Sidi Amrane weather in August

In August, Sidi Amrane sees average daytime highs of 41°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 41°C in the first days to 39°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 91% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 42 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Sidi Amrane's 2nd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sidi Amrane's year-round climate.

Daytime high
41°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
27°
11th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
6:02 AM – 7:18 PM
Cloud cover
11%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
7.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.1
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 41°C in the first days to 39°C by the end.

A typical August day in Sidi Amrane reaches about 41°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 37°C and 45°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
14228
24228
34228
44128
54128
64128
74128
84128
94128
104128
114128
124128
134128
144128
154128
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214127
224027
234027
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264027
274026
283926
293926
303926
313926

How August really feels in Sidi Amrane

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 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
31
29 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Sidi Amrane weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 121.7107.2
Feb19° / 41.410.88.1
Mar24° / 11°91.711.78.8
Apr28° / 15°91.212.87.8
May33° / 20°30.713.74.5
Jun38° / 25°10.114.21.2
Jul41° / 28°00.1140.0
Aug41° / 27°10.213.20.1
Sep36° / 23°91.212.22.9
Oct30° / 18°61.311.26.7
Nov23° / 11°71.610.38.6
Dec18° / 71.79.87.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 91% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 4%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1982
2982
3982
4973
5973
6973
7973
8973
9973
10973
11973
12973
13964
14964
15964
16964
17964
18964
19964
20964
21964
22964
23964
24964
25946
26946
27946
28946
29937
30937
31937

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Sidi Amrane gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 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 1% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
10
20
30
40
51
61
71
81
91
101
111
121
131
141
151
161
171
181
191
201
211
221
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251
261
272
282
292
302
312

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 49% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1593290
2583291
35732101
45632111
55632111
65532121
75431132
85431132
95331142
105231152
115231152
125031163
135031163
145031173
154931173
164931183
174831183
184831183
194731193
204731193
214731193
224732193
234632193
244533193
254533203
264434203
274234203
284135213
294035214
303935214
313935224

Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
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1512calm
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3112calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 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 54 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:52 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 7:32 PM to 6:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:527:32
213.75:527:32
313.65:537:31
413.65:547:30
513.65:557:29
613.55:557:28
713.55:567:27
813.55:577:26
913.55:577:25
1013.45:587:24
1113.45:597:23
1213.46:007:22
1313.36:007:21
1413.36:017:20
1513.36:027:19
1613.36:027:18
1713.26:037:17
1813.26:047:15
1913.26:057:14
2013.16:057:13
2113.16:067:12
2213.16:077:11
2313.06:077:09
2413.06:087:08
2513.06:097:07
2612.96:107:06
2712.96:107:04
2812.96:117:03
2912.86:127:02
3012.86:127:00
3112.86:136:59

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.09 kWh/m² to a high of 7.94 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 7.11 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.5Intense
27.5Intense
37.5Intense
47.4Intense
57.4Intense
67.4Intense
77.3Intense
87.3Intense
97.3Intense
107.3Intense
117.2Intense
127.2Intense
137.2Intense
147.2Intense
157.1Intense
167.1Intense
177.1Intense
187.0Intense
197.0Intense
207.0Intense
217.0Intense
226.9Intense
236.9Intense
246.9Intense
256.8Intense
266.8Intense
276.8Intense
286.7Intense
296.7Intense
306.7Intense
316.6Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Sidi Amrane

In seasonPeak

In August, Sidi Amrane sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Sidi Amrane sees seasonal dust haze (March–September), heaviest in June.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Sidi Amrane?

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

0.1
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
2.8
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sidi Amrane.

What to pack for Sidi Amrane in August

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

In August, Sidi Amrane sees daytime highs around 41°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Sidi Amrane in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sidi Amrane peaks around June 21 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 21UV 9Dec 21UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5High
Mar7High
Apr5High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Sidi Amrane 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 Sidi Amrane is worst in June — around 70 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.6× the cleanest month (December, 27 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJun 1469 µg/m³Dec 1428 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan34Moderate
Feb34Moderate
Mar50Poor
Apr64Unhealthy
May62Unhealthy
Jun70Unhealthy
Jul56Unhealthy
Aug50Poor
Sep48Poor
Oct36Poor
Nov30Moderate
Dec27Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sidi Amrane?

Sidi Amrane sits at 33.5°N, 6.0°E, 45 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Djamaa, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Sidi Amrane

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sidi Amrane has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m around an average of 42 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 71 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 337 m.

The land around Sidi Amrane is covered by bare terrain (55%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, bare terrain (90%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (97%) within 80 km.

3 km
27 m
16 km
71 m
80 km
337 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland
August weather nearby: Djamaa 4.0 km · Megarine 35 km · Tebesbest 43 km · Touggourt 44 km · El Meghaïer 51 km · Taïbet 58 km · Reguiba 65 km · Guemar 73 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 Sidi Amrane (33.4988°, 6.008°, elevation 45 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).