Ouargla weather in February

In February, Ouargla sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.8 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 30 min at the start of February to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Ouargla's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ouargla's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
10th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.8 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
7:28 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover
23%
5th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.3
out of 10

Ouargla is city and capital of Ouargla Province, Algeria.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical February day in Ouargla reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 4°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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2187
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How February really feels in Ouargla

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Ouargla weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 71.210.17.5
Feb20° / 30.810.88.3
Mar24° / 12°5111.89.0
Apr29° / 16°40.712.87.4
May34° / 21°20.313.64.1
Jun39° / 26°00.1140.9
Jul42° / 28°0013.90.0
Aug41° / 28°0013.20.0
Sep36° / 24°30.712.22.4
Oct30° / 18°40.611.26.4
Nov23° / 11°40.910.48.8
Dec18° / 41.19.97.8

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 16%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18317
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48317
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Ouargla gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.8 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 3% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
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Wind in February

Winds average 15 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 30 min at the start of February to 11 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:39 AM to 7:15 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 6:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.57:396:06
210.57:386:07
310.57:376:08
410.57:376:09
510.67:366:09
610.67:356:10
710.67:356:11
810.67:346:12
910.77:336:13
1010.77:326:14
1110.77:326:15
1210.77:316:16
1310.87:306:17
1410.87:296:17
1510.87:286:18
1610.97:276:19
1710.97:266:20
1810.97:266:21
1911.07:256:22
2011.07:246:23
2111.07:236:23
2211.07:226:24
2311.17:216:25
2411.17:196:26
2511.17:186:27
2611.27:176:27
2711.27:166:28
2811.27:156:29

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 4.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.34 kWh/m² to a high of 7.99 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 4.79 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
24.3Bright
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195.0Bright
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215.1Bright
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Ouargla

In seasonPeak

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

Ouargla sees seasonal dust haze (March–October), heaviest in June.

Dust
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Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
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Dec

Is February a good time to visit Ouargla?

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

8.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

February is one of the better times to visit Ouargla for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Ouargla in February

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

In February, Ouargla sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Ouargla in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ouargla peaks around June 20 at about 11 (extreme) — 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 — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 20UV 11Dec 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb6High
Mar7Very high
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct6High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Ouargla in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Ouargla is worst in April — around 102 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.5× the cleanest month (December, 40 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorApr 19100 µg/m³Dec 1240 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan46Poor
Feb58Unhealthy
Mar80Unhealthy
Apr102Unhealthy
May92Unhealthy
Jun89Unhealthy
Jul60Unhealthy
Aug59Unhealthy
Sep61Unhealthy
Oct49Poor
Nov42Poor
Dec40Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Ouargla?

Ouargla sits at 31.9°N, 5.3°E, 138 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Rouissat, 4.0 km away.

GueraraTouggourtTebesbestMegarineTaïbet

Topography around Ouargla

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ouargla has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 14 m around an average of 135 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 132 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 208 m.

The land around Ouargla is covered by artificial surfaces (57%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, bare terrain (88%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (99%) within 80 km.

3 km
14 m
16 km
132 m
80 km
208 m
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February weather nearby: Rouissat 4.0 km · El Hadjira 76 km · Hassi Messaoud 77 km · Guerara 122 km · Touggourt 147 km · Tebesbest 148 km · Megarine 156 km · Taïbet 161 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 Ouargla (31.9493°, 5.325°, elevation 138 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).