El Amria in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), El Amria sees average daytime highs around 17°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 146 mm of rain over about 24 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 17°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is El Amria's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see El Amria's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
17°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
9°C
Rainfall
146 mm
24 wet days
Avg wind
11 km/h
Travel score
5.8
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in El Amria in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 17°C.

A typical winter day in El Amria reaches about 17°C and drops to 9°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in El Amria

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

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

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

El Amria 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan16° / 558.59.95.5
Feb17° / 447.410.75.9
Mar19° / 10°456.811.76.8
Apr21° / 12°436.612.97.3
May24° / 15°254.113.88.2
Jun28° / 18°61.114.47.9
Jul31° / 21°10.214.26.1
Aug32° / 22°30.613.35.7
Sep29° / 20°193.312.27.0
Oct25° / 16°355.311.17.9
Nov20° / 12°638.510.16.8
Dec17° / 477.79.66.1

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

El Amria gets around 146 mm of rain over 24 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 11 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

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.

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Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 3.1 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for El Amria

In seasonPeak

None of El Amria's seasonal hazards peak in winter. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.

El Amria sees seasonal dust haze (July–August), heaviest in July.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
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Is winter a good time to visit El Amria?

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.

5.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
1.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a reasonable time to visit El Amria for sightseeing.

What to pack for El Amria in Winter

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

In winter, El Amria sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 24 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near El Amria in Winter

The nearest coast averages about 16°C across winter — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 15 km away) is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 8 to Nov 1 — about 4.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan16Cool
Feb15Cool
Mar16Cool
Apr17Cool
May18Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul23Refreshing
Aug25Warm
Sep24Refreshing
Oct21Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec17Cool

UV index in El Amria in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in El Amria peaks around July 19 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 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 19UV 9Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar7High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in El Amria in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in El Amria is worst in March — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1228 µg/m³May 2420 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb27Moderate
Mar28Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is El Amria?

El Amria sits at 35.5°N, 1.0°W, 101 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Bou Tlelis, 12 km away.

Topography around El Amria

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around El Amria has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 112 m around an average of 114 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 439 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,467 m.

The land around El Amria is covered by cropland (78%) within 3 km, cropland (50%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (35%) and water (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
112 m
16 km
439 m
80 km
1,467 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Winter weather nearby: Bou Tlelis 12 km · El Malah 16 km · Hammam Bou Hadjar 17 km · Aïn Temouchent 28 km · ’Aïn el Turk 33 km · Mers el Kebir 36 km · Es Senia 38 km · Oran 39 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 Amria (35.5244°, -1.0158°, elevation 101 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.