Khenchela weather in August

In August, Khenchela sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 18 mm of rain across 5 wet days and about 13.3 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 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Khenchela's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Khenchela's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
20°
11th coldest
Rainfall
18 mm
5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:55 AM – 7:16 PM
Cloud cover
28%
2nd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Khenchela is City in Algeria.

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

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 31°C by the end.

A typical August day in Khenchela reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°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 37°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13420
23420
33420
43420
53420
63420
73420
83420
93420
103420
113420
123420
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253219
263219
273219
283219
293119
303118
313118

How August really feels in Khenchela

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 26 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
26
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.

Khenchela 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
Jan11° / 336.81.79.93.0
Feb12° / 276.41.710.73.6
Mar16° / 387.80.911.75.3
Apr20° / 437.60.212.96.7
May25° / 12°377.6013.87.4
Jun30° / 17°204.7014.35.8
Jul34° / 20°103.4014.13.8
Aug33° / 20°185013.34.1
Sep28° / 16°317.2012.26.6
Oct23° / 12°305.6011.17.6
Nov16° / 315.20.110.15.7
Dec12° / 285.70.79.73.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 10%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1937
2937
3937
4928
5928
6928
79010
89010
99010
109010
119010
129010
139010
149010
159010
16919
17919
18919
19919
20919
21919
229010
238911
248911
258812
268713
278713
288614
298614
308416
318416

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Khenchela gets around 18 mm of rain over 5 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 16% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
111
211
311
412
512
613
714
814
915
1015
1116
1216
1316
1416
1516
1616
1717
1817
1917
2017
2117
2218
2318
2419
2519
2620
2720
2821
2921
3022
3122

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 70% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
180182
279192
379192
478202
576213
675223
774233
873243
971254
1071254
1170264
1270264
1370264
1469274
1569274
1668275
1768275
1869265
1970264
2070264
2170264
2269274
2369274
2469274
2569283
2668293
2768293
2867303
2966313
3065323
3164333

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 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 5:43 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 7:32 PM to 6:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.85:437:32
213.85:447:31
313.85:457:30
413.75:467:29
513.75:467:28
613.75:477:27
713.65:487:26
813.65:497:25
913.65:507:24
1013.55:507:23
1113.55:517:22
1213.55:527:21
1313.45:537:19
1413.45:537:18
1513.45:547:17
1613.35:557:16
1713.35:567:15
1813.35:577:14
1913.25:577:12
2013.25:587:11
2113.25:597:10
2213.16:007:08
2313.16:017:07
2413.16:017:06
2513.06:027:04
2613.06:037:03
2713.06:047:02
2812.96:057:00
2912.96:056:59
3012.96:066:58
3112.86:076:56

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.47 kWh/m² to a high of 7.45 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.61 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.2Intense
27.1Intense
37.1Intense
47.0Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
76.9Intense
86.9Intense
96.8Intense
106.8Intense
116.8Intense
126.7Intense
136.7Intense
146.7Intense
156.6Intense
166.6Intense
176.6Intense
186.5Intense
196.5Intense
206.5Intense
216.5Intense
226.4Intense
236.4Intense
246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Khenchela

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust
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Is August a good time to visit Khenchela?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Khenchela in August

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

In August, Khenchela sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Khenchela in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Khenchela peaks around July 15 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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 15UV 10Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Khenchela 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 Khenchela is worst in June — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 16 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1429 µg/m³Dec 1916 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May28Moderate
Jun30Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Khenchela?

Khenchela sits at 35.4°N, 7.1°E, 1,128 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Kaïs, 21 km away.

Topography around Khenchela

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Khenchela has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 523 m around an average of 1,120 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,161 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,151 m.

The land around Khenchela is covered by artificial surfaces (41%) within 3 km, cropland (58%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and cropland (44%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
523 m
16 km
1,161 m
80 km
2,151 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Kaïs 21 km · Aïn Beïda 46 km · Oum el Bouaghi 49 km · Meskiana 52 km · Cheria 58 km · Aïn Fakroun 64 km · Aïn Kercha 68 km · Hammamet 73 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 Khenchela (35.4358°, 7.1433°, elevation 1,128 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).