Feidh el Botma in Winter
In winter (December, January and February), Feidh el Botma sees average daytime highs around 12°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 49 mm of precipitation over about 11 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 12°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is Feidh el Botma's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Feidh el Botma's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 12°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 3°C
- Precipitation
- 49 mm
- 11 wet days
- Avg wind
- 13 km/h
- Travel score
- 3.9
- 3rd-best season
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Feidh el Botma in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 12°C.
A typical winter day in Feidh el Botma reaches about 12°C and drops to 3°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.
How winter really feels in Feidh el Botma
Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 63 that feel at or below 0°C.
The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.
Feidh el Botma 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.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11° / 2° | 18 | 4.1 | 0.5 | 10 | 3.4 |
| Feb | 13° / 3° | 16 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 10.7 | 4.3 |
| Mar | 17° / 6° | 18 | 4.3 | 0.1 | 11.7 | 6.3 |
| Apr | 20° / 9° | 26 | 4.5 | 0.1 | 12.8 | 7.4 |
| May | 26° / 14° | 23 | 4.5 | 0 | 13.8 | 7.8 |
| Jun | 32° / 19° | 13 | 3.5 | 0 | 14.3 | 5.2 |
| Jul | 35° / 23° | 6 | 1.8 | 0 | 14.1 | 2.9 |
| Aug | 34° / 22° | 14 | 4.5 | 0 | 13.3 | 3.4 |
| Sep | 29° / 17° | 34 | 6.2 | 0 | 12.2 | 6.5 |
| Oct | 23° / 12° | 24 | 4.6 | 0 | 11.1 | 7.9 |
| Nov | 16° / 7° | 17 | 3.7 | 0 | 10.2 | 5.9 |
| Dec | 12° / 3° | 15 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 9.7 | 3.9 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Feidh el Botma gets around 49 mm of rain and snow over 11 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Winter
Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Winter
Winds average 13 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 9 h 54 min in early December to 11 h 12 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 3.5 kWh/m².
Hazard calendar for Feidh el Botma
None of Feidh el Botma's seasonal hazards peak in winter. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.
Feidh el Botma sees seasonal dust haze (April–September), heaviest in June.
Is winter a good time to visit Feidh el Botma?
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.
winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Feidh el Botma.
What to pack for Feidh el Botma in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Feidh el Botma sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. About 11 days see rain.
UV index in Feidh el Botma in Winter
Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Very high | Very high | Very high | Very high | Very high | Very high | Very high | High | Moderate | Moderate |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3 | Moderate |
| Feb | 5 | Moderate |
| Mar | 7 | Very high |
| Apr | 7 | Very high |
| May | 8 | Very high |
| Jun | 10 | Very high |
| Jul | 10 | Very high |
| Aug | 8 | Very high |
| Sep | 8 | Very high |
| Oct | 6 | High |
| Nov | 4 | Moderate |
| Dec | 3 | Moderate |
Air quality in Feidh el Botma in Winter
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter 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).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 13 | 17 | 27 | 33 | 34 | 40 | 35 | 33 | 35 | 23 | 14 | 11 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Poor | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Good |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13 | Moderate |
| Feb | 17 | Moderate |
| Mar | 27 | Moderate |
| Apr | 33 | Moderate |
| May | 34 | Moderate |
| Jun | 40 | Poor |
| Jul | 35 | Moderate |
| Aug | 33 | Moderate |
| Sep | 35 | Moderate |
| Oct | 23 | Moderate |
| Nov | 14 | Moderate |
| Dec | 11 | Good |
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.
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 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.