Climate and average weather in El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh
In El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh, the summers are sweltering, dry, and clear and the winters are cool and mostly clear.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh typically varies from 2°C to 37°C, and is rarely below -3°C or above 40°C. July is the hottest month of the year, while January is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best times of year to visit El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh for warm-weather activities are from early March to late May and late September to mid November.
- Hottest
- Jul
- 37°
- Coldest
- Jan
- 2°
- Wettest
- Sep
- 18 mm
- Driest
- Jul
- 2 mm
- Rain / yr
- 125 mm
- 26 wet days
- Daylight
- 9.8–14.2 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 903 m
- 32.9°N
- Clearest
- Jul
- 21% cloud
El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh weather by month, at a glance
The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.
Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around early March to late May.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
The hot season lasts 3.3 months, from June 5 to September 13, with daily high temperatures above 31°C. The hottest month of the year in El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh is July, with an average high of 37°C and low of 24°C.
The cool season lasts 3.8 months, from November 14 to March 8, with daily high temperatures below 17°C. The coldest month of the year in El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh is January, with an average low of 2°C and high of 13°C.
Days typically run about 12°C warmer than nights, with the widest day–night swing (around 13°C) in July.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 13 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 28 | 33 | 37 | 36 | 31 | 24 | 17 | 13 |
| Avg low (°C) | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 3 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13 | 2 |
| Feb | 15 | 3 |
| Mar | 18 | 7 |
| Apr | 22 | 10 |
| May | 28 | 15 |
| Jun | 33 | 20 |
| Jul | 37 | 24 |
| Aug | 36 | 23 |
| Sep | 31 | 18 |
| Oct | 24 | 13 |
| Nov | 17 | 7 |
| Dec | 13 | 3 |
How hot and cold El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh really feels
The felt-temperature range through the year — heat index on the day's high (summer humidity), wind chill on the night's low (winter wind). The dashed lines are the plain thermometer; the gap is how much hotter or colder it really feels.
On the hottest afternoons, once humidity is folded in, El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh feels like about 37°C (around July 20). About 92 days a year carry some heat stress, peaking in July.
On the coldest nights, wind chill pulls the feels-like down to about -2°C (around January 11), with roughly 66 freezing days a year (feels-like at or below 0°C), worst in January.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feels-like high (°C) | 13 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 28 | 33 | 37 | 36 | 31 | 24 | 17 | 13 |
| Air high (°C) | 13 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 28 | 33 | 37 | 36 | 31 | 24 | 17 | 13 |
| Feels-like low (°C) | -2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 0 |
| Air low (°C) | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 3 |
| Feels-like high (°C) | Air high (°C) | Feels-like low (°C) | Air low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13 | 13 | -2 | 2 |
| Feb | 15 | 15 | 0 | 3 |
| Mar | 18 | 18 | 4 | 7 |
| Apr | 22 | 22 | 9 | 10 |
| May | 28 | 28 | 15 | 15 |
| Jun | 33 | 33 | 20 | 20 |
| Jul | 37 | 37 | 24 | 24 |
| Aug | 36 | 36 | 23 | 23 |
| Sep | 31 | 31 | 18 | 18 |
| Oct | 24 | 24 | 13 | 13 |
| Nov | 17 | 17 | 4 | 7 |
| Dec | 13 | 13 | 0 | 3 |
Average hourly temperature in El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh
A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on July afternoons, near 37°C, and coldest before dawn in January, near 2°C.
El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh weather by month
Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13° / 2° | 11 | 2.6 | 10.1 | 4.3 |
| Feb | 15° / 3° | 9 | 2.1 | 10.8 | 5.5 |
| Mar | 18° / 7° | 14 | 3 | 11.7 | 7.3 |
| Apr | 22° / 10° | 13 | 2.6 | 12.8 | 8.4 |
| May | 28° / 15° | 9 | 2 | 13.7 | 7.6 |
| Jun | 33° / 20° | 5 | 1.1 | 14.1 | 4.4 |
| Jul | 37° / 24° | 2 | 0.5 | 13.9 | 1.9 |
| Aug | 36° / 23° | 5 | 1.5 | 13.2 | 2.6 |
| Sep | 31° / 18° | 18 | 3 | 12.2 | 5.8 |
| Oct | 24° / 13° | 16 | 2.4 | 11.2 | 8.3 |
| Nov | 17° / 7° | 16 | 2.8 | 10.3 | 6.7 |
| Dec | 13° / 3° | 8 | 2 | 9.9 | 4.8 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh gets about 125 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is mostly dry, and that barely changes with the seasons — rain is spread fairly evenly through the year.
September is the wettest month by volume, with 18 mm over about 3 wet days; July is the driest, with 2 mm.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
| Rain days | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8 | 3 |
| Feb | 8 | 2 |
| Mar | 9 | 3 |
| Apr | 9 | 3 |
| May | 6 | 2 |
| Jun | 4 | 1 |
| Jul | 2 | 1 |
| Aug | 5 | 2 |
| Sep | 9 | 3 |
| Oct | 9 | 2 |
| Nov | 9 | 3 |
| Dec | 7 | 2 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh collects about 125 mm of rain across 26 wet days — roughly 10 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. September is the wettest month with 18 mm, while July is the driest at just 2 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 40% of the year’s total.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 11 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 8 |
| Rain days | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11 | 3 |
| Feb | 9 | 2 |
| Mar | 14 | 3 |
| Apr | 13 | 3 |
| May | 9 | 2 |
| Jun | 5 | 1 |
| Jul | 2 | 1 |
| Aug | 5 | 2 |
| Sep | 18 | 3 |
| Oct | 16 | 2 |
| Nov | 16 | 3 |
| Dec | 8 | 2 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows moderate seasonal variation over the course of the year.
The clearer part of the year begins around June 2 and lasts for 3.4 months, ending around September 12. The clearest month is July, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 95% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around September 13 and lasts for 7.4 months, ending around April 24. The cloudiest month is December, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 27% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 73 | 76 | 76 | 79 | 79 | 88 | 95 | 92 | 79 | 74 | 74 | 73 |
| Cloudier (%) | 27 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 73 | 27 |
| Feb | 76 | 24 |
| Mar | 76 | 24 |
| Apr | 79 | 21 |
| May | 79 | 21 |
| Jun | 88 | 12 |
| Jul | 95 | 5 |
| Aug | 92 | 8 |
| Sep | 79 | 21 |
| Oct | 74 | 26 |
| Nov | 74 | 26 |
| Dec | 73 | 27 |
Daylight, sunrise and sunset
Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.
The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. The longest day, around June 15, brings about 14 h 12 min of light; the shortest, around December 15, only 9 h 48 min — a swing of roughly 4 h 24 min.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 10.1 | 10.8 | 11.7 | 12.8 | 13.7 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 12.2 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.9 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 8:06 | 7:49 | 7:15 | 6:34 | 6:03 | 5:53 | 6:04 | 6:25 | 6:46 | 7:08 | 7:35 | 7:59 |
| Sunset (PM) | 6:09 | 6:36 | 7:00 | 7:22 | 7:45 | 8:03 | 8:03 | 7:39 | 6:58 | 6:18 | 5:51 | 5:49 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10.1 | 8:06 | 6:09 |
| Feb | 10.8 | 7:49 | 6:36 |
| Mar | 11.7 | 7:15 | 7:00 |
| Apr | 12.8 | 6:34 | 7:22 |
| May | 13.7 | 6:03 | 7:45 |
| Jun | 14.1 | 5:53 | 8:03 |
| Jul | 13.9 | 6:04 | 8:03 |
| Aug | 13.2 | 6:25 | 7:39 |
| Sep | 12.2 | 6:46 | 6:58 |
| Oct | 11.2 | 7:08 | 6:18 |
| Nov | 10.3 | 7:35 | 5:51 |
| Dec | 9.9 | 7:59 | 5:49 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh averages about 20 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 17 and 25 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 3.3 months, from around Jun 1 to Sep 9. The sunniest month is July, with roughly 25 sunny days (brilliant).
The greyest month is December, down near 18 sunny days — about 29% fewer than the July peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Sky | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Brilliant | Brilliant | Brilliant | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 19 | Bright |
| Feb | 17 | Bright |
| Mar | 18 | Bright |
| Apr | 19 | Bright |
| May | 20 | Bright |
| Jun | 23 | Brilliant |
| Jul | 26 | Brilliant |
| Aug | 25 | Brilliant |
| Sep | 19 | Bright |
| Oct | 18 | Bright |
| Nov | 18 | Bright |
| Dec | 18 | Bright |
Humidity comfort
Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.
Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.
In El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh, the air stays dry or comfortable essentially all year. Even in September, the muggiest month, it feels humid or worse only about 1% of the time — humidity is not something you need to plan around here.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 100 | 95 | 93 | 95 | 100 | 100 |
| Comfortable (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Humid (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun | 99 | 1 | 0 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug | 95 | 4 | 1 |
| Sep | 93 | 6 | 1 |
| Oct | 95 | 5 | 0 |
| Nov | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec | 100 | 0 | 0 |
Wind
Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.
This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.
Across the year, average wind speed in El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh is typically light breeze, near 14 km/h, and varies little with the seasons.
The windier part of the year lasts 5.6 months, from around Jan 20 to Jul 7. The windiest month is April, averaging about 16 km/h (light breeze).
The calmer part of the year runs from around Jul 8 to Jan 19, with October the calmest month at about 12 km/h.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | calm | light breeze | light breeze |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13 | light breeze |
| Feb | 14 | light breeze |
| Mar | 15 | light breeze |
| Apr | 16 | light breeze |
| May | 16 | light breeze |
| Jun | 15 | light breeze |
| Jul | 13 | light breeze |
| Aug | 12 | light breeze |
| Sep | 13 | light breeze |
| Oct | 12 | calm |
| Nov | 13 | light breeze |
| Dec | 13 | light breeze |
Hazard calendar for El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh
When the seasonal hazards worth planning around — the rainy season, tropical-cyclone risk and dust haze — are active through the year.
El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh sees seasonal dust haze (April–September), heaviest in July.
Best time to visit El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around mid March, El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh is still near the start of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds not yet at full swing.
Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.
The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh for general outdoor tourist activities run from early March to late May and again from late September to mid November, with a peak score in the last week of April.
The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel score (0–10) | 4.4 | 5.5 | 7.3 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 4.4 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 5.8 | 8.3 | 6.7 | 4.8 |
| Rating | fair | fair | good | ideal | ideal | fair | poor | poor | good | ideal | good | fair |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.4 | fair |
| Feb | 5.5 | fair |
| Mar | 7.3 | good |
| Apr | 8.3 | ideal |
| May | 7.6 | ideal |
| Jun | 4.4 | fair |
| Jul | 2.0 | poor |
| Aug | 2.6 | poor |
| Sep | 5.8 | good |
| Oct | 8.3 | ideal |
| Nov | 6.7 | good |
| Dec | 4.8 | fair |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh for hot-weather activities run from late April to late June and again from late August to mid October, with a peak score in the last week of May.
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
What to pack for El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh, by month
Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.
For a warm-season trip around July (highs near 37°C), the essentials are light clothes and sun protection. In the cold season around January (highs near 13°C), pack a warm layer.
In July, El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.
UV index (midday) in El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh by month
Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh peaks around June 20 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 3 (moderate).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Level | Moderate | High | Very high | Very high | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Very high | High | Moderate | Moderate |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4 | Moderate |
| Feb | 5 | High |
| Mar | 8 | Very high |
| Apr | 9 | Very high |
| May | 9 | Very high |
| Jun | 11 | Extreme |
| Jul | 10 | Extreme |
| Aug | 9 | Very high |
| Sep | 9 | Very high |
| Oct | 7 | High |
| Nov | 4 | Moderate |
| Dec | 3 | Moderate |
Average hourly UV index in El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh
Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.
The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in June the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 8.5 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 6 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | 3.5 | 5 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 8 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.5 | 0 |
| Feb | 5 | 0 |
| Mar | 6.5 | 3.5 |
| Apr | 7.5 | 5 |
| May | 8 | 5 |
| Jun | 8.5 | 6 |
| Jul | 8.5 | 6 |
| Aug | 8 | 5 |
| Sep | 7 | 4.5 |
| Oct | 6 | 2.5 |
| Nov | 4 | 0 |
| Dec | 2 | 0 |
Air quality in El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh by month
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see which months the air is worst, not just the yearly average.
Air quality in El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh is worst in April — around 45 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.5× the cleanest month (December, 13 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) | 13 | 25 | 36 | 45 | 41 | 42 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 24 | 17 | 13 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Poor | Poor | Poor | Poor | Poor | Poor | Poor | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13 | Moderate |
| Feb | 25 | Moderate |
| Mar | 36 | Poor |
| Apr | 45 | Poor |
| May | 41 | Poor |
| Jun | 42 | Poor |
| Jul | 36 | Poor |
| Aug | 35 | Poor |
| Sep | 36 | Poor |
| Oct | 24 | Moderate |
| Nov | 17 | Moderate |
| Dec | 13 | Moderate |
Growing season
El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh is mild enough that a frost-free day stays more likely than not even in midwinter. Nights are reliably above freezing from about February 20 to December 10 (294 days); outside that window a hard frost is an occasional risk.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost-free chance (%) | 75 | 86 | 98 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 98 | 86 |
| Frost nights | 31 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| Frost-free chance (%) | Frost nights | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 75 | 31 |
| Feb | 86 | 19 |
| Mar | 98 | 0 |
| Apr | 100 | 0 |
| May | 100 | 0 |
| Jun | 100 | 0 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 0 |
| Sep | 100 | 0 |
| Oct | 100 | 0 |
| Nov | 98 | 0 |
| Dec | 86 | 23 |
Growing degree days
Growing degree days tally heat above 10°C: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh banks about 3,106 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around July.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | 0 | 1 | 74 | 185 | 349 | 500 | 635 | 605 | 436 | 261 | 61 | 0 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 74 |
| Apr | 185 |
| May | 349 |
| Jun | 500 |
| Jul | 635 |
| Aug | 605 |
| Sep | 436 |
| Oct | 261 |
| Nov | 61 |
| Dec | 0 |
Solar energy
Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.
Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.
El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh receives about 5.8 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 3.1 and 8.0 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 6.3 months, from around Mar 14 to Sep 22. The brightest month is June, averaging about 8.0 kWh/m² (intense).
The dimmest month is December, down near 3.2 kWh/m² — roughly 60% less than the June peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 3.5 | 4.6 | 5.9 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 6.1 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 3.1 |
| Level | Moderate | Bright | Bright | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Bright | Moderate | Moderate |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.5 | Moderate |
| Feb | 4.6 | Bright |
| Mar | 5.9 | Bright |
| Apr | 7.1 | Intense |
| May | 7.7 | Intense |
| Jun | 8.0 | Intense |
| Jul | 7.8 | Intense |
| Aug | 7.1 | Intense |
| Sep | 6.1 | Intense |
| Oct | 4.9 | Bright |
| Nov | 3.7 | Moderate |
| Dec | 3.1 | Moderate |
Where is El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh?
El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh sits at 32.9°N, 0.5°E, 903 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Brezina, 70 km away.
Topography around El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh.
Within 3 km, the terrain around El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m around an average of 904 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 578 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,258 m.
The land around El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh is covered by bare terrain (76%) within 3 km, bare terrain (98%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (97%) 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 El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh (32.893°, 0.5484°, elevation 903 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. 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).