Sidi Amar weather in February

In February, Sidi Amar sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 68 mm of rain across 10.8 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 06 min at the start of February to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Sidi Amar's 9th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sidi Amar's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 16°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 7°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 68 mm; 10.8 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 36 min; 7:26 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover: 52%; 9th clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 3.33 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.0; out of 10

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month.

A typical February day in Sidi Amar reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with 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)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17
Avg low (°C)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8

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

How February really feels in Sidi Amar

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

February sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Sidi Amar weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	16° / 7°	77	11	9.8	4.8
Feb	16° / 7°	68	10.8	10.6	5.0
Mar	19° / 9°	71	10.2	11.7	6.2
Apr	22° / 11°	63	9.2	12.9	6.8
May	26° / 15°	40	5.9	13.9	7.5
Jun	31° / 19°	12	2.4	14.5	5.7
Jul	34° / 21°	2	0.5	14.3	4.0
Aug	34° / 22°	12	2.2	13.4	3.7
Sep	31° / 20°	37	7.1	12.2	5.3
Oct	26° / 16°	53	8.5	11	7.0
Nov	21° / 11°	72	11	10	6.4
Dec	17° / 8°	72	10.4	9.5	5.4

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%.

	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 (%)	52	53	54	55	55	56	56	56	56	57	57	57	57	56	56	56	57	57	57	58	58	58	58	57	57	57	57	57
Cloudier (%)	48	47	46	45	45	44	44	44	44	43	43	43	43	44	44	44	43	43	43	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	43

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	52	48
2	53	47
3	54	46
4	55	45
5	55	45
6	56	44
7	56	44
8	56	44
9	56	44
10	57	43
11	57	43
12	57	43
13	57	43
14	56	44
15	56	44
16	56	44
17	57	43
18	57	43
19	57	43
20	58	42
21	58	42
22	58	42
23	58	42
24	57	43
25	57	43
26	57	43
27	57	43
28	57	43

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Sidi Amar gets around 68 mm of rain over 10.8 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 38% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37

	Rain chance (%)
1	39
2	39
3	39
4	39
5	39
6	39
7	39
8	39
9	39
10	39
11	39
12	39
13	39
14	38
15	38
16	38
17	38
18	38
19	38
20	38
21	37
22	37
23	37
24	37
25	37
26	37
27	37
28	37

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	99	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1

Wind in February

Winds average 9 km/h in February, the windiest month of the year.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 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)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9
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	9	calm
2	9	calm
3	9	calm
4	9	calm
5	9	calm
6	9	calm
7	9	calm
8	9	calm
9	9	calm
10	9	calm
11	9	calm
12	9	calm
13	9	calm
14	9	calm
15	9	calm
16	9	calm
17	9	calm
18	9	calm
19	8	calm
20	8	calm
21	8	calm
22	8	calm
23	8	calm
24	8	calm
25	8	calm
26	8	calm
27	9	calm
28	9	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 06 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 60 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:38 AM to 7:10 AM, and sunset from 5:47 PM to 6:15 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)	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.3	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	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1
Sunrise (AM)	7:38	7:38	7:37	7:36	7:35	7:34	7:34	7:33	7:32	7:31	7:30	7:29	7:28	7:27	7:26	7:25	7:24	7:22	7:21	7:20	7:19	7:18	7:17	7:15	7:14	7:13	7:11	7:10
Sunset (PM)	5:47	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:51	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:55	5:56	5:57	5:59	6:00	6:01	6:02	6:03	6:04	6:05	6:06	6:07	6:08	6:09	6:10	6:11	6:12	6:13	6:14	6:15

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.1	7:38	5:47
2	10.2	7:38	5:48
3	10.2	7:37	5:49
4	10.2	7:36	5:50
5	10.3	7:35	5:51
6	10.3	7:34	5:52
7	10.3	7:34	5:53
8	10.4	7:33	5:54
9	10.4	7:32	5:55
10	10.4	7:31	5:56
11	10.5	7:30	5:57
12	10.5	7:29	5:59
13	10.5	7:28	6:00
14	10.6	7:27	6:01
15	10.6	7:26	6:02
16	10.6	7:25	6:03
17	10.7	7:24	6:04
18	10.7	7:22	6:05
19	10.7	7:21	6:06
20	10.8	7:20	6:07
21	10.8	7:19	6:08
22	10.9	7:18	6:09
23	10.9	7:17	6:10
24	10.9	7:15	6:11
25	11.0	7:14	6:12
26	11.0	7:13	6:13
27	11.0	7:11	6:14
28	11.1	7:10	6:15

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.17 kWh/m² to a high of 7.46 kWh/m² in July across the year — February's 3.33 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)	2.8	2.9	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.9
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.8	Moderate
2	2.9	Moderate
3	2.9	Moderate
4	2.9	Moderate
5	3.0	Moderate
6	3.0	Moderate
7	3.0	Moderate
8	3.1	Moderate
9	3.1	Moderate
10	3.1	Moderate
11	3.2	Moderate
12	3.2	Moderate
13	3.3	Moderate
14	3.3	Moderate
15	3.3	Moderate
16	3.4	Moderate
17	3.4	Moderate
18	3.4	Moderate
19	3.5	Moderate
20	3.5	Moderate
21	3.6	Moderate
22	3.6	Moderate
23	3.6	Moderate
24	3.7	Moderate
25	3.7	Moderate
26	3.8	Moderate
27	3.8	Moderate
28	3.9	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Sidi Amar

In seasonPeak

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

Sidi Amar sees seasonal dust haze (June), heaviest in June.

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Sidi Amar?

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

5.0

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

0.7

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Sidi Amar for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sidi Amar in February

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

In February, Sidi Amar sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Sidi Amar in February

The nearest coast averages about 15°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 15 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 31 to Nov 17 — about 5.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	16	15	15	16	18	22	25	26	25	23	20	17
Comfort	Cool	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	16	Cool
Feb	15	Bracing
Mar	15	Cool
Apr	16	Cool
May	18	Cool
Jun	22	Refreshing
Jul	25	Warm
Aug	26	Warm
Sep	25	Warm
Oct	23	Refreshing
Nov	20	Refreshing
Dec	17	Cool

UV index in Sidi Amar 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 Sidi Amar peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	4	6	6	7	8	9	7	7	5	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	High	Very high	Very high	High	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	6	High
Apr	6	High
May	7	High
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	7	High
Sep	7	High
Oct	5	Moderate
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Sidi Amar 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 Sidi Amar is worst in August — around 47 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.0× the cleanest month (May, 24 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)	27	29	29	30	24	25	31	47	27	27	26	29
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	27	Moderate
Feb	29	Moderate
Mar	29	Moderate
Apr	30	Moderate
May	24	Moderate
Jun	25	Moderate
Jul	31	Moderate
Aug	47	Poor
Sep	27	Moderate
Oct	27	Moderate
Nov	26	Moderate
Dec	29	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Sidi Amar?

Sidi Amar sits at 36.8°N, 7.7°E, 34 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is El Hadjar, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Sidi Amar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sidi Amar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 227 m around an average of 39 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,001 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,418 m.

The land around Sidi Amar is covered by artificial surfaces (33%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, cropland (38%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and water (33%), trees (24%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

227 m

artificial surfaces 33%

16 km

1,001 m

cropland 38%

80 km

1,418 m

water 33%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

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

February weather nearby: El Hadjar 3.0 km · Ahmed Bel Hadj 10 km · Annaba 10 km · Drean 15 km · Besbes 18 km · Ben Mehidi 18 km · Berrahal 23 km · Héliopolis 43 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 Sidi Amar (36.8202°, 7.7164°, elevation 34 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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	16	7
2	16	7
3	16	7
4	16	7
5	16	7
6	16	7
7	16	7
8	16	7
9	16	7
10	16	7
11	16	7
12	16	7
13	16	7
14	16	7
15	16	7
16	16	7
17	16	7
18	16	7
19	16	7
20	16	7
21	16	7
22	17	7
23	17	7
24	17	7
25	17	7
26	17	7
27	17	8
28	17	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	52	48
2	53	47
3	54	46
4	55	45
5	55	45
6	56	44
7	56	44
8	56	44
9	56	44
10	57	43
11	57	43
12	57	43
13	57	43
14	56	44
15	56	44
16	56	44
17	57	43
18	57	43
19	57	43
20	58	42
21	58	42
22	58	42
23	58	42
24	57	43
25	57	43
26	57	43
27	57	43
28	57	43

	Rain chance (%)
1	39
2	39
3	39
4	39
5	39
6	39
7	39
8	39
9	39
10	39
11	39
12	39
13	39
14	38
15	38
16	38
17	38
18	38
19	38
20	38
21	37
22	37
23	37
24	37
25	37
26	37
27	37
28	37

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	52	48
2	53	47
3	54	46
4	55	45
5	55	45
6	56	44
7	56	44
8	56	44
9	56	44
10	57	43
11	57	43
12	57	43
13	57	43
14	56	44
15	56	44
16	56	44
17	57	43
18	57	43
19	57	43
20	58	42
21	58	42
22	58	42
23	58	42
24	57	43
25	57	43
26	57	43
27	57	43
28	57	43

	Rain chance (%)
1	39
2	39
3	39
4	39
5	39
6	39
7	39
8	39
9	39
10	39
11	39
12	39
13	39
14	38
15	38
16	38
17	38
18	38
19	38
20	38
21	37
22	37
23	37
24	37
25	37
26	37
27	37
28	37

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	52	48
2	53	47
3	54	46
4	55	45
5	55	45
6	56	44
7	56	44
8	56	44
9	56	44
10	57	43
11	57	43
12	57	43
13	57	43
14	56	44
15	56	44
16	56	44
17	57	43
18	57	43
19	57	43
20	58	42
21	58	42
22	58	42
23	58	42
24	57	43
25	57	43
26	57	43
27	57	43
28	57	43

	Rain chance (%)
1	39
2	39
3	39
4	39
5	39
6	39
7	39
8	39
9	39
10	39
11	39
12	39
13	39
14	38
15	38
16	38
17	38
18	38
19	38
20	38
21	37
22	37
23	37
24	37
25	37
26	37
27	37
28	37

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1