Guerara weather in January

In January, Guerara sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 10 mm of rain across 1.8 wet days and about 10.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 54 min at the start of January to 10 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Guerara's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Guerara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
1.8 wet days
Daylight
10 h 06 min
7:49 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover
27%
6th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
3.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month.

A typical January day in Guerara reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1176
2176
3176
4176
5176
6176
7176
8176
9175
10175
11175
12175
13176
14176
15176
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30176
31176

How January really feels in Guerara

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January 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

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

Guerara weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 1st-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 January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18515
28515
38416
48416
58416
68317
78218
88119
98119
108119
118020
127921
137921
147822
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288020
298119
308119
318119

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Guerara gets around 10 mm of rain over 1.8 wet days in January, the wettest month. 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.

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Rain chance (%)
14
24
34
44
54
64
74
85
95
105
115
125
136
146
156
167
177
187
197
207
217
227
237
247
257
267
277
286
296
306
315

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
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14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
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21100
22100
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24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 15 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
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1815light breeze
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2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
2316light breeze
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2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2916light breeze
3016light breeze
3116light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 54 min at the start of January to 10 h 24 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 7:49 AM to 7:44 AM, and sunset from 5:41 PM to 6:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.97:495:41
29.97:495:42
39.97:495:43
49.97:505:43
59.97:505:44
69.97:505:45
79.97:505:46
89.97:505:46
910.07:505:47
1010.07:505:48
1110.07:505:49
1210.07:505:50
1310.07:505:51
1410.07:505:51
1510.07:505:52
1610.17:495:53
1710.17:495:54
1810.17:495:55
1910.17:495:56
2010.17:495:57
2110.27:485:58
2210.27:485:58
2310.27:485:59
2410.27:476:00
2510.27:476:01
2610.37:466:02
2710.37:466:03
2810.37:466:04
2910.37:456:05
3010.47:456:06
3110.47:446:07

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.62 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 — January's 3.62 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.4Moderate
23.4Moderate
33.4Moderate
43.4Moderate
53.4Moderate
63.4Moderate
73.4Moderate
83.5Moderate
93.5Moderate
103.5Moderate
113.5Moderate
123.5Moderate
133.5Moderate
143.5Moderate
153.5Moderate
163.6Moderate
173.6Moderate
183.6Moderate
193.6Moderate
203.7Moderate
213.7Moderate
223.7Moderate
233.8Moderate
243.8Moderate
253.9Moderate
263.9Moderate
273.9Moderate
284.0Moderate
294.0Bright
304.0Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Guerara

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is January a good time to visit Guerara?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
1.6
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Guerara for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Guerara in January

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

In January, Guerara sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer.

a warm layer

UV index in Guerara in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks 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 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 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 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
January 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).