Hassi Bahbah weather in December

In December, Hassi Bahbah sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 23 mm of precipitation across 5 wet days and about 9.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 48 min at the start of December to 9 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Hassi Bahbah's 12th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hassi Bahbah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
23 mm
5 wet days
Daylight
9 h 42 min
7:54 AM – 5:34 PM
Cloud cover
50%
12th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
2.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Hassi Bahbah is human settlement.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical December day in Hassi Bahbah reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°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)
1144
2144
3144
4134
5134
6134
7134
8134
9134
10134
11134
12134
13134
14134
15134
16134
17134
18124
19123
20123
21123
22123
23123
24123
25123
26123
27123
28123
29123
30123
31123

How December really feels in Hassi Bahbah

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 5 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
5
wind chill below the day's low

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

Hassi Bahbah weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 275.60.49.93.4
Feb13° / 225.40.510.74.3
Mar17° / 265.60.111.76.3
Apr21° / 315.4012.97.3
May27° / 13°254.8013.87.5
Jun33° / 18°113.1014.34.5
Jul37° / 22°51.8014.12.1
Aug36° / 21°93.2013.32.8
Sep30° / 17°244.9012.26.1
Oct24° / 12°244.1011.18.0
Nov17° / 194.4010.26.1
Dec13° / 2350.39.74.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25941
35941
45941
55842
65941
75941
85941
95941
105941
115941
125743
135743
145743
155743
165743
175743
185743
195743
205743
215743
225842
235842
245842
255941
266040
276040
286139
296139
306238
316238

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Hassi Bahbah gets around 23 mm of rain and snow over 5 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 16% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1180
2180
3180
4180
5170
6170
7171
8161
9161
10161
11161
12161
13161
14161
15161
16161
17161
18161
19162
20162
21162
22162
23161
24151
25151
26151
27151
28141
29141
30141
31141

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
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 December

Winds average 11 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
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2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 48 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 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:43 AM to 8:01 AM, and sunset from 5:32 PM to 5:41 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.87:435:32
29.87:445:32
39.87:455:32
49.87:465:32
59.87:475:32
69.77:475:32
79.77:485:32
89.77:495:32
99.77:505:32
109.77:505:32
119.77:515:32
129.77:525:33
139.77:535:33
149.77:535:33
159.77:545:33
169.77:545:34
179.67:555:34
189.67:565:34
199.67:565:35
209.67:575:35
219.67:575:36
229.67:585:36
239.67:585:36
249.67:595:37
259.67:595:37
269.67:595:38
279.68:005:39
289.78:005:39
299.78:005:40
309.78:015:40
319.78:015:41

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 2.58 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.58 kWh/m² to a high of 7.7 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 2.58 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.7Moderate
22.7Moderate
32.7Moderate
42.7Moderate
52.6Moderate
62.6Moderate
72.6Moderate
82.6Moderate
92.6Moderate
102.6Moderate
112.6Moderate
122.6Moderate
132.6Moderate
142.6Moderate
152.6Moderate
162.5Moderate
172.5Moderate
182.5Moderate
192.6Moderate
202.6Moderate
212.6Moderate
222.6Moderate
232.6Moderate
242.6Moderate
252.6Moderate
262.6Moderate
272.6Moderate
282.6Moderate
292.7Moderate
302.7Moderate
312.7Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Hassi Bahbah

In seasonPeak

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

Hassi Bahbah sees seasonal dust haze (April–September), heaviest in July.

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

Is December a good time to visit Hassi Bahbah?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Hassi Bahbah for sightseeing.

What to pack for Hassi Bahbah in December

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

In December, Hassi Bahbah sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Hassi Bahbah in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Hassi Bahbah peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 14UV 9Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar7High
Apr7Very high
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Hassi Bahbah 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 Hassi Bahbah is worst in September — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (December, 14 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1231 µg/m³Dec 2314 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun30Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep31Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Hassi Bahbah?

Hassi Bahbah sits at 35.1°N, 3.0°E, 886 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Aïn Oussera, 44 km away.

Topography around Hassi Bahbah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hassi Bahbah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m around an average of 888 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 408 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 968 m.

The land around Hassi Bahbah is covered by grassland (31%), bare terrain (25%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, grassland (50%), bare terrain (29%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (40%) and grassland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
68 m
16 km
408 m
80 km
968 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: Aïn Oussera 44 km · Dar Chioukh 46 km · Djelfa 49 km · Charef 54 km · Birine 65 km · Ksar Chellala 67 km · ’Aïn el Bell 83 km · El Idrissia 83 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 Hassi Bahbah (35.0711°, 3.0299°, elevation 886 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).