Saïda weather in February

In February, Saïda sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 36 mm of precipitation across 7.8 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 18 min at the start of February to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Saïda's 7th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saïda's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 13°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 3°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 36 mm; 7.8 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 42 min; 7:53 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover: 46%; 7th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 3.94 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.9; out of 10

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical February day in Saïda reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than January and about 3°C cooler than March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Avg low (°C)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	3
2	12	3
3	12	3
4	12	3
5	12	3
6	12	3
7	12	3
8	12	3
9	13	3
10	13	3
11	13	3
12	13	3
13	13	3
14	13	3
15	13	3
16	13	3
17	13	3
18	13	3
19	13	3
20	13	4
21	13	4
22	14	4
23	14	4
24	14	4
25	14	4
26	14	4
27	14	4
28	14	4

How February really feels in Saïda

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 10 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in February is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Saïda weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	12° / 2°	39	8.3	1.6	9.9	3.2
Feb	13° / 3°	36	7.8	1.9	10.7	3.9
Mar	16° / 5°	46	8.2	0.5	11.7	5.4
Apr	19° / 8°	44	8.3	0.1	12.9	6.6
May	24° / 11°	38	6.8	0	13.8	7.6
Jun	30° / 16°	20	4.4	0	14.3	6.3
Jul	34° / 20°	11	4	0	14.1	3.6
Aug	33° / 20°	17	5.9	0	13.3	3.9
Sep	28° / 16°	32	7	0	12.2	6.6
Oct	22° / 11°	35	5.7	0	11.1	7.6
Nov	16° / 7°	41	6.8	0.3	10.2	5.4
Dec	12° / 4°	30	7.1	0.9	9.7	3.7

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	57	57	58	59	60	60	60	61	61	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	58
Cloudier (%)	43	43	42	41	40	40	40	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	42

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	57	43
2	57	43
3	58	42
4	59	41
5	60	40
6	60	40
7	60	40
8	61	39
9	61	39
10	60	40
11	60	40
12	60	40
13	60	40
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	60	40
18	60	40
19	59	41
20	59	41
21	59	41
22	59	41
23	59	41
24	59	41
25	59	41
26	59	41
27	59	41
28	58	42

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Saïda gets around 36 mm of rain and snow over 7.8 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 28% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	31	30	30	29	29	28	28	27	27	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	26	26	26	27	27	28	28	29	29	29	29	29
Snow chance (%)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	31	8
2	30	8
3	30	8
4	29	8
5	29	8
6	28	8
7	28	8
8	27	7
9	27	7
10	26	7
11	26	7
12	26	6
13	26	6
14	25	6
15	25	5
16	25	5
17	26	5
18	26	5
19	26	5
20	27	5
21	27	5
22	28	5
23	28	5
24	29	5
25	29	5
26	29	5
27	29	5
28	29	5

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

Wind in February

Winds average 11 km/h in February.

Across February, 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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	12	calm
2	12	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	11	calm
6	11	calm
7	11	calm
8	11	calm
9	11	calm
10	11	calm
11	11	calm
12	11	calm
13	11	calm
14	11	calm
15	11	calm
16	11	calm
17	11	calm
18	11	calm
19	11	calm
20	11	calm
21	11	calm
22	11	calm
23	12	calm
24	12	calm
25	12	calm
26	12	calm
27	12	calm
28	12	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 18 min at the start of February to 11 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:05 AM to 7:38 AM, and sunset from 6:21 PM to 6:47 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1
Sunrise (AM)	8:05	8:04	8:03	8:03	8:02	8:01	8:00	7:59	7:59	7:58	7:57	7:56	7:55	7:54	7:53	7:52	7:51	7:50	7:49	7:48	7:47	7:46	7:44	7:43	7:42	7:41	7:40	7:38
Sunset (PM)	6:21	6:22	6:23	6:24	6:25	6:26	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:33	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:41	6:42	6:43	6:43	6:44	6:45	6:46	6:47

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.3	8:05	6:21
2	10.3	8:04	6:22
3	10.3	8:03	6:23
4	10.4	8:03	6:24
5	10.4	8:02	6:25
6	10.4	8:01	6:26
7	10.4	8:00	6:27
8	10.5	7:59	6:28
9	10.5	7:59	6:29
10	10.5	7:58	6:30
11	10.6	7:57	6:31
12	10.6	7:56	6:32
13	10.6	7:55	6:33
14	10.7	7:54	6:34
15	10.7	7:53	6:35
16	10.7	7:52	6:36
17	10.8	7:51	6:37
18	10.8	7:50	6:38
19	10.8	7:49	6:39
20	10.9	7:48	6:40
21	10.9	7:47	6:41
22	10.9	7:46	6:42
23	11.0	7:44	6:43
24	11.0	7:43	6:43
25	11.0	7:42	6:44
26	11.1	7:41	6:45
27	11.1	7:40	6:46
28	11.1	7:38	6:47

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.62 kWh/m² to a high of 7.58 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 3.94 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.4
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.4	Moderate
2	3.4	Moderate
3	3.5	Moderate
4	3.5	Moderate
5	3.6	Moderate
6	3.6	Moderate
7	3.7	Moderate
8	3.7	Moderate
9	3.7	Moderate
10	3.8	Moderate
11	3.8	Moderate
12	3.9	Moderate
13	3.9	Moderate
14	3.9	Moderate
15	4.0	Moderate
16	4.0	Moderate
17	4.0	Bright
18	4.1	Bright
19	4.1	Bright
20	4.1	Bright
21	4.2	Bright
22	4.2	Bright
23	4.2	Bright
24	4.3	Bright
25	4.3	Bright
26	4.4	Bright
27	4.4	Bright
28	4.4	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Saïda

In seasonPeak

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

Saïda sees seasonal dust haze (April–September), heaviest in July.

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Saïda?

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

3.9

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Saïda.

What to pack for Saïda in February

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

In February, Saïda sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 3°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Saïda in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Saïda peaks around July 15 at about 10 (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 — in 11 months of the year.

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

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

Air quality in Saïda 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 Saïda is worst in September — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (January, 11 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)	11	19	25	25	22	23	27	27	30	20	15	11
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	11	Good
Feb	19	Moderate
Mar	25	Moderate
Apr	25	Moderate
May	22	Moderate
Jun	23	Moderate
Jul	27	Moderate
Aug	27	Moderate
Sep	30	Moderate
Oct	20	Moderate
Nov	15	Moderate
Dec	11	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Saïda?

Saïda sits at 34.8°N, 0.2°E, 840 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Bou Hanifia el Hamamat, 57 km away.

Topography around Saïda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saïda has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 262 m around an average of 876 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 612 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,408 m.

The land around Saïda is covered by grassland (36%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, cropland (58%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (37%), grassland (30%) and bare terrain (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

262 m

grassland 36%

16 km

612 m

cropland 58%

80 km

1,408 m

cropland 37%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain

← January Saïda year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Bou Hanifia el Hamamat 57 km · Sfizef 58 km · Mascara 63 km · Tighenif 67 km · Sidi Bel Abbes 82 km · Sig 84 km · Mohammadia 85 km · ’Aïn el Berd 85 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 Saïda (34.8303°, 0.1517°, elevation 840 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	3
2	12	3
3	12	3
4	12	3
5	12	3
6	12	3
7	12	3
8	12	3
9	13	3
10	13	3
11	13	3
12	13	3
13	13	3
14	13	3
15	13	3
16	13	3
17	13	3
18	13	3
19	13	3
20	13	4
21	13	4
22	14	4
23	14	4
24	14	4
25	14	4
26	14	4
27	14	4
28	14	4

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	57	43
2	57	43
3	58	42
4	59	41
5	60	40
6	60	40
7	60	40
8	61	39
9	61	39
10	60	40
11	60	40
12	60	40
13	60	40
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	60	40
18	60	40
19	59	41
20	59	41
21	59	41
22	59	41
23	59	41
24	59	41
25	59	41
26	59	41
27	59	41
28	58	42

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	31	8
2	30	8
3	30	8
4	29	8
5	29	8
6	28	8
7	28	8
8	27	7
9	27	7
10	26	7
11	26	7
12	26	6
13	26	6
14	25	6
15	25	5
16	25	5
17	26	5
18	26	5
19	26	5
20	27	5
21	27	5
22	28	5
23	28	5
24	29	5
25	29	5
26	29	5
27	29	5
28	29	5

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	3
2	12	3
3	12	3
4	12	3
5	12	3
6	12	3
7	12	3
8	12	3
9	13	3
10	13	3
11	13	3
12	13	3
13	13	3
14	13	3
15	13	3
16	13	3
17	13	3
18	13	3
19	13	3
20	13	4
21	13	4
22	14	4
23	14	4
24	14	4
25	14	4
26	14	4
27	14	4
28	14	4

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	57	43
2	57	43
3	58	42
4	59	41
5	60	40
6	60	40
7	60	40
8	61	39
9	61	39
10	60	40
11	60	40
12	60	40
13	60	40
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	60	40
18	60	40
19	59	41
20	59	41
21	59	41
22	59	41
23	59	41
24	59	41
25	59	41
26	59	41
27	59	41
28	58	42

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	31	8
2	30	8
3	30	8
4	29	8
5	29	8
6	28	8
7	28	8
8	27	7
9	27	7
10	26	7
11	26	7
12	26	6
13	26	6
14	25	6
15	25	5
16	25	5
17	26	5
18	26	5
19	26	5
20	27	5
21	27	5
22	28	5
23	28	5
24	29	5
25	29	5
26	29	5
27	29	5
28	29	5

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	3
2	12	3
3	12	3
4	12	3
5	12	3
6	12	3
7	12	3
8	12	3
9	13	3
10	13	3
11	13	3
12	13	3
13	13	3
14	13	3
15	13	3
16	13	3
17	13	3
18	13	3
19	13	3
20	13	4
21	13	4
22	14	4
23	14	4
24	14	4
25	14	4
26	14	4
27	14	4
28	14	4

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	57	43
2	57	43
3	58	42
4	59	41
5	60	40
6	60	40
7	60	40
8	61	39
9	61	39
10	60	40
11	60	40
12	60	40
13	60	40
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	60	40
18	60	40
19	59	41
20	59	41
21	59	41
22	59	41
23	59	41
24	59	41
25	59	41
26	59	41
27	59	41
28	58	42

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	31	8
2	30	8
3	30	8
4	29	8
5	29	8
6	28	8
7	28	8
8	27	7
9	27	7
10	26	7
11	26	7
12	26	6
13	26	6
14	25	6
15	25	5
16	25	5
17	26	5
18	26	5
19	26	5
20	27	5
21	27	5
22	28	5
23	28	5
24	29	5
25	29	5
26	29	5
27	29	5
28	29	5

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100