Feidh el Botma weather in December

In December, Feidh el Botma sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 15 mm of precipitation across 3.2 wet days and about 9.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 12°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Feidh el Botma's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Feidh el Botma's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
15 mm
3.2 wet days
Daylight
9 h 42 min
7:50 AM – 5:32 PM
Cloud cover
40%
9th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
2.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 12°C through the month.

A typical December day in Feidh el Botma reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 4°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1134
2134
3134
4134
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How December really feels in Feidh el Botma

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 12 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
12
wind chill below the day's low

The story in December is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Feidh el Botma weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 184.10.5103.4
Feb13° / 163.20.710.74.3
Mar17° / 184.30.111.76.3
Apr20° / 264.50.112.87.4
May26° / 14°234.5013.87.8
Jun32° / 19°133.5014.35.2
Jul35° / 23°61.8014.12.9
Aug34° / 22°144.5013.33.4
Sep29° / 17°346.2012.26.5
Oct23° / 12°244.6011.17.9
Nov16° / 173.7010.25.9
Dec12° / 153.20.49.73.9

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
27030
36931
46931
56931
66931
76931
86832
96832
106832
116832
126832
136832
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217030
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317525

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Feidh el Botma gets around 15 mm of rain and snow over 3.2 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 11% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1121
2121
3121
4111
5111
6101
7101
8101
9101
10101
11111
12111
13111
14112
15122
16122
17122
18122
19122
20122
21122
22112
23112
24112
25101
26101
2791
2891
2991
3091
3191

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
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21100
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23100
24100
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26100
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28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 13 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
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912light breeze
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1112light breeze
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3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 54 min at the start of December to 9 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:39 AM to 7:56 AM, and sunset from 5:30 PM to 5:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.97:395:30
29.87:405:30
39.87:415:30
49.87:415:30
59.87:425:30
69.87:435:30
79.87:445:30
89.87:455:30
99.87:455:31
109.77:465:31
119.77:475:31
129.77:475:31
139.77:485:31
149.77:495:32
159.77:495:32
169.77:505:32
179.77:515:33
189.77:515:33
199.77:525:33
209.77:525:34
219.77:535:34
229.77:535:35
239.77:545:35
249.77:545:36
259.77:555:36
269.77:555:37
279.77:555:37
289.77:565:38
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309.77:565:39
319.77:565:40

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 2.88 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.88 kWh/m² to a high of 7.67 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 2.88 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.0Moderate
23.0Moderate
33.0Moderate
43.0Moderate
52.9Moderate
62.9Moderate
72.9Moderate
82.9Moderate
92.9Moderate
102.9Moderate
112.9Moderate
122.9Moderate
132.9Moderate
142.9Moderate
152.8Moderate
162.8Moderate
172.8Moderate
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212.9Moderate
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232.9Moderate
242.9Moderate
252.9Moderate
262.9Moderate
272.9Moderate
282.9Moderate
293.0Moderate
303.0Moderate
313.0Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Feidh el Botma

In seasonPeak

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

Feidh el Botma sees seasonal dust haze (April–September), heaviest in June.

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

Is December a good time to visit Feidh el Botma?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Feidh el Botma.

What to pack for Feidh el Botma in December

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

In December, Feidh el Botma sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 3°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 3 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Feidh el Botma 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 Feidh el Botma peaks around July 10 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 highHighModerateJul 10UV 10Dec 20UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar7Very high
Apr7Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Feidh el Botma 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 Feidh el Botma is worst in June — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.5× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJun 1739 µg/m³Dec 2012 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr33Moderate
May34Moderate
Jun40Poor
Jul35Moderate
Aug33Moderate
Sep35Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Feidh el Botma?

Feidh el Botma sits at 34.5°N, 3.8°E, 1,110 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Messaad, 45 km away.

Topography around Feidh el Botma

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Feidh el Botma has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 116 m around an average of 1,126 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 442 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,338 m.

The land around Feidh el Botma is covered by bare terrain (77%) within 3 km, bare terrain (79%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (63%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
116 m
16 km
442 m
80 km
1,338 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: Messaad 45 km · Djelfa 50 km · Dar Chioukh 51 km · ’Aïn el Melh 53 km · ’Aïn el Bell 53 km · Bou Saâda 87 km · Charef 90 km · Hassi Bahbah 93 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 Feidh el Botma (34.5°, 3.7667°, elevation 1,110 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).