Cherchell weather in February

In February, Cherchell sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 65 mm of precipitation across 9.4 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 14°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 12 min at the start of February to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Cherchell's 7th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cherchell's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 14°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 8°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 65 mm; 9.4 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 36 min; 7:48 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover: 45%; 7th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 3.63 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.4; out of 10

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 14°C through the month.

A typical February day in Cherchell reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 2°C cooler than March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Avg low (°C)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	7
2	14	7
3	14	7
4	14	7
5	14	7
6	14	7
7	14	7
8	14	7
9	14	7
10	14	7
11	14	7
12	14	7
13	14	8
14	14	8
15	14	8
16	14	8
17	14	8
18	14	8
19	15	8
20	15	8
21	15	8
22	15	8
23	15	8
24	15	8
25	15	8
26	15	8
27	15	8
28	15	8

Cherchell weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	14° / 7°	76	10	0.2	9.8	4.2
Feb	14° / 8°	65	9.4	0.5	10.6	4.4
Mar	16° / 9°	67	8.9	0.2	11.7	5.5
Apr	18° / 11°	64	8.8	0	12.9	6.3
May	22° / 14°	49	6.3	0	13.9	7.5
Jun	26° / 18°	9	1.9	0	14.5	8.6
Jul	29° / 21°	2	0.5	0	14.2	7.6
Aug	29° / 22°	8	1.5	0	13.4	6.9
Sep	27° / 19°	32	6.1	0	12.2	7.5
Oct	23° / 16°	50	7.3	0	11.1	7.4
Nov	18° / 12°	79	10.9	0	10	5.9
Dec	15° / 9°	70	9.5	0.1	9.5	4.8

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	62	62	63	63	63	63	64	65	64	64	64	64	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	64	64	64	64	63	63	63	62	63
Cloudier (%)	38	38	37	37	37	37	36	35	36	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	38	37

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	62	38
3	63	37
4	63	37
5	63	37
6	63	37
7	64	36
8	65	35
9	64	36
10	64	36
11	64	36
12	64	36
13	65	35
14	65	35
15	65	35
16	65	35
17	65	35
18	65	35
19	65	35
20	64	36
21	64	36
22	64	36
23	64	36
24	63	37
25	63	37
26	63	37
27	62	38
28	63	37

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Cherchell gets around 65 mm of rain and snow over 9.4 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 34% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	36	35	35	34	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	34
Snow chance (%)	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	36	3
2	35	3
3	35	3
4	34	3
5	33	3
6	33	3
7	32	2
8	32	2
9	32	2
10	32	2
11	32	2
12	32	2
13	32	2
14	33	1
15	33	1
16	33	1
17	33	1
18	34	1
19	34	1
20	34	1
21	35	1
22	35	1
23	35	1
24	35	1
25	35	1
26	35	1
27	34	1
28	34	1

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

Wind in February

Winds average 13 km/h in February, the windiest month of the year.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	13	light breeze
2	13	light breeze
3	13	light breeze
4	13	light breeze
5	13	light breeze
6	13	light breeze
7	13	light breeze
8	13	light breeze
9	13	light breeze
10	13	light breeze
11	13	light breeze
12	13	light breeze
13	13	light breeze
14	13	light breeze
15	12	light breeze
16	12	light breeze
17	12	light breeze
18	12	light breeze
19	12	light breeze
20	12	light breeze
21	12	light breeze
22	12	light breeze
23	13	light breeze
24	13	light breeze
25	13	light breeze
26	13	light breeze
27	13	light breeze
28	13	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 12 min at the start of February to 11 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:00 AM to 7:32 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 6:37 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1
Sunrise (AM)	8:00	7:59	7:59	7:58	7:57	7:56	7:55	7:54	7:54	7:53	7:52	7:51	7:50	7:49	7:48	7:46	7:45	7:44	7:43	7:42	7:41	7:40	7:38	7:37	7:36	7:35	7:33	7:32
Sunset (PM)	6:09	6:10	6:12	6:13	6:14	6:15	6:16	6:17	6:18	6:19	6:20	6:21	6:22	6:23	6:24	6:25	6:26	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:33	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:37

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.2	8:00	6:09
2	10.2	7:59	6:10
3	10.2	7:59	6:12
4	10.2	7:58	6:13
5	10.3	7:57	6:14
6	10.3	7:56	6:15
7	10.3	7:55	6:16
8	10.4	7:54	6:17
9	10.4	7:54	6:18
10	10.4	7:53	6:19
11	10.5	7:52	6:20
12	10.5	7:51	6:21
13	10.5	7:50	6:22
14	10.6	7:49	6:23
15	10.6	7:48	6:24
16	10.6	7:46	6:25
17	10.7	7:45	6:26
18	10.7	7:44	6:27
19	10.8	7:43	6:28
20	10.8	7:42	6:29
21	10.8	7:41	6:30
22	10.9	7:40	6:31
23	10.9	7:38	6:32
24	10.9	7:37	6:33
25	11.0	7:36	6:34
26	11.0	7:35	6:35
27	11.0	7:33	6:36
28	11.1	7:32	6:37

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.33 kWh/m² to a high of 7.54 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 3.63 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.1	Moderate
2	3.1	Moderate
3	3.2	Moderate
4	3.2	Moderate
5	3.3	Moderate
6	3.3	Moderate
7	3.3	Moderate
8	3.4	Moderate
9	3.4	Moderate
10	3.5	Moderate
11	3.5	Moderate
12	3.5	Moderate
13	3.6	Moderate
14	3.6	Moderate
15	3.6	Moderate
16	3.7	Moderate
17	3.7	Moderate
18	3.8	Moderate
19	3.8	Moderate
20	3.8	Moderate
21	3.9	Moderate
22	3.9	Moderate
23	3.9	Moderate
24	4.0	Moderate
25	4.0	Bright
26	4.0	Bright
27	4.1	Bright
28	4.1	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Cherchell

In seasonPeak

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

Cherchell sees seasonal dust haze (July), heaviest in July.

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Cherchell?

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

4.4

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Cherchell for sightseeing.

What to pack for Cherchell in February

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

In February, Cherchell sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Cherchell in February

The nearest coast averages about 15°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore 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 Nov 3 — about 4.9 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	16	15	15	16	18	21	24	25	24	22	19	17
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	16	Cool
Feb	15	Cool
Mar	15	Cool
Apr	16	Cool
May	18	Cool
Jun	21	Refreshing
Jul	24	Refreshing
Aug	25	Warm
Sep	24	Warm
Oct	22	Refreshing
Nov	19	Cool
Dec	17	Cool

UV index in Cherchell in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks 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 Cherchell peaks around July 17 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	6	6	8	8	9	8	7	4	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Moderate
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	6	High
Apr	6	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	7	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Cherchell in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Cherchell is worst in July — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (January, 18 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	18	24	29	26	24	25	34	30	26	25	20	19
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	18	Moderate
Feb	24	Moderate
Mar	29	Moderate
Apr	26	Moderate
May	24	Moderate
Jun	25	Moderate
Jul	34	Moderate
Aug	30	Moderate
Sep	26	Moderate
Oct	25	Moderate
Nov	20	Moderate
Dec	19	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Cherchell?

Cherchell sits at 36.6°N, 2.2°E, 38 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Hadjout, 22 km away.

Topography around Cherchell

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cherchell has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 353 m around an average of 67 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 912 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,778 m.

The land around Cherchell is covered by water (46%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, water (50%) within 16 km, and water (34%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

353 m

water 46%

16 km

912 m

water 50%

80 km

1,778 m

water 34%

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← January Cherchell year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Hadjout 22 km · Tipasa 23 km · Miliana 33 km · Khemis Miliana 38 km · El Affroun 42 km · Aïn Defla 43 km · Bou Ismaïl 45 km · Mouzaïa 47 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 Cherchell (36.605°, 2.1908°, elevation 38 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	7
2	14	7
3	14	7
4	14	7
5	14	7
6	14	7
7	14	7
8	14	7
9	14	7
10	14	7
11	14	7
12	14	7
13	14	8
14	14	8
15	14	8
16	14	8
17	14	8
18	14	8
19	15	8
20	15	8
21	15	8
22	15	8
23	15	8
24	15	8
25	15	8
26	15	8
27	15	8
28	15	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	62	38
3	63	37
4	63	37
5	63	37
6	63	37
7	64	36
8	65	35
9	64	36
10	64	36
11	64	36
12	64	36
13	65	35
14	65	35
15	65	35
16	65	35
17	65	35
18	65	35
19	65	35
20	64	36
21	64	36
22	64	36
23	64	36
24	63	37
25	63	37
26	63	37
27	62	38
28	63	37

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	36	3
2	35	3
3	35	3
4	34	3
5	33	3
6	33	3
7	32	2
8	32	2
9	32	2
10	32	2
11	32	2
12	32	2
13	32	2
14	33	1
15	33	1
16	33	1
17	33	1
18	34	1
19	34	1
20	34	1
21	35	1
22	35	1
23	35	1
24	35	1
25	35	1
26	35	1
27	34	1
28	34	1

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	7
2	14	7
3	14	7
4	14	7
5	14	7
6	14	7
7	14	7
8	14	7
9	14	7
10	14	7
11	14	7
12	14	7
13	14	8
14	14	8
15	14	8
16	14	8
17	14	8
18	14	8
19	15	8
20	15	8
21	15	8
22	15	8
23	15	8
24	15	8
25	15	8
26	15	8
27	15	8
28	15	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	62	38
3	63	37
4	63	37
5	63	37
6	63	37
7	64	36
8	65	35
9	64	36
10	64	36
11	64	36
12	64	36
13	65	35
14	65	35
15	65	35
16	65	35
17	65	35
18	65	35
19	65	35
20	64	36
21	64	36
22	64	36
23	64	36
24	63	37
25	63	37
26	63	37
27	62	38
28	63	37

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	36	3
2	35	3
3	35	3
4	34	3
5	33	3
6	33	3
7	32	2
8	32	2
9	32	2
10	32	2
11	32	2
12	32	2
13	32	2
14	33	1
15	33	1
16	33	1
17	33	1
18	34	1
19	34	1
20	34	1
21	35	1
22	35	1
23	35	1
24	35	1
25	35	1
26	35	1
27	34	1
28	34	1

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	7
2	14	7
3	14	7
4	14	7
5	14	7
6	14	7
7	14	7
8	14	7
9	14	7
10	14	7
11	14	7
12	14	7
13	14	8
14	14	8
15	14	8
16	14	8
17	14	8
18	14	8
19	15	8
20	15	8
21	15	8
22	15	8
23	15	8
24	15	8
25	15	8
26	15	8
27	15	8
28	15	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	62	38
3	63	37
4	63	37
5	63	37
6	63	37
7	64	36
8	65	35
9	64	36
10	64	36
11	64	36
12	64	36
13	65	35
14	65	35
15	65	35
16	65	35
17	65	35
18	65	35
19	65	35
20	64	36
21	64	36
22	64	36
23	64	36
24	63	37
25	63	37
26	63	37
27	62	38
28	63	37

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	36	3
2	35	3
3	35	3
4	34	3
5	33	3
6	33	3
7	32	2
8	32	2
9	32	2
10	32	2
11	32	2
12	32	2
13	32	2
14	33	1
15	33	1
16	33	1
17	33	1
18	34	1
19	34	1
20	34	1
21	35	1
22	35	1
23	35	1
24	35	1
25	35	1
26	35	1
27	34	1
28	34	1

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100