N’Gaous in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), N’Gaous sees average daytime highs around 22°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 78 mm of rain over about 14 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the wettest season of the year.

Over the season highs climb from about 15°C in early March to 29°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is N’Gaous's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see N’Gaous's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 22°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 10°C
Rainfall: 78 mm; 14 wet days
Avg wind: 11 km/h
Travel score: 7.2; best season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in N’Gaous in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 15°C in early March to 29°C by late May.

A typical spring day in N’Gaous reaches about 22°C and drops to 10°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in N’Gaous

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

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

N’Gaous weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	12° / 3°	23	5	0.5	9.9	3.5
Feb	13° / 3°	17	4.5	0.4	10.7	4.4
Mar	17° / 6°	27	5.3	0.1	11.7	6.4
Apr	21° / 10°	29	5.4	0	12.9	7.4
May	27° / 14°	21	3.6	0	13.8	7.8
Jun	32° / 19°	8	2.2	0	14.4	4.9
Jul	36° / 23°	4	1.1	0	14.2	2.9
Aug	35° / 22°	7	2.6	0	13.3	3.4
Sep	29° / 18°	21	4	0	12.2	6.5
Oct	23° / 13°	23	4.4	0	11.1	8.0
Nov	17° / 7°	24	4.4	0	10.1	6.1
Dec	13° / 4°	21	4.6	0.3	9.6	4.0

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

N’Gaous gets around 78 mm of rain over 14 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 11 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min in early March to 14 h 12 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 6.4 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for N’Gaous

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In spring, N’Gaous overlaps its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

N’Gaous sees seasonal dust haze (April–September), heaviest in June.

Dust

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Is spring a good time to visit N’Gaous?

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

7.2

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

4.6

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is one of the better times to visit N’Gaous for general sightseeing.

What to pack for N’Gaous in Spring

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

In spring, N’Gaous sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 10°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and a warm layer. About 14 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesa warm layer

UV index in N’Gaous in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages 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 N’Gaous peaks around July 14 at about 10 (very high) — 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	5	6	7	8	9	10	8	8	6	4	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	5	Moderate
Mar	6	High
Apr	7	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	2	Moderate

Air quality in N’Gaous in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in N’Gaous is worst in June — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.8× the cleanest month (November, 19 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)	21	21	25	31	31	35	32	31	32	26	19	20
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	21	Moderate
Feb	21	Moderate
Mar	25	Moderate
Apr	31	Moderate
May	31	Moderate
Jun	35	Poor
Jul	32	Moderate
Aug	31	Moderate
Sep	32	Moderate
Oct	26	Moderate
Nov	19	Moderate
Dec	20	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is N’Gaous?

N’Gaous sits at 35.6°N, 5.6°E, 758 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Râs el Aïoun, 14 km away.

Topography around N’Gaous

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around N’Gaous has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 266 m around an average of 751 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,166 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,205 m.

The land around N’Gaous is covered by grassland (34%) and bare terrain (21%) within 3 km, grassland (49%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (33%), cropland (33%) and bare terrain (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

266 m

grassland 34%

16 km

1,166 m

grassland 49%

80 km

2,205 m

grassland 33%

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Spring weather nearby: Râs el Aïoun 14 km · Merouana 29 km · Barika 29 km · ’Aïn Azel 31 km · Aïn Touta 33 km · Salah Bey 44 km · Aïn Oulmene 50 km · Batna 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

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 N’Gaous (35.555°, 5.6106°, elevation 758 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.