Ighram weather in August

In August, Ighram sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 18 mm of rain across 5.4 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Ighram's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ighram's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
19°
12th coldest
Rainfall
18 mm
5.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
6:04 AM – 7:28 PM
Cloud cover
26%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical August day in Ighram reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 38°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)
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How August really feels in Ighram

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 29 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
29
heat index over the day's high
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.

Ighram weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 8111.11.19.83.3
Feb13° / 7410.91.710.63.7
Mar16° / 8210.40.511.75.2
Apr19° / 81110.112.96.1
May24° / 11°608.5013.97.3
Jun29° / 16°214.4014.46.5
Jul33° / 19°72014.24.3
Aug33° / 19°185.4013.44.0
Sep29° / 16°559.4012.26.0
Oct24° / 12°558.5011.17.2
Nov17° / 6910.9010.15.4
Dec13° / 7310.10.69.63.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1946
2937
3928
4919
5919
69010
79010
89010
98911
108911
118911
128911
138812
148812
158812
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288317
298317
308218
318119

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Ighram gets around 18 mm of rain over 5.4 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 17% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
110
211
312
412
513
614
715
815
916
1016
1116
1217
1317
1417
1517
1617
1718
1818
1918
2018
2118
2219
2319
2420
2521
2621
2722
2823
2923
3024
3124

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 36% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 9% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
123393171
223393171
322383271
422383371
522373471
622363571
721363571
821363671
921353681
1020353681
1120353681
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1320343691
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16203435110
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24223533100
2522363390
2622373390
2721383380
2821393280
2921393270
3020403270
3120413270

Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 60 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:52 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 7:44 PM to 7:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.95:527:44
213.85:537:43
313.85:537:42
413.85:547:42
513.85:557:41
613.75:567:40
713.75:577:38
813.75:577:37
913.65:587:36
1013.65:597:35
1113.66:007:34
1213.56:017:33
1313.56:027:32
1413.56:027:31
1513.46:037:29
1613.46:047:28
1713.46:057:27
1813.36:067:26
1913.36:077:24
2013.36:077:23
2113.26:087:22
2213.26:097:20
2313.26:107:19
2413.16:117:18
2513.16:127:16
2613.06:127:15
2713.06:137:13
2813.06:147:12
2912.96:157:11
3012.96:167:09
3112.96:167:08

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.29 kWh/m² to a high of 7.47 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.63 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.2Intense
27.1Intense
37.1Intense
47.1Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
76.9Intense
86.9Intense
96.9Intense
106.8Intense
116.8Intense
126.8Intense
136.7Intense
146.7Intense
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166.6Intense
176.6Intense
186.6Intense
196.5Intense
206.5Intense
216.5Intense
226.4Intense
236.4Intense
246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.1Intense
306.0Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Ighram

In seasonPeak

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

Ighram sees seasonal dust haze (June–July), heaviest in July.

Dust
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Feb
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Jun
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Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Ighram?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Ighram for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Ighram in August

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

In August, Ighram sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Ighram in August

The nearest coast averages about 26°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 47 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 3 to Nov 9 — about 5.3 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan16Cool
Feb15Cool
Mar15Cool
Apr16Cool
May18Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul24Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct23Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec17Cool

UV index in Ighram 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 Ighram peaks around July 14 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 14UV 10Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Ighram 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 Ighram is worst in August — around 56 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.0× the cleanest month (June, 28 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModeratePoorPoorModerateAug 1454 µg/m³Jun 1128 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan31Moderate
Feb33Moderate
Mar37Poor
Apr34Moderate
May30Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul41Poor
Aug56Unhealthy
Sep31Moderate
Oct39Poor
Nov28Moderate
Dec31Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ighram?

Ighram sits at 36.5°N, 4.5°E, 334 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Akbou, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Ighram

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ighram has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 787 m around an average of 442 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,828 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,266 m.

The land around Ighram is covered by grassland (36%), trees (23%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, grassland (46%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (35%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
787 m
16 km
1,828 m
80 km
2,266 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Akbou 3.0 km · Chemini 18 km · Seddouk 19 km · Chorfa 19 km · ’Aïn el Hammam 21 km · el hed 32 km · Mekla 33 km · Feraoun 33 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 Ighram (36.4629°, 4.5053°, elevation 334 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).