Djelfa in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Djelfa sees average daytime highs around 20°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 95 mm of precipitation over about 18 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the wettest season of the year.

Over the season highs climb from about 14°C in early March to 27°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Djelfa's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Djelfa's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 20°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 8°C
Precipitation: 95 mm; 18 wet days
Avg wind: 12 km/h
Travel score: 6.7; best season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Djelfa in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 14°C in early March to 27°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Djelfa reaches about 20°C and drops to 8°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Djelfa

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

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Djelfa weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) 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	10° / 2°	29	6	1.6	9.9	2.8
Feb	12° / 2°	24	5.3	1.7	10.7	3.6
Mar	16° / 5°	29	6.2	0.6	11.7	5.5
Apr	19° / 8°	36	6	0.1	12.8	7.0
May	25° / 12°	30	5.6	0	13.8	7.7
Jun	31° / 17°	16	4.5	0	14.3	5.3
Jul	35° / 21°	9	3	0	14.1	3.0
Aug	34° / 20°	14	4.6	0	13.3	3.6
Sep	28° / 16°	36	6.4	0	12.2	6.7
Oct	22° / 11°	32	5.2	0	11.1	7.6
Nov	15° / 6°	21	4.7	0	10.2	5.3
Dec	11° / 3°	23	5.4	0.8	9.7	3.3

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Djelfa gets around 95 mm of rain and snow over 18 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 12 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min in early March to 14 h 06 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 6.3 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Djelfa

In seasonPeak

In spring, Djelfa overlaps its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Djelfa sees seasonal dust haze (April–September), heaviest in June.

Dust

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Is spring a good time to visit Djelfa?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

6.7

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

3.6

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Djelfa for sightseeing.

What to pack for Djelfa in Spring

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

In spring, Djelfa sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 8°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and a warm layer. About 18 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesa warm layer

UV index in Djelfa in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages 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 Djelfa 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	8	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	8	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 Djelfa in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Djelfa is worst in June — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.6× the cleanest month (December, 10 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)	10	15	25	32	30	35	31	30	33	21	13	10
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	10	Good
Feb	15	Moderate
Mar	25	Moderate
Apr	32	Moderate
May	30	Moderate
Jun	35	Moderate
Jul	31	Moderate
Aug	30	Moderate
Sep	33	Moderate
Oct	21	Moderate
Nov	13	Moderate
Dec	10	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Djelfa?

Djelfa sits at 34.7°N, 3.3°E, 1,138 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Dar Chioukh, 32 km away.

Topography around Djelfa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Djelfa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m around an average of 1,161 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 514 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 980 m.

The land around Djelfa is covered by artificial surfaces (60%) and bare terrain (23%) within 3 km, grassland (37%) and bare terrain (23%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (51%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km

88 m

artificial surfaces 60%

16 km

514 m

grassland 37%

80 km

980 m

bare terrain 51%

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Spring weather nearby: Dar Chioukh 32 km · ’Aïn el Bell 37 km · Charef 43 km · Hassi Bahbah 49 km · Feidh el Botma 50 km · Messaad 62 km · El Idrissia 72 km · ’Aïn el Melh 84 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 Djelfa (34.6728°, 3.263°, elevation 1,138 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.