El Meghaïer weather in December

In December, El Meghaïer sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 8 mm of rain across 1.9 wet days and about 9.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 54 min at the start of December to 9 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is El Meghaïer's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see El Meghaïer's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
11th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
1.9 wet days
Daylight
9 h 48 min
7:40 AM – 5:25 PM
Cloud cover
30%
10th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
2.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical December day in El Meghaïer reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 5°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12010
21910
31910
41910
51910
6199
7199
8199
9189
10189
11189
12189
13189
14189
15189
16189
17189
18189
19189
20188
21188
22188
23188
24188
25188
26188
27178
28178
29178
30178
31178

How December really feels in El Meghaïer

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December 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

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

El Meghaïer weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 141.9107.2
Feb20° / 61.310.78.1
Mar24° / 12°112.311.78.7
Apr28° / 16°111.612.87.6
May33° / 21°4113.74.3
Jun39° / 26°10.214.21.1
Jul42° / 28°00.1140.0
Aug41° / 28°20.313.30.1
Sep36° / 24°161.612.22.9
Oct30° / 19°81.511.16.6
Nov23° / 13°101.710.28.5
Dec18° / 81.99.87.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
28020
38020
48020
57921
67822
77822
87822
97822
107723
117723
127723
137723
147723
157723
167723
177822
187822
197822
207822
218020
228020
238020
248119
258218
268218
278218
288317
298317
308317
318317

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

El Meghaïer gets around 8 mm of rain over 1.9 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 6% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
17
27
37
47
57
67
77
87
97
107
117
127
137
146
156
166
176
186
196
205
215
225
235
244
254
264
274
284
294
304
314

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the dry band about 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991
31991

Wind in December

Winds average 12 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112light breeze
2212light breeze
2312light breeze
2412light breeze
2512light breeze
2612light breeze
2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light breeze
3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 54 min at the start of December to 9 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:29 AM to 7:46 AM, and sunset from 5:23 PM to 5:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.97:295:23
29.97:305:23
39.97:315:23
49.97:315:23
59.87:325:23
69.87:335:23
79.87:345:23
89.87:355:23
99.87:355:23
109.87:365:24
119.87:375:24
129.87:375:24
139.87:385:24
149.87:395:24
159.87:395:25
169.87:405:25
179.77:415:25
189.77:415:26
199.77:425:26
209.77:425:26
219.77:435:27
229.77:435:27
239.77:445:28
249.77:445:28
259.77:445:29
269.77:455:29
279.77:455:30
289.87:465:31
299.87:465:31
309.87:465:32
319.87:465:33

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 2.94 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.94 kWh/m² to a high of 7.8 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 2.94 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.1Moderate
23.1Moderate
33.1Moderate
43.0Moderate
53.0Moderate
63.0Moderate
73.0Moderate
83.0Moderate
93.0Moderate
103.0Moderate
113.0Moderate
122.9Moderate
132.9Moderate
142.9Moderate
152.9Moderate
162.9Moderate
172.9Moderate
182.9Moderate
192.9Moderate
202.9Moderate
212.9Moderate
222.9Moderate
232.9Moderate
242.9Moderate
253.0Moderate
263.0Moderate
273.0Moderate
283.0Moderate
293.0Moderate
303.0Moderate
313.0Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for El Meghaïer

In seasonPeak

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

El Meghaïer sees seasonal dust haze (March–September), heaviest in June.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit El Meghaïer?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.6
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

December is one of the better times to visit El Meghaïer for general sightseeing.

What to pack for El Meghaïer in December

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

In December, El Meghaïer sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 9°C. Little to plan around — just the basics.

UV index in El Meghaïer in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in El Meghaïer peaks around June 18 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 18UV 9Dec 21UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar7High
Apr5High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in El Meghaïer in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in El Meghaïer is worst in June — around 70 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.6× the cleanest month (December, 27 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJun 1469 µg/m³Dec 1428 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan34Moderate
Feb34Moderate
Mar50Poor
Apr64Unhealthy
May62Unhealthy
Jun70Unhealthy
Jul56Unhealthy
Aug50Poor
Sep48Poor
Oct36Poor
Nov30Moderate
Dec27Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is El Meghaïer?

El Meghaïer sits at 34.0°N, 5.9°E, 1 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Djamaa, 47 km away.

Topography around El Meghaïer

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around El Meghaïer has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m around an average of 1 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 370 m.

The land around El Meghaïer is covered by bare terrain (51%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, bare terrain (69%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (96%) within 80 km.

3 km
29 m
16 km
98 m
80 km
370 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Djamaa 47 km · Sidi Amrane 51 km · Reguiba 84 km · Megarine 86 km · Sidi Okba 88 km · Tebesbest 94 km · Touggourt 94 km · Ouled Djellal 95 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 Meghaïer (33.9514°, 5.9222°, elevation 1 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).