El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh weather in April

In April, El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 13 mm of rain across 2.6 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of April to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh's 4th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
7th warmest
Overnight low
10°
6th coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
2.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
6:34 AM – 7:22 PM
Cloud cover
33%
4th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.4
out of 10

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical April day in El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 4°C warmer than March and about 5°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How April really feels in El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 112.610.14.3
Feb15° / 92.110.85.5
Mar18° / 14311.77.3
Apr22° / 10°132.612.88.4
May28° / 15°9213.77.6
Jun33° / 20°51.114.14.4
Jul37° / 24°20.513.91.9
Aug36° / 23°51.513.22.6
Sep31° / 18°18312.25.8
Oct24° / 13°162.411.28.3
Nov17° / 162.810.36.7
Dec13° / 829.94.8

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17822
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh gets around 13 mm of rain over 2.6 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 9% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
19
29
39
49
59
68
78
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189
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2010
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239
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289
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308

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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

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Dry (%)
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Wind in April

Winds average 16 km/h in April, the windiest month of the year.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
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916light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of April to 13 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:53 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 7:12 PM to 7:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:537:12
212.36:527:12
312.46:517:13
412.46:497:14
512.46:487:14
612.56:477:15
712.56:457:16
812.56:447:17
912.66:437:17
1012.66:417:18
1112.66:407:19
1212.76:397:19
1312.76:377:20
1412.76:367:21
1512.86:357:22
1612.86:347:22
1712.86:327:23
1812.96:317:24
1912.96:307:25
2012.96:297:25
2113.06:287:26
2213.06:267:27
2313.06:257:28
2413.16:247:28
2513.16:237:29
2613.16:227:30
2713.26:217:31
2813.26:207:31
2913.26:197:32
3013.36:187:33

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 7.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.15 kWh/m² to a high of 8 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 7.08 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
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36.6Intense
46.7Intense
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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh

In seasonPeak

In April, El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh sees seasonal dust haze (April–September), heaviest in July.

Dust
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Is April a good time to visit El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh?

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

8.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is one of the better times to visit El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh in April

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

In April, El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 10°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 20UV 11Dec 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5High
Mar8Very high
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateApr 1944 µg/m³Dec 2313 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar36Poor
Apr45Poor
May41Poor
Jun42Poor
Jul36Poor
Aug35Poor
Sep36Poor
Oct24Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

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.

AflouSaïda’Aïn DehebLaghouat

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.

3 km
29 m
16 km
578 m
80 km
1,258 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
April weather nearby: Brezina 70 km · El Bayadh 98 km · Mecheria 106 km · Aïn Sefra 107 km · Aflou 198 km · Saïda 219 km · ’Aïn Deheb 236 km · Laghouat 238 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 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).