4.9 | 0 | 11.1 | 7.8 |
| Nov | 16° / 7° | 24 | 5.1 | 0 | 10.1 | 5.8 |
| Dec | 12° / 4° | 24 | 5.3 | 0.2 | 9.6 | 3.7 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Birine gets around 72 mm of rain and snow over 17 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Winter
Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Winter
Winds average 10 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 9 h 48 min in early December to 11 h 06 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 3.0 kWh/m².
Hazard calendar for Birine
None of Birine's seasonal hazards peak in winter. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.
Birine sees seasonal dust haze (June–July), heaviest in July.
Is winter a good time to visit Birine?
Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Birine.
What to pack for Birine in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Birine sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. About 17 days see rain.
UV index in Birine in Winter
Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | High | Very high | Very high | Very high | Very high | Very high | Very high | High | Moderate | Moderate |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3 | Moderate |
| Feb | 4 | Moderate |
| Mar | 7 | High |
| Apr | 8 | Very high |
| May | 8 | Very high |
| Jun | 10 | Very high |
| Jul | 10 | Very high |
| Aug | 9 | Very high |
| Sep | 8 | Very high |
| Oct | 5 | High |
| Nov | 4 | Moderate |
| Dec | 2 | Moderate |
Air quality in Birine in Winter
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter 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).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 31 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 41 | 37 | 38 | 34 | 29 | 31 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Poor | Poor | Poor | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31 | Moderate |
| Feb | 31 | Moderate |
| Mar | 34 | Moderate |
| Apr | 33 | Moderate |
| May | 31 | Moderate |
| Jun | 32 | Moderate |
| Jul | 41 | Poor |
| Aug | 37 | Poor |
| Sep | 38 | Poor |
| Oct | 34 | Moderate |
| Nov | 29 | Moderate |
| Dec | 31 | Moderate |
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.
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 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.