Ouenza weather in August

In August, Ouenza sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 17 mm of rain across 5 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 35°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% 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 Ouenza's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ouenza's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
20°
11th coldest
Rainfall
17 mm
5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:50 AM – 7:13 PM
Cloud cover
25%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical August day in Ouenza reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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43521
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How August really feels in Ouenza

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.

Ouenza 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 377.29.84.1
Feb14° / 316.810.64.5
Mar17° / 43811.76.0
Apr21° / 418.112.96.9
May26° / 13°337.413.97.2
Jun32° / 17°204.314.45.0
Jul35° / 20°92.814.23.1
Aug35° / 20°17513.43.2
Sep30° / 17°327.412.25.7
Oct25° / 13°315.911.17.6
Nov19° / 325.510.16.7
Dec14° / 326.19.64.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% 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 9%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1955
2955
3946
4937
5928
6928
7928
8919
9919
10919
11919
12919
13919
14919
15919
16919
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249010
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278911
288713
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318614

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Ouenza gets around 17 mm of rain over 5 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 16% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
111
211
312
412
512
613
713
814
914
1015
1115
1215
1315
1416
1516
1616
1716
1816
1917
2017
2117
2217
2318
2418
2519
2619
2720
2820
2921
3021
3122

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 46% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15435110
25236120
35236120
45136130
55036140
64936141
74936151
84836161
94736161
104736161
114636171
124636171
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144536172
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184436172
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214536172
224535172
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254536172
264536172
274436172
284436182
294337182
304337182
314237192

Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
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 5:38 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 7:29 PM to 6:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.85:387:29
213.85:397:28
313.85:407:27
413.85:417:26
513.75:417:25
613.75:427:24
713.75:437:23
813.65:447:22
913.65:457:21
1013.65:457:20
1113.55:467:19
1213.55:477:18
1313.55:487:16
1413.45:497:15
1513.45:507:14
1613.45:507:13
1713.35:517:12
1813.35:527:10
1913.35:537:09
2013.25:547:08
2113.25:547:06
2213.25:557:05
2313.15:567:04
2413.15:577:02
2513.15:587:01
2613.05:587:00
2713.05:596:58
2812.96:006:57
2912.96:016:55
3012.96:026:54
3112.86:026:53

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.39 kWh/m² to a high of 7.51 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.6 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.2Intense
27.1Intense
37.1Intense
47.0Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
76.9Intense
86.9Intense
96.8Intense
106.8Intense
116.8Intense
126.7Intense
136.7Intense
146.7Intense
156.6Intense
166.6Intense
176.6Intense
186.5Intense
196.5Intense
206.5Intense
216.4Intense
226.4Intense
236.3Intense
246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.1Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Ouenza

In seasonPeak

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

Ouenza sees seasonal dust haze (June), heaviest in June.

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

Is August a good time to visit Ouenza?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ouenza in August

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

In August, Ouenza sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ouenza 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 Ouenza peaks around July 16 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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 highHighModerateJul 16UV 10Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Ouenza 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 Ouenza is worst in August — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (December, 17 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateAug 1827 µg/m³Dec 2017 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ouenza?

Ouenza sits at 36.0°N, 8.1°E, 606 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is El Aouinet, 24 km away.

Topography around Ouenza

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ouenza has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 657 m around an average of 632 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 798 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,691 m.

The land around Ouenza is covered by grassland (41%) within 3 km, cropland (39%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and cropland (51%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
657 m
16 km
798 m
80 km
1,691 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: El Aouinet 24 km · M’Daourouch 31 km · Tajerouine 39 km · Souk Ahras 40 km · Meskiana 55 km · Sedrata 57 km · El Kef 57 km · Hammamet 58 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 Ouenza (35.9533°, 8.1292°, elevation 606 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).