Melouza weather in August

In August, Melouza sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 13 mm of rain across 3.8 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 36°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% 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 Melouza's 2nd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Melouza's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
21°
11th coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
3.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
6:06 AM – 7:29 PM
Cloud cover
25%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Melouza is village 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 36°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical August day in Melouza reaches about 35°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 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)
13621
23621
33621
43621
53621
63621
73621
83621
93621
103621
113621
123621
133621
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203521
213521
223521
233520
243420
253420
263420
273420
283420
293320
303319
313319

How August really feels in Melouza

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.

Melouza 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° / 347.20.89.83.1
Feb13° / 3071.410.63.9
Mar17° / 387.40.311.75.8
Apr20° / 467.8012.96.9
May26° / 13°376.4013.97.5
Jun32° / 18°163.6014.45.0
Jul36° / 21°72.3014.22.7
Aug35° / 21°133.8013.43.1
Sep29° / 17°366.2012.26.2
Oct23° / 12°345.9011.17.6
Nov16° / 366.5010.15.6
Dec12° / 296.40.69.63.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 8%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1964
2964
3955
4946
5946
6946
7946
8946
9946
10946
11946
12946
13937
14937
15937
16937
17937
18937
19937
20937
21937
22928
23928
249010
259010
268911
278713
288713
298515
308515
318317

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Melouza gets around 13 mm of rain over 3.8 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 12% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
19
29
310
410
511
611
712
812
912
1012
1113
1212
1312
1412
1512
1612
1712
1812
1912
2012
2112
2212
2312
2412
2513
2614
2714
2815
2916
3017
3117

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 62% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1732430
2722530
3702640
4692740
5672850
6672850
7652960
8652960
9633070
10633070
11633070
12613180
13603181
14603181
15593191
16603091
17603091
18603091
19612991
20612991
21612991
22612991
23613090
24613090
25603190
26603190
27593290
28593290
29583390
30583390
31573490

Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
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 5:54 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 7:45 PM to 7:08 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.85:547:45
213.85:557:44
313.85:567:43
413.85:567:42
513.75:577:41
613.75:587:40
713.75:597:39
813.66:007:38
913.66:007:37
1013.66:017:36
1113.56:027:35
1213.56:037:33
1313.56:047:32
1413.46:047:31
1513.46:057:30
1613.46:067:29
1713.36:077:27
1813.36:087:26
1913.36:097:25
2013.26:097:24
2113.26:107:22
2213.26:117:21
2313.16:127:20
2413.16:137:18
2513.16:137:17
2613.06:147:16
2713.06:157:14
2812.96:167:13
2912.96:177:11
3012.96:177:10
3112.86:187:08

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.39 kWh/m² to a high of 7.57 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.77 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.3Intense
27.2Intense
37.2Intense
47.2Intense
57.1Intense
67.1Intense
77.0Intense
87.0Intense
97.0Intense
107.0Intense
116.9Intense
126.9Intense
136.9Intense
146.8Intense
156.8Intense
166.8Intense
176.8Intense
186.7Intense
196.7Intense
206.7Intense
216.6Intense
226.6Intense
236.5Intense
246.5Intense
256.5Intense
266.4Intense
276.4Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Melouza

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is August a good time to visit Melouza?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Melouza in August

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

In August, Melouza sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Melouza 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 Melouza peaks around July 13 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 highHighModerateJul 13UV 10Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Melouza 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 Melouza is worst in September — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateSep 1836 µg/m³Nov 1730 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan33Moderate
Feb32Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr34Moderate
May33Moderate
Jun33Moderate
Jul33Moderate
Aug34Moderate
Sep36Poor
Oct35Moderate
Nov30Moderate
Dec33Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Melouza?

Melouza sits at 36.0°N, 4.2°E, 936 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Mansourah, 27 km away.

Topography around Melouza

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Melouza has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 752 m around an average of 1,033 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,264 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,190 m.

The land around Melouza is covered by grassland (80%) within 3 km, grassland (60%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (39%), cropland (22%) and bare terrain (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
752 m
16 km
1,264 m
80 km
2,190 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Mansourah 27 km · Sidi Aïssa 39 km · El Achir 41 km · M'Sila 44 km · Ain el Hadjel 44 km · Chorfa 45 km · Sour el Ghozlane 48 km · Bouïra 51 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 Melouza (35.98°, 4.1867°, elevation 936 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).