Messaad weather in August

In August, Messaad sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 8 mm of rain across 2.7 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 76% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 42 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Messaad's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Messaad's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
23°
11th coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
2.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
6:12 AM – 7:29 PM
Cloud cover
27%
2nd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Messaad is human settlement.

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 37°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical August day in Messaad reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 13°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)
13724
23724
33724
43724
53724
63724
73724
83724
93724
103724
113724
123724
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143624
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203623
213623
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233523
243523
253522
263522
273522
283422
293422
303422
313421

How August really feels in Messaad

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.

Messaad 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
Jan13° / 143.1104.3
Feb14° / 122.710.75.3
Mar18° / 143.311.77.2
Apr22° / 10°183.612.88.0
May28° / 15°152.613.87.5
Jun33° / 21°82.214.24.3
Jul37° / 24°40.9142.0
Aug36° / 23°82.713.32.6
Sep30° / 19°254.512.25.8
Oct24° / 13°183.311.18.2
Nov17° / 132.710.26.8
Dec14° / 132.59.84.9

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.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1955
2946
3946
4946
5937
6928
7928
8928
9928
10919
11919
12919
13928
14928
15928
16928
17928
18928
19937
20937
21937
22937
23928
24919
25919
26919
27919
288911
298911
308911
318713

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Messaad gets around 8 mm of rain over 2.7 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 9% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
14
25
35
46
56
67
77
88
98
108
119
129
139
149
1510
1610
1710
1810
1910
209
219
2210
2310
2410
2510
2611
2711
2812
2912
3012
3113

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 87% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19550
29460
39271
49181
59181
69091
788102
888102
987112
1087112
1187112
1285123
1385123
1485123
1585123
1685123
1785123
1886113
1986113
2086113
2186113
2286113
2386113
2485123
2586122
2685132
2785132
2884142
2984142
3083152
3182162

Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
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1412calm
1512calm
1611calm
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1911calm
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3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 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 54 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:00 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 7:44 PM to 7:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.76:007:44
213.76:017:43
313.76:027:42
413.66:037:41
513.66:037:40
613.66:047:39
713.66:057:38
813.56:067:37
913.56:067:36
1013.56:077:35
1113.46:087:34
1213.46:097:33
1313.46:097:32
1413.36:107:31
1513.36:117:30
1613.36:127:29
1713.36:127:27
1813.26:137:26
1913.26:147:25
2013.26:157:24
2113.16:157:23
2213.16:167:21
2313.16:177:20
2413.06:177:19
2513.06:187:18
2613.06:197:16
2712.96:207:15
2812.96:207:14
2912.96:217:12
3012.86:227:11
3112.86:237:10

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.95 kWh/m² to a high of 7.77 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 6.95 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.4Intense
27.3Intense
37.3Intense
47.3Intense
57.2Intense
67.2Intense
77.2Intense
87.2Intense
97.1Intense
107.1Intense
117.1Intense
127.0Intense
137.0Intense
147.0Intense
157.0Intense
167.0Intense
176.9Intense
186.9Intense
196.9Intense
206.8Intense
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 Messaad

In seasonPeak

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

Messaad sees seasonal dust haze (April–September), heaviest in June.

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

Is August a good time to visit Messaad?

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
6.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Messaad in August

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

In August, Messaad sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Messaad in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Messaad peaks around June 21 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighHighVery highHighModerateJun 21UV 10Dec 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5High
Mar7Very high
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Messaad 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 Messaad is worst in June — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.5× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJun 1739 µg/m³Dec 2012 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr33Moderate
May34Moderate
Jun40Poor
Jul35Moderate
Aug33Moderate
Sep35Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Messaad?

Messaad sits at 34.2°N, 3.5°E, 777 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is ’Aïn el Bell, 33 km away.

Topography around Messaad

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Messaad has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 232 m around an average of 789 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 390 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,208 m.

The land around Messaad is covered by bare terrain (60%) within 3 km, bare terrain (86%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (78%) within 80 km.

3 km
232 m
16 km
390 m
80 km
1,208 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: ’Aïn el Bell 33 km · Feidh el Botma 45 km · Djelfa 62 km · Laghouat 71 km · Dar Chioukh 83 km · Charef 83 km · El Idrissia 95 km · ’Aïn el Melh 97 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 Messaad (34.1543°, 3.5031°, elevation 777 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).