Frenda weather in January

In January, Frenda sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 42 mm of precipitation across 8.4 wet days and about 9.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-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 39% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 42 min at the start of January to 10 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Frenda's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Frenda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
42 mm
8.4 wet days
Daylight
9 h 54 min
8:09 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover
50%
10th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
2.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical January day in Frenda reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1123
2123
3122
4122
5122
6122
7122
8122
9122
10122
11122
12122
13122
14112
15112
16112
17112
18112
19112
20112
21112
22112
23112
24112
25112
26112
27112
28112
29123
30123
31123

How January really feels in Frenda

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 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
31
wind chill below the day's low

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

Frenda weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 428.41.19.93.2
Feb13° / 388.41.410.73.8
Mar16° / 448.20.511.75.5
Apr19° / 4580.112.96.6
May24° / 12°336.5013.87.6
Jun30° / 17°143.5014.36.3
Jul34° / 20°83014.13.6
Aug34° / 20°134.4013.33.8
Sep28° / 16°286.5012.26.6
Oct23° / 12°335.5011.17.6
Nov16° / 416.80.110.25.5
Dec13° / 367.40.59.73.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
26040
36139
46139
56040
66040
76040
85941
95842
105743
115644
125545
135446
145347
155347
165248
175248
185149
195050
205050
215050
224951
235050
245050
255050
265149
275149
285149
295248
305248
315248

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Frenda gets around 42 mm of rain and snow over 8.4 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 27% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1222
2222
3222
4222
5222
6222
7222
8222
9232
10242
11243
12253
13263
14273
15273
16284
17294
18294
19304
20304
21315
22315
23325
24325
25325
26326
27336
28336
29336
30326
31326

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January 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
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 42 min at the start of January to 10 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:09 AM to 8:02 AM, and sunset from 5:49 PM to 6:16 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.78:095:49
29.78:095:50
39.78:095:51
49.78:095:51
59.78:095:52
69.78:095:53
79.78:095:54
89.88:095:55
99.88:095:55
109.88:095:56
119.88:095:57
129.88:095:58
139.88:095:59
149.88:096:00
159.98:096:01
169.98:096:02
179.98:086:02
189.98:086:03
199.98:086:04
2010.08:086:05
2110.08:076:06
2210.08:076:07
2310.08:066:08
2410.18:066:09
2510.18:066:10
2610.18:056:11
2710.18:056:12
2810.28:046:13
2910.28:036:14
3010.28:036:15
3110.28:026:16

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.57 kWh/m² to a high of 7.62 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.91 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.7Moderate
22.7Moderate
32.8Moderate
42.8Moderate
52.8Moderate
62.8Moderate
72.8Moderate
82.8Moderate
92.8Moderate
102.8Moderate
112.9Moderate
122.9Moderate
132.9Moderate
142.9Moderate
152.9Moderate
162.9Moderate
172.9Moderate
182.9Moderate
192.9Moderate
202.9Moderate
213.0Moderate
223.0Moderate
233.0Moderate
243.0Moderate
253.0Moderate
263.1Moderate
273.1Moderate
283.2Moderate
293.2Moderate
303.2Moderate
313.3Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Frenda

In seasonPeak

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

Frenda sees seasonal dust haze (June–August), heaviest in July.

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

Is January a good time to visit Frenda?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Frenda.

What to pack for Frenda in January

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

In January, Frenda sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Frenda in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Frenda peaks around July 12 at about 10 (extreme) — 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 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highModerateJul 12UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar7Very high
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Frenda in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Frenda is worst in September — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (January, 14 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1328 µg/m³Jan 1114 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Frenda?

Frenda sits at 35.1°N, 1.0°E, 1,058 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Tiaret, 42 km away.

Topography around Frenda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Frenda has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 348 m around an average of 1,022 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 606 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,402 m.

The land around Frenda is covered by cropland (36%) and grassland (32%) within 3 km, cropland (52%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (45%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
348 m
16 km
606 m
80 km
1,402 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Tiaret 42 km · Sougueur 43 km · ’Aïn Deheb 52 km · Oued el Abtal 54 km · Mehdia daira de meghila 76 km · Tighenif 76 km · Zemoura 78 km · Saïda 86 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 Frenda (35.0654°, 1.0494°, elevation 1,058 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).