Ksar Chellala weather in August

In August, Ksar Chellala sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 14 mm of rain across 4 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% 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 Ksar Chellala's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ksar Chellala's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
21°
11th coldest
Rainfall
14 mm
4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
6:15 AM – 7:35 PM
Cloud cover
27%
2nd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical August day in Ksar Chellala reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and about 6°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13722
23722
33722
43722
53722
63722
73722
83722
93722
103622
113621
123621
133621
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203621
213621
223521
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253520
263520
273420
283420
293420
303420
313319

How August really feels in Ksar Chellala

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 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
31
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.

Ksar Chellala weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 195.29.93.9
Feb14° / 204.910.74.7
Mar18° / 285.311.76.5
Apr21° / 346.412.97.3
May27° / 13°315.813.87.3
Jun33° / 18°133.414.34.5
Jul37° / 22°72.714.12.0
Aug36° / 21°14413.32.6
Sep30° / 17°346.312.25.9
Oct24° / 12°345.211.17.8
Nov17° / 234.210.16.2
Dec13° / 184.29.74.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% 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 (%)
1928
2928
3919
4919
5919
68911
78911
88911
98812
108812
118812
128812
138812
148812
158812
168911
178911
188911
198911
208911
218911
228911
238911
248812
258812
268812
278614
288614
298515
308416
318317

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Ksar Chellala gets around 14 mm of rain over 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 13% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
19
210
310
411
511
611
712
812
912
1012
1112
1212
1313
1413
1513
1613
1713
1813
1913
2013
2113
2213
2313
2414
2514
2614
2715
2815
2915
3016
3116

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 77% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1871120
2861220
3851320
4841330
5821431
6811531
7801541
8791641
9781741
10761851
11761851
12751951
13751951
14742051
15732061
16732061
17732061
18742051
19742051
20742051
21742051
22752050
23752050
24752050
25752050
26752050
27752050
28742150
29742150
30742150
31732160

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August, the calmest month.

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 6:03 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 7:51 PM to 7:15 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.86:037:51
213.86:047:50
313.76:057:49
413.76:057:48
513.76:067:47
613.76:077:46
713.66:087:45
813.66:087:44
913.66:097:43
1013.56:107:42
1113.56:117:41
1213.56:127:40
1313.46:127:38
1413.46:137:37
1513.46:147:36
1613.36:157:35
1713.36:157:34
1813.36:167:33
1913.26:177:31
2013.26:187:30
2113.26:197:29
2213.16:197:27
2313.16:207:26
2413.16:217:25
2513.06:227:23
2613.06:227:22
2713.06:237:21
2812.96:247:19
2912.96:257:18
3012.96:267:17
3112.86:267:15

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.57 kWh/m² to a high of 7.74 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 6.98 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.4Intense
27.4Intense
37.4Intense
47.3Intense
57.3Intense
67.3Intense
77.2Intense
87.2Intense
97.2Intense
107.2Intense
117.1Intense
127.1Intense
137.1Intense
147.0Intense
157.0Intense
167.0Intense
177.0Intense
186.9Intense
196.9Intense
206.9Intense
216.8Intense
226.8Intense
236.8Intense
246.7Intense
256.7Intense
266.7Intense
276.6Intense
286.6Intense
296.5Intense
306.5Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Ksar Chellala

In seasonPeak

In August, Ksar Chellala sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Ksar Chellala sees seasonal dust haze (April–September), heaviest in July.

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

Is August a good time to visit Ksar Chellala?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ksar Chellala. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Ksar Chellala in August

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

In August, Ksar Chellala sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ksar Chellala 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 Ksar Chellala peaks around June 21 at about 10 (extreme) — 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 highVery highModerateJun 21UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Ksar Chellala 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 Ksar Chellala is worst in September — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (January, 12 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1229 µg/m³Jan 1012 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb17Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep30Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ksar Chellala?

Ksar Chellala sits at 35.2°N, 2.3°E, 842 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Mehdia daira de meghila, 56 km away.

Topography around Ksar Chellala

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ksar Chellala has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 494 m around an average of 898 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 584 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,186 m.

The land around Ksar Chellala is covered by grassland (53%) and bare terrain (20%) within 3 km, bare terrain (51%), grassland (24%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (39%), grassland (30%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
494 m
16 km
584 m
80 km
1,186 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Mehdia daira de meghila 56 km · Aïn Oussera 60 km · Tissemsilt 64 km · Hassi Bahbah 67 km · Sougueur 75 km · Theniet el Had 78 km · Charef 79 km · ’Aïn Deheb 81 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 Ksar Chellala (35.2122°, 2.3189°, elevation 842 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).