Ksar el Boukhari weather in August

In August, Ksar el Boukhari sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 10 mm of rain across 3.4 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 35°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% 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 el Boukhari's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ksar el Boukhari's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
21°
11th coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
3.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
6:12 AM – 7:34 PM
Cloud cover
25%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical August day in Ksar el Boukhari reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°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)
13521
23521
33521
43521
53521
63521
73521
83521
93521
103521
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123521
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283320
293320
303320
313319

How August really feels in Ksar el Boukhari

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 el Boukhari 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° / 397.70.59.83.4
Feb13° / 357.70.710.64.0
Mar17° / 4280.311.75.8
Apr20° / 448.2012.96.7
May25° / 13°356.1013.97.6
Jun31° / 17°122.8014.45.7
Jul35° / 21°51.7014.23.2
Aug34° / 21°103.4013.43.5
Sep29° / 17°265.2012.26.3
Oct24° / 12°315.6011.17.7
Nov17° / 357.2010.15.7
Dec13° / 356.70.39.63.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% 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 11%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1946
2946
3937
4928
5928
6919
7919
8919
99010
109010
119010
128911
138911
148911
158911
168911
178911
188911
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208911
218911
228911
238911
248812
258812
268713
278614
288614
298416
308416
318317

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Ksar el Boukhari gets around 10 mm of rain over 3.4 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 10% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
16
27
37
48
58
69
79
810
910
1010
1110
1210
1310
1410
1510
1610
1710
1810
1910
2010
2111
2211
2311
2411
2512
2612
2712
2813
2913
3013
3114

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 43% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14739122
24739132
34639132
44539142
54539142
64439152
74439162
84339162
94338172
104338172
114237182
124237182
134237193
144236193
154236193
164236193
174236193
184235193
194335193
204335193
214335193
224336183
234336183
244337183
254337172
264338172
274339162
284339162
294340161
304340151
314440151

Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 6:00 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 7:50 PM to 7:14 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.86:007:50
213.86:017:49
313.86:017:48
413.86:027:47
513.76:037:46
613.76:047:45
713.76:057:44
813.66:057:43
913.66:067:42
1013.66:077:41
1113.56:087:40
1213.56:097:39
1313.56:107:38
1413.46:107:37
1513.46:117:35
1613.46:127:34
1713.36:137:33
1813.36:147:32
1913.36:147:30
2013.26:157:29
2113.26:167:28
2213.26:177:27
2313.16:187:25
2413.16:187:24
2513.16:197:23
2613.06:207:21
2713.06:217:20
2812.96:227:18
2912.96:227:17
3012.96:237:16
3112.86:247:14

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.36 kWh/m² to a high of 7.58 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.82 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.3Intense
27.3Intense
37.3Intense
47.2Intense
57.2Intense
67.1Intense
77.1Intense
87.1Intense
97.0Intense
107.0Intense
117.0Intense
127.0Intense
136.9Intense
146.9Intense
156.9Intense
166.8Intense
176.8Intense
186.8Intense
196.7Intense
206.7Intense
216.7Intense
226.6Intense
236.6Intense
246.5Intense
256.5Intense
266.5Intense
276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Ksar el Boukhari

In seasonPeak

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

Ksar el Boukhari sees seasonal dust haze (June–July), heaviest in July.

Dust
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Is August a good time to visit Ksar el Boukhari?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ksar el Boukhari in August

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

In August, Ksar el Boukhari sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ksar el Boukhari 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 el Boukhari peaks around July 14 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 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highModerateJul 14UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr9Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Ksar el Boukhari 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 el Boukhari is worst in July — around 41 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJul 2041 µg/m³Nov 1929 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan31Moderate
Feb31Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr33Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun32Moderate
Jul41Poor
Aug37Poor
Sep38Poor
Oct34Moderate
Nov29Moderate
Dec31Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ksar el Boukhari?

Ksar el Boukhari sits at 35.9°N, 2.7°E, 621 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Berrouaghia, 31 km away.

Topography around Ksar el Boukhari

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ksar el Boukhari has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 317 m around an average of 671 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 920 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,787 m.

The land around Ksar el Boukhari is covered by bare terrain (35%) and grassland (32%) within 3 km, grassland (39%) and bare terrain (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (34%) and cropland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
317 m
16 km
920 m
80 km
1,787 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Berrouaghia 31 km · Médéa 42 km · Aïn Oussera 51 km · Birine 51 km · Chellalat el Adhaouara 60 km · Khemis Miliana 63 km · Chiffa 64 km · Boû Arfa 64 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 el Boukhari (35.8889°, 2.749°, elevation 621 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).