Oum el Bouaghi weather in August

In August, Oum el Bouaghi sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 20 mm of rain across 5.6 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 34°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Oum el Bouaghi's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Oum el Bouaghi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
20°
11th coldest
Rainfall
20 mm
5.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:55 AM – 7:17 PM
Cloud cover
27%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Oum el Bouaghi is city 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 34°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical August day in Oum el Bouaghi reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 37°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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How August really feels in Oum el Bouaghi

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 25 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
25
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.

Oum el Bouaghi 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
Jan12° / 407.91.49.83.1
Feb13° / 377.91.310.63.6
Mar16° / 458.80.811.75.2
Apr19° / 468.80.212.96.4
May24° / 12°468013.97.4
Jun30° / 17°215.8014.46.0
Jul33° / 20°103.6014.24.2
Aug33° / 20°205.6013.44.3
Sep28° / 17°318.2012.26.5
Oct23° / 13°366.4011.17.5
Nov17° / 356.6010.15.7
Dec13° / 366.90.69.63.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 10%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1955
2946
3937
4928
5928
6928
7919
8919
9919
109010
119010
129010
139010
149010
159010
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Oum el Bouaghi gets around 20 mm of rain over 5.6 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 18% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
115
215
316
416
516
617
717
817
918
1018
1118
1218
1318
1418
1518
1618
1718
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2018
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2520
2620
2721
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3023
3124

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 45% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14541140
24441140
34342150
44242160
54143161
64043171
73843181
83744181
93644191
103545191
113445191
123346202
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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 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
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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 5:42 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 7:33 PM to 6:57 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.85:427:33
213.85:437:32
313.85:447:31
413.85:457:30
513.75:467:29
613.75:467:28
713.75:477:27
813.65:487:26
913.65:497:25
1013.65:507:24
1113.55:507:23
1213.55:517:21
1313.55:527:20
1413.45:537:19
1513.45:547:18
1613.45:557:17
1713.35:557:16
1813.35:567:14
1913.35:577:13
2013.25:587:12
2113.25:597:10
2213.25:597:09
2313.16:007:08
2413.16:017:06
2513.16:027:05
2613.06:037:04
2713.06:037:02
2812.96:047:01
2912.96:056:59
3012.96:066:58
3112.86:076:57

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.34 kWh/m² to a high of 7.48 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.58 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.1Intense
27.1Intense
37.1Intense
47.0Intense
57.0Intense
66.9Intense
76.9Intense
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96.8Intense
106.8Intense
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126.7Intense
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186.5Intense
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226.4Intense
236.3Intense
246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.0Intense
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Oum el Bouaghi

In seasonPeak

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

Oum el Bouaghi sees seasonal dust haze (June–July), heaviest in June.

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Is August a good time to visit Oum el Bouaghi?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Oum el Bouaghi for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Oum el Bouaghi in August

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

In August, Oum el Bouaghi sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Oum el Bouaghi 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 Oum el Bouaghi 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
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

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

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModeratePoorModerateOct 936 µg/m³Jul 1730 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan31Moderate
Feb32Moderate
Mar33Moderate
Apr36Poor
May33Moderate
Jun32Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug32Moderate
Sep36Poor
Oct36Poor
Nov32Moderate
Dec32Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Oum el Bouaghi?

Oum el Bouaghi sits at 35.9°N, 7.1°E, 925 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Aïn Fakroun, 24 km away.

Topography around Oum el Bouaghi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Oum el Bouaghi has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 599 m around an average of 979 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 783 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,183 m.

The land around Oum el Bouaghi is covered by artificial surfaces (32%), grassland (20%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, cropland (72%) within 16 km, and cropland (57%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
599 m
16 km
783 m
80 km
2,183 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Aïn Fakroun 24 km · Aïn Beïda 27 km · Aïn Kercha 38 km · ’Aïn Abid 42 km · Kaïs 46 km · Sedrata 47 km · Khenchela 49 km · Oued Zenati 49 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 Oum el Bouaghi (35.8754°, 7.1135°, elevation 925 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).