Mecheria weather in October

In October, Mecheria sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 19 mm of rain across 3.7 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of October to 10 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Mecheria's 8th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mecheria's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 23°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 11°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 19 mm; 3.7 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 12 min; 7:12 AM – 6:21 PM
Cloud cover: 39%; 8th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 4.82 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.1; out of 10

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical October day in Mecheria reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 6°C cooler than September and about 7°C warmer than November.

	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	31
Avg high (°C)	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	20	20
Avg low (°C)	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9

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

How October really feels in Mecheria

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October 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

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

Mecheria weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	12° / 1°	15	4	0.9	10	3.5
Feb	14° / 2°	13	3.7	0.6	10.8	4.6
Mar	17° / 5°	21	4.3	0.4	11.7	6.5
Apr	21° / 8°	21	4.1	0	12.8	7.7
May	26° / 13°	14	3.4	0	13.7	7.9
Jun	32° / 18°	7	1.8	0	14.2	5.1
Jul	36° / 21°	4	1	0	14	2.5
Aug	35° / 21°	7	1.9	0	13.2	3.2
Sep	30° / 16°	18	3.6	0	12.2	6.4
Oct	23° / 11°	19	3.7	0	11.2	8.1
Nov	16° / 6°	22	3.7	0.1	10.3	6.1
Dec	12° / 2°	14	3.2	0.7	9.8	4.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	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	31
Clearer (%)	75	75	75	75	74	74	74	73	72	72	71	70	69	69	68	67	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	67	67	67	68	69	69	70	70
Cloudier (%)	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	27	28	28	29	30	31	31	32	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	32	31	31	30	30

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	75	25
2	75	25
3	75	25
4	75	25
5	74	26
6	74	26
7	74	26
8	73	27
9	72	28
10	72	28
11	71	29
12	70	30
13	69	31
14	69	31
15	68	32
16	67	33
17	66	34
18	66	34
19	66	34
20	66	34
21	66	34
22	66	34
23	66	34
24	67	33
25	67	33
26	67	33
27	68	32
28	69	31
29	69	31
30	70	30
31	70	30

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Mecheria gets around 19 mm of rain over 3.7 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 12% and peaks near 13% 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	31
Rain chance (%)	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	11

	Rain chance (%)
1	13
2	13
3	13
4	13
5	12
6	12
7	12
8	12
9	12
10	12
11	12
12	12
13	12
14	13
15	13
16	13
17	13
18	13
19	13
20	13
21	13
22	13
23	13
24	13
25	13
26	12
27	12
28	12
29	12
30	11
31	11

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the dry band about 98% 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	31
Dry (%)	95	95	96	96	96	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	95	5
2	95	5
3	96	4
4	96	4
5	96	4
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

Wind in October

Winds average 12 km/h in October, the calmest month.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 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	31
Wind speed (km/h)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	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	12	calm
2	12	calm
3	12	calm
4	12	calm
5	12	calm
6	12	calm
7	12	calm
8	12	calm
9	12	calm
10	12	calm
11	12	calm
12	12	calm
13	12	calm
14	12	calm
15	12	calm
16	12	calm
17	12	calm
18	12	calm
19	12	calm
20	12	light breeze
21	12	light breeze
22	12	light breeze
23	12	light breeze
24	12	light breeze
25	12	light breeze
26	12	light breeze
27	12	light breeze
28	12	light breeze
29	12	light breeze
30	12	light breeze
31	12	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of October to 10 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 60 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 7:00 AM to 7:25 AM, and sunset from 6:40 PM to 6:05 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	31
Daylight (h)	11.7	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.1	11.1	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.7	10.7	10.7
Sunrise (AM)	7:00	7:01	7:01	7:02	7:03	7:04	7:04	7:05	7:06	7:07	7:08	7:08	7:09	7:10	7:11	7:12	7:12	7:13	7:14	7:15	7:16	7:17	7:18	7:18	7:19	7:20	7:21	7:22	7:23	7:24	7:25
Sunset (PM)	6:40	6:39	6:37	6:36	6:35	6:33	6:32	6:31	6:29	6:28	6:27	6:26	6:24	6:23	6:22	6:21	6:19	6:18	6:17	6:16	6:15	6:14	6:13	6:12	6:11	6:10	6:09	6:08	6:07	6:06	6:05

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.7	7:00	6:40
2	11.6	7:01	6:39
3	11.6	7:01	6:37
4	11.6	7:02	6:36
5	11.5	7:03	6:35
6	11.5	7:04	6:33
7	11.5	7:04	6:32
8	11.4	7:05	6:31
9	11.4	7:06	6:29
10	11.4	7:07	6:28
11	11.3	7:08	6:27
12	11.3	7:08	6:26
13	11.3	7:09	6:24
14	11.2	7:10	6:23
15	11.2	7:11	6:22
16	11.2	7:12	6:21
17	11.1	7:12	6:19
18	11.1	7:13	6:18
19	11.0	7:14	6:17
20	11.0	7:15	6:16
21	11.0	7:16	6:15
22	11.0	7:17	6:14
23	10.9	7:18	6:13
24	10.9	7:18	6:12
25	10.9	7:19	6:11
26	10.8	7:20	6:10
27	10.8	7:21	6:09
28	10.8	7:22	6:08
29	10.7	7:23	6:07
30	10.7	7:24	6:06
31	10.7	7:25	6:05

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.96 kWh/m² to a high of 8 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 4.82 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	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.5	Bright
2	5.4	Bright
3	5.4	Bright
4	5.3	Bright
5	5.3	Bright
6	5.3	Bright
7	5.2	Bright
8	5.2	Bright
9	5.1	Bright
10	5.1	Bright
11	5.0	Bright
12	5.0	Bright
13	4.9	Bright
14	4.9	Bright
15	4.8	Bright
16	4.8	Bright
17	4.7	Bright
18	4.7	Bright
19	4.7	Bright
20	4.6	Bright
21	4.6	Bright
22	4.5	Bright
23	4.5	Bright
24	4.5	Bright
25	4.4	Bright
26	4.4	Bright
27	4.3	Bright
28	4.3	Bright
29	4.3	Bright
30	4.2	Bright
31	4.2	Bright

Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Mecheria

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust

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Is October a good time to visit Mecheria?

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

8.1

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

6.2

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mecheria in October

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

In October, Mecheria sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Mecheria in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October 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 Mecheria peaks around June 23 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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	5	8	9	9	11	11	10	9	7	4	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

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

Air quality in Mecheria in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Mecheria is worst in April — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.1× the cleanest month (January, 11 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)	11	21	30	34	31	32	31	30	32	22	16	11
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	11	Good
Feb	21	Moderate
Mar	30	Moderate
Apr	34	Moderate
May	31	Moderate
Jun	32	Moderate
Jul	31	Moderate
Aug	30	Moderate
Sep	32	Moderate
Oct	22	Moderate
Nov	16	Moderate
Dec	11	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Mecheria?

Mecheria sits at 33.5°N, 0.3°W, 1,158 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Aïn Sefra, 93 km away.

Topography around Mecheria

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mecheria has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 510 m around an average of 1,191 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 667 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,260 m.

The land around Mecheria is covered by bare terrain (52%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, bare terrain (87%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (91%) within 80 km.

3 km

510 m

bare terrain 52%

16 km

667 m

bare terrain 87%

80 km

1,260 m

bare terrain 91%

shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain

← September Mecheria year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Aïn Sefra 93 km · El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh 106 km · El Bayadh 121 km · Saïda 148 km · Brezina 152 km · Sebdou 155 km · Ouled Mimoun 166 km · Aïn Beni Mathar 170 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 Mecheria (33.5445°, -0.2812°, elevation 1,158 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	26	14
2	26	13
3	26	13
4	25	13
5	25	13
6	25	13
7	25	13
8	25	13
9	24	12
10	24	12
11	24	12
12	24	12
13	24	12
14	23	12
15	23	12
16	23	11
17	23	11
18	23	11
19	23	11
20	22	11
21	22	11
22	22	10
23	22	10
24	22	10
25	22	10
26	21	10
27	21	10
28	21	9
29	21	9
30	20	9
31	20	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	75	25
2	75	25
3	75	25
4	75	25
5	74	26
6	74	26
7	74	26
8	73	27
9	72	28
10	72	28
11	71	29
12	70	30
13	69	31
14	69	31
15	68	32
16	67	33
17	66	34
18	66	34
19	66	34
20	66	34
21	66	34
22	66	34
23	66	34
24	67	33
25	67	33
26	67	33
27	68	32
28	69	31
29	69	31
30	70	30
31	70	30

	Rain chance (%)
1	13
2	13
3	13
4	13
5	12
6	12
7	12
8	12
9	12
10	12
11	12
12	12
13	12
14	13
15	13
16	13
17	13
18	13
19	13
20	13
21	13
22	13
23	13
24	13
25	13
26	12
27	12
28	12
29	12
30	11
31	11

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	95	5
2	95	5
3	96	4
4	96	4
5	96	4
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	75	25
2	75	25
3	75	25
4	75	25
5	74	26
6	74	26
7	74	26
8	73	27
9	72	28
10	72	28
11	71	29
12	70	30
13	69	31
14	69	31
15	68	32
16	67	33
17	66	34
18	66	34
19	66	34
20	66	34
21	66	34
22	66	34
23	66	34
24	67	33
25	67	33
26	67	33
27	68	32
28	69	31
29	69	31
30	70	30
31	70	30

	Rain chance (%)
1	13
2	13
3	13
4	13
5	12
6	12
7	12
8	12
9	12
10	12
11	12
12	12
13	12
14	13
15	13
16	13
17	13
18	13
19	13
20	13
21	13
22	13
23	13
24	13
25	13
26	12
27	12
28	12
29	12
30	11
31	11

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	95	5
2	95	5
3	96	4
4	96	4
5	96	4
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	75	25
2	75	25
3	75	25
4	75	25
5	74	26
6	74	26
7	74	26
8	73	27
9	72	28
10	72	28
11	71	29
12	70	30
13	69	31
14	69	31
15	68	32
16	67	33
17	66	34
18	66	34
19	66	34
20	66	34
21	66	34
22	66	34
23	66	34
24	67	33
25	67	33
26	67	33
27	68	32
28	69	31
29	69	31
30	70	30
31	70	30

	Rain chance (%)
1	13
2	13
3	13
4	13
5	12
6	12
7	12
8	12
9	12
10	12
11	12
12	12
13	12
14	13
15	13
16	13
17	13
18	13
19	13
20	13
21	13
22	13
23	13
24	13
25	13
26	12
27	12
28	12
29	12
30	11
31	11

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	95	5
2	95	5
3	96	4
4	96	4
5	96	4
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1