Dar Chioukh in Winter
In winter (December, January and February), Dar Chioukh sees average daytime highs around 12°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 76 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 42% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is Dar Chioukh's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Dar Chioukh's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 12°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 3°C
- Precipitation
- 76 mm
- 17 wet days
- Avg wind
- 11 km/h
- Travel score
- 3.5
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Dar Chioukh in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 12°C.
A typical winter day in Dar Chioukh 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 Dar Chioukh
Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 59 that feel at or below 0°C.
The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.
Dar Chioukh 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° / 2° | 29 | 6 | 0.9 | 9.9 | 3.1 |
| Feb | 13° / 3° | 24 | 5.7 | 1.1 | 10.7 | 3.9 |
| Mar | 16° / 5° | 28 | 5.8 | 0.4 | 11.7 | 5.9 |
| Apr | 20° / 8° | 36 | 6.1 | 0.1 | 12.9 | 7.0 |
| May | 26° / 13° | 30 | 6.3 | 0 | 13.8 | 7.6 |
| Jun | 32° / 18° | 13 | 3.9 | 0 | 14.3 | 5.0 |
| Jul | 36° / 22° | 8 | 3.1 | 0 | 14.1 | 2.6 |
| Aug | 35° / 21° | 12 | 4.2 | 0 | 13.3 | 3.2 |
| Sep | 29° / 16° | 31 | 6.4 | 0 | 12.2 | 6.4 |
| Oct | 23° / 12° | 27 | 4.7 | 0 | 11.1 | 7.8 |
| Nov | 16° / 6° | 21 | 4.6 | 0 | 10.2 | 5.7 |
| Dec | 12° / 3° | 24 | 5.3 | 0.6 | 9.7 | 3.6 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Dar Chioukh gets around 76 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 11 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 3.2 kWh/m².
Hazard calendar for Dar Chioukh
None of Dar Chioukh's seasonal hazards peak in winter. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.
Dar Chioukh sees seasonal dust haze (April–September), heaviest in June.
Is winter a good time to visit Dar Chioukh?
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 Dar Chioukh.
What to pack for Dar Chioukh in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Dar Chioukh sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. About 17 days see rain.
UV index in Dar Chioukh in Winter
Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dar Chioukh peaks around July 12 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 3 (moderate).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| 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 | 5 | Moderate |
| Mar | 7 | High |
| Apr | 7 | Very high |
| May | 8 | Very high |
| Jun | 9 | Very high |
| Jul | 10 | Very high |
| Aug | 8 | Very high |
| Sep | 8 | Very high |
| Oct | 6 | High |
| Nov | 4 | Moderate |
| Dec | 3 | Moderate |
Air quality in Dar Chioukh 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 Dar Chioukh is worst in June — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (December, 16 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) | 17 | 19 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 24 | 17 | 16 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17 | Moderate |
| Feb | 19 | Moderate |
| Mar | 26 | Moderate |
| Apr | 29 | Moderate |
| May | 30 | Moderate |
| Jun | 33 | Moderate |
| Jul | 31 | Moderate |
| Aug | 30 | Moderate |
| Sep | 33 | Moderate |
| Oct | 24 | Moderate |
| Nov | 17 | Moderate |
| Dec | 16 | Moderate |
Where is Dar Chioukh?
Dar Chioukh sits at 34.9°N, 3.5°E, 1,094 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Djelfa, 32 km away.
Topography around Dar Chioukh
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Dar Chioukh.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Dar Chioukh has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 50 m around an average of 1,109 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 590 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,184 m.
The land around Dar Chioukh is covered by cropland (60%) within 3 km, cropland (37%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and grassland (41%) and bare terrain (40%) 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 Dar Chioukh (34.8964°, 3.4854°, elevation 1,094 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.