Didouche Mourad weather in August

In August, Didouche Mourad sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 21 mm of rain across 4.9 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Didouche Mourad's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Didouche Mourad's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
19°
12th coldest
Rainfall
21 mm
4.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:56 AM – 7:20 PM
Cloud cover
26%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical August day in Didouche Mourad reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 4°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Didouche Mourad

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 26 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
26
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Didouche Mourad weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 6310.50.99.83.7
Feb14° / 60100.810.64.0
Mar17° / 7110.80.211.75.3
Apr20° / 6911.1012.96.1
May24° / 12°588.5013.97.3
Jun29° / 16°194.4014.46.4
Jul33° / 19°72014.24.6
Aug33° / 19°214.9013.44.3
Sep29° / 17°439.3012.26.1
Oct24° / 13°548.9011.17.1
Nov18° / 569.5010.16.0
Dec14° / 6290.39.64.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1946
2937
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6919
7919
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Didouche Mourad gets around 21 mm of rain over 4.9 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 16% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
19
210
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411
512
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713
814
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2016
2116
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3126

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 40% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 17% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1103938130
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4103740131
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693641131
793541141
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Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
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307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 60 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:43 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 7:36 PM to 6:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.95:437:36
213.85:447:35
313.85:457:34
413.85:467:33
513.85:467:32
613.75:477:31
713.75:487:30
813.75:497:29
913.65:507:28
1013.65:517:27
1113.65:517:26
1213.55:527:24
1313.55:537:23
1413.55:547:22
1513.45:557:21
1613.45:567:20
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1813.35:577:17
1913.35:587:16
2013.35:597:14
2113.26:007:13
2213.26:017:12
2313.26:017:10
2413.16:027:09
2513.16:037:08
2613.06:047:06
2713.06:057:05
2813.06:057:03
2912.96:067:02
3012.96:077:01
3112.96:086:59

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.24 kWh/m² to a high of 7.47 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.53 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.1Intense
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37.0Intense
47.0Intense
57.0Intense
66.9Intense
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216.4Intense
226.3Intense
236.3Intense
246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Bright
305.9Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Didouche Mourad

In seasonPeak

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

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

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Is August a good time to visit Didouche Mourad?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Didouche Mourad for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Didouche Mourad in August

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

In August, Didouche Mourad sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Didouche Mourad in August

The nearest coast averages about 26°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 52 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 2 to Nov 15 — about 5.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan16Cool
Feb15Cool
Mar15Cool
Apr16Cool
May18Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul24Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct23Refreshing
Nov20Refreshing
Dec17Cool

UV index in Didouche Mourad in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Didouche Mourad peaks around July 15 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 highHighModerateJul 15UV 10Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May7Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Didouche Mourad in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Didouche Mourad is worst in August — around 41 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (May, 24 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateAug 1440 µg/m³May 2424 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan25Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar29Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul33Moderate
Aug41Poor
Sep26Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec26Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Didouche Mourad?

Didouche Mourad sits at 36.5°N, 6.6°E, 537 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Hamma Bouziane, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Didouche Mourad

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Didouche Mourad has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 330 m around an average of 608 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,060 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,697 m.

The land around Didouche Mourad is covered by cropland (52%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, cropland (48%) and grassland (35%) within 16 km, and cropland (39%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
330 m
16 km
1,060 m
80 km
1,697 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Hamma Bouziane 6.0 km · Constantine 10 km · Zighout Youcef 11 km · El Khroub 22 km · Ali Mendjeli 24 km · Aïn Smara 24 km · Grarem 29 km · El Arrouch 29 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 Didouche Mourad (36.4525°, 6.6364°, elevation 537 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).