Hassi Messaoud weather in April

In April, Hassi Messaoud sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.6 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of April to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Hassi Messaoud's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hassi Messaoud's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 16°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 3 mm; 0.6 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 48 min; 6:13 AM – 6:59 PM
Cloud cover: 26%; 9th clearest
Wind: 18 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 7.21 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.2; out of 10

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Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical April day in Hassi Messaoud reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 5°C warmer than March and about 5°C cooler than May.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	32
Avg low (°C)	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	19

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	14
2	27	14
3	27	14
4	27	14
5	27	15
6	28	15
7	28	15
8	28	15
9	28	15
10	28	15
11	28	15
12	29	16
13	29	16
14	29	16
15	29	16
16	29	16
17	29	16
18	30	17
19	30	17
20	30	17
21	30	17
22	30	17
23	30	17
24	30	18
25	31	18
26	31	18
27	31	18
28	31	18
29	31	18
30	32	19

How April really feels in Hassi Messaoud

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Hassi Messaoud weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	17° / 6°	5	1.2	10.2	7.4
Feb	20° / 8°	3	0.8	10.8	8.4
Mar	24° / 12°	5	1	11.8	8.9
Apr	29° / 16°	3	0.6	12.8	7.2
May	34° / 21°	1	0.3	13.6	3.8
Jun	39° / 26°	0	0.1	14	0.7
Jul	42° / 28°	0	0	13.9	0.0
Aug	41° / 28°	0	0	13.2	0.0
Sep	37° / 24°	2	0.4	12.2	2.1
Oct	30° / 18°	3	0.8	11.2	6.3
Nov	23° / 11°	5	1.2	10.4	8.7
Dec	18° / 7°	4	1.2	10	7.8

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	84	84	84	84	83	83	83	82	82	81	81	81	80	80	80	80	80	79	79	80	80	80	80	81	81	81	82	82	82	82
Cloudier (%)	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	18	18	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	18	18	18	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	84	16
2	84	16
3	84	16
4	84	16
5	83	17
6	83	17
7	83	17
8	82	18
9	82	18
10	81	19
11	81	19
12	81	19
13	80	20
14	80	20
15	80	20
16	80	20
17	80	20
18	79	21
19	79	21
20	80	20
21	80	20
22	80	20
23	80	20
24	81	19
25	81	19
26	81	19
27	82	18
28	82	18
29	82	18
30	82	18

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Hassi Messaoud gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.6 wet days in April. 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 2% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

	Rain chance (%)
1	2
2	2
3	2
4	2
5	2
6	2
7	2
8	2
9	2
10	2
11	2
12	2
13	2
14	2
15	2
16	2
17	2
18	2
19	2
20	2
21	2
22	2
23	2
24	2
25	2
26	2
27	2
28	2
29	2
30	2

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2

Wind in April

Winds average 18 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	17	light breeze
2	17	light breeze
3	17	light breeze
4	17	light breeze
5	17	light breeze
6	17	light breeze
7	17	light breeze
8	17	light breeze
9	18	light breeze
10	18	light breeze
11	18	light breeze
12	18	light breeze
13	18	light breeze
14	18	light breeze
15	18	light breeze
16	18	light breeze
17	18	light breeze
18	18	light breeze
19	18	light breeze
20	18	light breeze
21	18	light breeze
22	18	light breeze
23	18	light breeze
24	18	light breeze
25	18	light breeze
26	18	light breeze
27	18	light breeze
28	18	light breeze
29	18	light breeze
30	18	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of April to 13 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:32 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 7:09 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	12.3	12.3	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.9	12.9	12.9	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.2	13.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:32	6:30	6:29	6:28	6:26	6:25	6:24	6:23	6:21	6:20	6:19	6:18	6:16	6:15	6:14	6:13	6:11	6:10	6:09	6:08	6:07	6:06	6:05	6:03	6:02	6:01	6:00	5:59	5:58	5:57
Sunset (PM)	6:49	6:50	6:50	6:51	6:52	6:52	6:53	6:54	6:54	6:55	6:56	6:56	6:57	6:58	6:58	6:59	7:00	7:01	7:01	7:02	7:03	7:03	7:04	7:05	7:05	7:06	7:07	7:08	7:08	7:09

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	6:32	6:49
2	12.3	6:30	6:50
3	12.4	6:29	6:50
4	12.4	6:28	6:51
5	12.4	6:26	6:52
6	12.5	6:25	6:52
7	12.5	6:24	6:53
8	12.5	6:23	6:54
9	12.6	6:21	6:54
10	12.6	6:20	6:55
11	12.6	6:19	6:56
12	12.6	6:18	6:56
13	12.7	6:16	6:57
14	12.7	6:15	6:58
15	12.7	6:14	6:58
16	12.8	6:13	6:59
17	12.8	6:11	7:00
18	12.8	6:10	7:01
19	12.9	6:09	7:01
20	12.9	6:08	7:02
21	12.9	6:07	7:03
22	13.0	6:06	7:03
23	13.0	6:05	7:04
24	13.0	6:03	7:05
25	13.1	6:02	7:05
26	13.1	6:01	7:06
27	13.1	6:00	7:07
28	13.1	5:59	7:08
29	13.2	5:58	7:08
30	13.2	5:57	7:09

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 7.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.37 kWh/m² to a high of 7.97 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 7.21 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.9	6.9	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.4	7.4	7.4	7.4	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.5
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.8	Intense
2	6.8	Intense
3	6.8	Intense
4	6.9	Intense
5	6.9	Intense
6	7.0	Intense
7	7.0	Intense
8	7.0	Intense
9	7.0	Intense
10	7.1	Intense
11	7.1	Intense
12	7.1	Intense
13	7.2	Intense
14	7.2	Intense
15	7.2	Intense
16	7.2	Intense
17	7.3	Intense
18	7.3	Intense
19	7.3	Intense
20	7.3	Intense
21	7.3	Intense
22	7.3	Intense
23	7.4	Intense
24	7.4	Intense
25	7.4	Intense
26	7.4	Intense
27	7.5	Intense
28	7.5	Intense
29	7.5	Intense
30	7.5	Intense

Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Hassi Messaoud

In seasonPeak

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

Hassi Messaoud sees seasonal dust haze (February–October), heaviest in June.

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is April a good time to visit Hassi Messaoud?

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

7.2

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

8.8

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

April is one of the better times to visit Hassi Messaoud for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Hassi Messaoud in April

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

In April, Hassi Messaoud sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Hassi Messaoud in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 7 — 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 Messaoud peaks around June 19 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	4	6	7	7	8	11	10	9	7	6	5	3
Level	Moderate	High	Very high	High	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	4	Moderate
Feb	6	High
Mar	7	Very high
Apr	7	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	7	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	5	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Hassi Messaoud in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Hassi Messaoud is worst in April — around 117 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.7× the cleanest month (November, 43 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	45	64	86	117	102	98	66	63	66	56	43	44
Level	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	45	Poor
Feb	64	Unhealthy
Mar	86	Unhealthy
Apr	117	Unhealthy
May	102	Unhealthy
Jun	98	Unhealthy
Jul	66	Unhealthy
Aug	63	Unhealthy
Sep	66	Unhealthy
Oct	56	Unhealthy
Nov	43	Poor
Dec	44	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Hassi Messaoud?

Hassi Messaoud sits at 31.7°N, 6.1°E, 152 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Rouissat, 73 km away.

Topography around Hassi Messaoud

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hassi Messaoud has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m around an average of 153 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 84 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 127 m.

The land around Hassi Messaoud is covered by bare terrain (76%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, bare terrain (97%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (99%) within 80 km.

3 km

45 m

bare terrain 76%

16 km

84 m

bare terrain 97%

80 km

127 m

bare terrain 99%

treesartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← March Hassi Messaoud year-round climate May →Best places to visit in April

April weather nearby: Rouissat 73 km · Ouargla 77 km · El Hadjira 116 km · Taïbet 159 km · Touggourt 159 km · Tebesbest 160 km · Megarine 168 km · Guerara 193 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

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 Messaoud (31.6804°, 6.0729°, elevation 152 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	14
2	27	14
3	27	14
4	27	14
5	27	15
6	28	15
7	28	15
8	28	15
9	28	15
10	28	15
11	28	15
12	29	16
13	29	16
14	29	16
15	29	16
16	29	16
17	29	16
18	30	17
19	30	17
20	30	17
21	30	17
22	30	17
23	30	17
24	30	18
25	31	18
26	31	18
27	31	18
28	31	18
29	31	18
30	32	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	84	16
2	84	16
3	84	16
4	84	16
5	83	17
6	83	17
7	83	17
8	82	18
9	82	18
10	81	19
11	81	19
12	81	19
13	80	20
14	80	20
15	80	20
16	80	20
17	80	20
18	79	21
19	79	21
20	80	20
21	80	20
22	80	20
23	80	20
24	81	19
25	81	19
26	81	19
27	82	18
28	82	18
29	82	18
30	82	18

	Rain chance (%)
1	2
2	2
3	2
4	2
5	2
6	2
7	2
8	2
9	2
10	2
11	2
12	2
13	2
14	2
15	2
16	2
17	2
18	2
19	2
20	2
21	2
22	2
23	2
24	2
25	2
26	2
27	2
28	2
29	2
30	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	14
2	27	14
3	27	14
4	27	14
5	27	15
6	28	15
7	28	15
8	28	15
9	28	15
10	28	15
11	28	15
12	29	16
13	29	16
14	29	16
15	29	16
16	29	16
17	29	16
18	30	17
19	30	17
20	30	17
21	30	17
22	30	17
23	30	17
24	30	18
25	31	18
26	31	18
27	31	18
28	31	18
29	31	18
30	32	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	84	16
2	84	16
3	84	16
4	84	16
5	83	17
6	83	17
7	83	17
8	82	18
9	82	18
10	81	19
11	81	19
12	81	19
13	80	20
14	80	20
15	80	20
16	80	20
17	80	20
18	79	21
19	79	21
20	80	20
21	80	20
22	80	20
23	80	20
24	81	19
25	81	19
26	81	19
27	82	18
28	82	18
29	82	18
30	82	18

	Rain chance (%)
1	2
2	2
3	2
4	2
5	2
6	2
7	2
8	2
9	2
10	2
11	2
12	2
13	2
14	2
15	2
16	2
17	2
18	2
19	2
20	2
21	2
22	2
23	2
24	2
25	2
26	2
27	2
28	2
29	2
30	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	14
2	27	14
3	27	14
4	27	14
5	27	15
6	28	15
7	28	15
8	28	15
9	28	15
10	28	15
11	28	15
12	29	16
13	29	16
14	29	16
15	29	16
16	29	16
17	29	16
18	30	17
19	30	17
20	30	17
21	30	17
22	30	17
23	30	17
24	30	18
25	31	18
26	31	18
27	31	18
28	31	18
29	31	18
30	32	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	84	16
2	84	16
3	84	16
4	84	16
5	83	17
6	83	17
7	83	17
8	82	18
9	82	18
10	81	19
11	81	19
12	81	19
13	80	20
14	80	20
15	80	20
16	80	20
17	80	20
18	79	21
19	79	21
20	80	20
21	80	20
22	80	20
23	80	20
24	81	19
25	81	19
26	81	19
27	82	18
28	82	18
29	82	18
30	82	18

	Rain chance (%)
1	2
2	2
3	2
4	2
5	2
6	2
7	2
8	2
9	2
10	2
11	2
12	2
13	2
14	2
15	2
16	2
17	2
18	2
19	2
20	2
21	2
22	2
23	2
24	2
25	2
26	2
27	2
28	2
29	2
30	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2