Salah Bey in Winter
In winter (December, January and February), Salah Bey sees average daytime highs around 11°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 76 mm of precipitation over about 17 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 11°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is Salah Bey's weakest 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
- 11°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 3°C
- Precipitation
- 76 mm
- 17 wet days
- Avg wind
- 8 km/h
- Travel score
- 3.2
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Salah Bey in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 11°C.
A typical winter day in Salah Bey reaches about 11°C and drops to 3°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.
How winter really feels in Salah Bey
Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 39 that feel at or below 0°C.
The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.
Salah Bey weather by month
How the three winter months (December, January and February) 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 Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Salah Bey gets around 76 mm of rain and snow over 17 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Winter
Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Winter
Winds average 8 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 9 h 42 min in early December to 11 h 06 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 3.1 kWh/m².
Hazard calendar for Salah Bey
None of Salah Bey's seasonal hazards peak in winter. 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.
Is winter a good time to visit Salah Bey?
Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Salah Bey.
What to pack for Salah Bey in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Salah Bey sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. About 17 days see rain.
UV index in Salah Bey in Winter
Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 3 — 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 Winter
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter 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 |
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.
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.