Mehdia daira de meghila in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Mehdia daira de meghila sees average daytime highs around 12°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 105 mm of precipitation over about 22 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 12°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Mehdia daira de meghila's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Mehdia daira de meghila's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
12°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
4°C
Precipitation
105 mm
22 wet days
Avg wind
11 km/h
Travel score
3.6
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Mehdia daira de meghila in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 12°C.

A typical winter day in Mehdia daira de meghila reaches about 12°C and drops to 4°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Mehdia daira de meghila

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 3 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
3
wind chill below the day's low

The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Mehdia daira de meghila weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 367.60.59.93.3
Feb13° / 387.81.210.73.8
Mar16° / 417.50.511.75.6
Apr20° / 397.8012.96.7
May25° / 12°295.9013.87.6
Jun31° / 17°122.7014.35.7
Jul35° / 21°72.6014.13.1
Aug34° / 21°114013.33.5
Sep29° / 17°215012.26.5
Oct23° / 12°255011.17.7
Nov16° / 356.90.110.15.5
Dec13° / 326.70.49.73.8

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Mehdia daira de meghila gets around 105 mm of rain and snow over 22 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 11 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 48 min in early December to 11 h 06 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 3.0 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Mehdia daira de meghila

In seasonPeak

None of Mehdia daira de meghila's seasonal hazards peak in winter. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.

Mehdia daira de meghila sees seasonal dust haze (June–August), heaviest in July.

Dust
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Is winter a good time to visit Mehdia daira de meghila?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

3.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mehdia daira de meghila.

What to pack for Mehdia daira de meghila in Winter

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

In winter, Mehdia daira de meghila sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer. About 22 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Mehdia daira de meghila in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mehdia daira de meghila peaks around July 15 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highVery highModerateJul 15UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Mehdia daira de meghila in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Mehdia daira de meghila is worst in September — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (January, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1227 µg/m³Jan 1011 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb16Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Mehdia daira de meghila?

Mehdia daira de meghila sits at 35.4°N, 1.8°E, 909 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Tissemsilt, 20 km away.

Topography around Mehdia daira de meghila

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Mehdia daira de meghila.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mehdia daira de meghila has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m around an average of 908 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 181 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,838 m.

The land around Mehdia daira de meghila is covered by cropland (86%) within 3 km, cropland (96%) within 16 km, and cropland (41%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
24 m
16 km
181 m
80 km
1,838 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
Winter weather nearby: Tissemsilt 20 km · Sougueur 36 km · Lardjem 40 km · Tiaret 40 km · Theniet el Had 55 km · Ksar Chellala 56 km · ’Aïn Deheb 68 km · Ammi Moussa 76 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 Mehdia daira de meghila (35.4306°, 1.7571°, elevation 909 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.