Boukadir in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Boukadir sees average daytime highs around 16°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 148 mm of rain over about 25 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 16°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Boukadir's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Boukadir's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
16°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
6°C
Rainfall
148 mm
25 wet days
Avg wind
8 km/h
Travel score
5.1
3rd-best season
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Boukadir in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 16°C.

A typical winter day in Boukadir reaches about 16°C and drops to 6°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Boukadir

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

winter sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Boukadir 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 538.89.84.7
Feb16° / 498.510.65.3
Mar19° / 527.811.76.6
Apr22° / 10°507.812.97.2
May27° / 14°325.113.97.4
Jun32° / 18°71.514.45.0
Jul36° / 22°20.414.22.5
Aug36° / 22°61.713.42.6
Sep31° / 18°204.112.25.3
Oct26° / 14°315.411.17.6
Nov19° / 10°568.710.16.5
Dec16° / 477.59.65.4

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Boukadir gets around 148 mm of rain over 25 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 8 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 42 min in early December to 11 h 06 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

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

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Boukadir

In seasonPeak

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

Boukadir sees seasonal dust haze (July–August), heaviest in July.

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

Is winter a good time to visit Boukadir?

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.

5.1
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
0.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a reasonable time to visit Boukadir for sightseeing.

What to pack for Boukadir in Winter

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

In winter, Boukadir sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 25 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Boukadir in Winter

The nearest coast averages about 16°C across winter — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 41 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 8 to Nov 1 — about 4.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan16Cool
Feb15Cool
Mar15Cool
Apr16Cool
May18Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul23Refreshing
Aug25Warm
Sep24Refreshing
Oct21Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec17Cool

UV index in Boukadir in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Boukadir peaks around July 16 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 highModerateJul 16UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar7High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Boukadir in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Boukadir is worst in September — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1028 µg/m³Jan 1318 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Boukadir?

Boukadir sits at 36.1°N, 1.1°E, 79 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Oued Sly, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Boukadir

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Boukadir has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 186 m around an average of 104 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 900 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,952 m.

The land around Boukadir is covered by cropland (39%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, grassland (43%) and cropland (39%) within 16 km, and cropland (31%), grassland (30%) and water (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
186 m
16 km
900 m
80 km
1,952 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Winter weather nearby: Oued Sly 8.0 km · ’Aïn Merane 18 km · Ech Chettia 19 km · Mazouna 21 km · Chlef 22 km · Oued Rhiou 22 km · Ammi Moussa 22 km · Djidiouia 31 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 Boukadir (36.0663°, 1.126°, elevation 79 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.