Hassi Bahbah weather in January

In January, Hassi Bahbah sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 27 mm of precipitation across 5.6 wet days and about 9.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-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 41% 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 Hassi Bahbah's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hassi Bahbah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
27 mm
5.6 wet days
Daylight
9 h 54 min
8:01 AM – 5:54 PM
Cloud cover
48%
11th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Hassi Bahbah is human settlement.

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

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 Hassi Bahbah reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 10°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 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1123
2122
3122
4122
5122
6122
7122
8122
9122
10122
11122
12122
13122
14122
15122
16122
17122
18122
19112
20112
21112
22112
23122
24122
25122
26122
27122
28122
29122
30122
31122

How January really feels in Hassi Bahbah

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.

Hassi Bahbah weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-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 January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26238
36337
46337
56337
66337
76337
86337
96238
106238
116040
126040
136040
145941
155941
165842
175842
185644
195644
205644
215545
225545
235545
245545
255644
265644
275644
285743
295743
305842
315842

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Hassi Bahbah gets around 27 mm of rain and snow over 5.6 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 19% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1141
2141
3151
4151
5151
6151
7161
8161
9171
10171
11181
12181
13192
14202
15202
16202
17212
18212
19212
20212
21212
22212
23212
24212
25212
26212
27212
28212
29213
30213
31203

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 11 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 12 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
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
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1911calm
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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 8:01 AM to 7:54 AM, and sunset from 5:41 PM to 6:08 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.78:015:41
29.78:015:42
39.78:015:43
49.78:015:44
59.78:015:44
69.78:015:45
79.78:015:46
89.88:025:47
99.88:025:47
109.88:015:48
119.88:015:49
129.88:015:50
139.88:015:51
149.88:015:52
159.98:015:53
169.98:015:54
179.98:005:55
189.98:005:55
199.98:005:56
2010.08:005:57
2110.07:595:58
2210.07:595:59
2310.07:596:00
2410.17:586:01
2510.17:586:02
2610.17:576:03
2710.17:576:04
2810.27:566:05
2910.27:556:06
3010.27:556:07
3110.27:546:08

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.94 kWh/m².

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 — January's 2.94 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
92.9Moderate
102.9Moderate
112.9Moderate
122.9Moderate
132.9Moderate
142.9Moderate
152.9Moderate
162.9Moderate
172.9Moderate
183.0Moderate
193.0Moderate
203.0Moderate
213.0Moderate
223.0Moderate
233.0Moderate
243.1Moderate
253.1Moderate
263.1Moderate
273.2Moderate
283.2Moderate
293.2Moderate
303.3Moderate
313.3Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Hassi Bahbah

In seasonPeak

None of Hassi Bahbah's seasonal hazards are active in January. 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 January a good time to visit Hassi Bahbah?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Hassi Bahbah.

What to pack for Hassi Bahbah in January

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

In January, Hassi Bahbah sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Hassi Bahbah 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 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 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 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
January 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).