Guerara weather in August

In August, Guerara sees average daytime highs of 40°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.3 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 41°C in the first days to 38°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 90% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 36 min at the start of August to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Guerara's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Guerara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
40°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
27°
11th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
6:10 AM – 7:23 PM
Cloud cover
14%
2nd clearest
Wind
14 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
7.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.3
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 41°C in the first days to 38°C by the end.

A typical August day in Guerara reaches about 40°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 36°C and 44°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
14128
24128
34128
44128
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94128
104028
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How August really feels in Guerara

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 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
31
24 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Guerara weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 101.810.17.0
Feb19° / 4110.88.0
Mar23° / 11°71.611.88.7
Apr27° / 15°81.412.88.2
May32° / 20°30.713.75.1
Jun37° / 25°10.314.11.9
Jul41° / 28°10.113.90.0
Aug40° / 27°10.313.20.3
Sep35° / 23°81.612.23.4
Oct29° / 17°50.911.27.2
Nov22° / 11°51.510.38.5
Dec18° / 61.59.97.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 90% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 4%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1982
2982
3982
4982
5982
6982
7982
8973
9973
10973
11973
12964
13964
14964
15964
16964
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18964
19964
20964
21964
22955
23955
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25955
26955
27955
28955
29946
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Guerara gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.3 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 2% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
41
51
61
71
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91
101
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182
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303
313

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 74% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1841510
2831610
3821710
4821710
5801820
6801820
7791920
8781930
9781930
10781930
11771940
12771940
13752050
14752050
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16752050
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18742060
19732160
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22722260
23722260
24712360
25702460
26692560
27682570
28662671
29652771
30642871
31632881

Wind in August

Winds average 14 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
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614light breeze
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814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
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3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min at the start of August to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:59 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 7:37 PM to 7:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.65:597:37
213.66:007:36
313.66:007:35
413.66:017:35
513.56:027:34
613.56:037:33
713.56:037:32
813.56:047:31
913.46:057:30
1013.46:057:29
1113.46:067:28
1213.36:077:27
1313.36:077:26
1413.36:087:25
1513.26:097:24
1613.26:107:23
1713.26:107:22
1813.26:117:20
1913.16:127:19
2013.16:127:18
2113.16:137:17
2213.06:147:16
2313.06:147:15
2413.06:157:13
2512.96:167:12
2612.96:167:11
2712.96:177:10
2812.86:187:08
2912.86:187:07
3012.86:197:06
3112.76:207:04

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.24 kWh/m² to a high of 7.97 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 7.16 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.5Intense
27.5Intense
37.5Intense
47.5Intense
57.4Intense
67.4Intense
77.4Intense
87.4Intense
97.3Intense
107.3Intense
117.3Intense
127.3Intense
137.2Intense
147.2Intense
157.2Intense
167.2Intense
177.1Intense
187.1Intense
197.1Intense
207.1Intense
217.0Intense
227.0Intense
237.0Intense
246.9Intense
256.9Intense
266.9Intense
276.8Intense
286.8Intense
296.8Intense
306.7Intense
316.7Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Guerara

In seasonPeak

In August, Guerara sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

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

Is August a good time to visit Guerara?

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

0.3
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Guerara.

What to pack for Guerara in August

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

In August, Guerara sees daytime highs around 40°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Guerara in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Guerara peaks around June 20 at about 10 (extreme) — 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 — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighHighVery highVery highHighModerateJun 20UV 10Dec 20UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5High
Mar7Very high
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Guerara in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Guerara is worst in April — around 82 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.4× the cleanest month (December, 34 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorApr 1981 µg/m³Dec 1435 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan41Poor
Feb48Poor
Mar68Unhealthy
Apr82Unhealthy
May76Unhealthy
Jun76Unhealthy
Jul55Unhealthy
Aug54Poor
Sep55Poor
Oct41Poor
Nov38Poor
Dec34Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Guerara?

Guerara sits at 32.8°N, 4.5°E, 305 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Berriane, 69 km away.

OuarglaRouissatTouggourtTebesbest

Topography around Guerara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Guerara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m around an average of 323 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 158 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 600 m.

The land around Guerara is covered by bare terrain (64%) within 3 km, bare terrain (97%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (100%) within 80 km.

3 km
82 m
16 km
158 m
80 km
600 m
treescroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Berriane 69 km · Ghardaïa 84 km · El Hadjira 97 km · Metlili Chaamba 100 km · Ouargla 122 km · Rouissat 125 km · Touggourt 151 km · Tebesbest 152 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 Guerara (32.7921°, 4.4995°, elevation 305 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).