Salah Bey in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Salah Bey sees average daytime highs around 20°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 110 mm of precipitation over about 20 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 14°C in early March to 27°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high: 20°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 9°C
Precipitation: 110 mm; 20 wet days
Avg wind: 10 km/h
Travel score: 6.6; best season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Salah Bey in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 14°C in early March to 27°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Salah Bey reaches about 20°C and drops to 9°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Salah Bey

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.

Salah Bey 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	11° / 2°	28	6.1	1.4	9.8	2.8
Feb	12° / 3°	23	5.8	1.3	10.6	3.6
Mar	16° / 5°	35	6.7	0.5	11.7	5.4
Apr	19° / 8°	40	7.3	0.1	12.9	6.7
May	25° / 13°	35	6.4	0	13.9	7.6
Jun	31° / 18°	16	4.1	0	14.4	5.7
Jul	34° / 21°	8	3.2	0	14.2	3.6
Aug	33° / 21°	16	5.2	0	13.4	4.0
Sep	28° / 17°	37	6.6	0	12.2	6.8
Oct	22° / 12°	30	5.6	0	11.1	7.6
Nov	15° / 7°	30	5.7	0.1	10.1	5.3
Dec	11° / 3°	24	5.5	0.8	9.6	3.3

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Salah Bey gets around 110 mm of rain and snow over 20 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 10 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 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 6.2 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Salah Bey

In seasonPeak

None of Salah Bey's seasonal hazards peak in spring. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.

Salah Bey sees seasonal dust haze (June–July), heaviest in June.

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Is spring a good time to visit Salah Bey?

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.

6.6

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

3.5

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Salah Bey for sightseeing.

What to pack for Salah Bey in Spring

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

In spring, Salah Bey sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 9°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and a warm layer. About 20 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesa warm layer

UV index in Salah Bey 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 Salah Bey 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	4	6	7	8	9	10	8	8	6	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	6	High
Apr	7	Very 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	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Moderate

Air quality in Salah Bey 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 Salah Bey is worst in September — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	28	27	29	31	30	31	30	30	32	31	25	27
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	28	Moderate
Feb	27	Moderate
Mar	29	Moderate
Apr	31	Moderate
May	30	Moderate
Jun	31	Moderate
Jul	30	Moderate
Aug	30	Moderate
Sep	32	Moderate
Oct	31	Moderate
Nov	25	Moderate
Dec	27	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Salah Bey?

Salah Bey sits at 35.9°N, 5.3°E, 976 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Aïn Oulmene, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Salah Bey

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Salah Bey has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 285 m around an average of 997 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 964 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,083 m.

The land around Salah Bey is covered by cropland (59%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, cropland (46%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (37%) and cropland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km

285 m

cropland 59%

16 km

964 m

cropland 46%

80 km

2,083 m

grassland 37%

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Spring weather nearby: Aïn Oulmene 8.0 km · ’Aïn Azel 20 km · Râs el Oued 25 km · Bordj Ghdir 36 km · Aïn Arnat 37 km · Râs el Aïoun 38 km · Sétif 39 km · N’Gaous 44 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 Salah Bey (35.8545°, 5.2905°, elevation 976 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.