Sidi Bel Abbes weather in August

In August, Sidi Bel Abbes sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 5 mm of rain across 1.5 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 82% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 48 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 Bel Abbes's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sidi Bel Abbes's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
1st warmest
Overnight low
21°
12th coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
1.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
6:27 AM – 7:47 PM
Cloud cover
20%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Sidi Bel Abbes is City in Algeria.

Density
23/km²
people per km²
Founded
1849

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical August day in Sidi Bel Abbes reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 4°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Sidi Bel Abbes

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
heat index over the day's high
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 Bel Abbes weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 568.69.95.0
Feb16° / 477.510.75.5
Mar19° / 527.411.76.6
Apr21° / 10°477.212.97.2
May25° / 14°304.713.87.9
Jun30° / 18°91.814.36.7
Jul34° / 21°10.414.14.3
Aug34° / 21°51.513.34.1
Sep29° / 18°193.712.26.4
Oct25° / 14°335.711.17.7
Nov19° / 10°587.910.16.6
Dec16° / 467.79.75.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 82% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 9%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1955
2955
3946
4946
5946
6946
7937
8937
9937
10937
11937
12937
13937
14937
15937
16937
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308515
318515

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Sidi Bel Abbes gets around 5 mm of rain over 1.5 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 5% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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54
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 31% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 27% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1182929213
2182830203
3182831203
4182831204
5182731204
6182732204
7182632214
8182532214
9182531214
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24182230263
25182331263
26172332252
27172433242
28172534232
29162635222
30162635212
31162735201

Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 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 60 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:15 AM to 6:38 AM, and sunset from 8:02 PM to 7:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.86:158:02
213.86:168:01
313.76:168:01
413.76:178:00
513.76:187:59
613.66:197:58
713.66:207:57
813.66:207:56
913.66:217:55
1013.56:227:54
1113.56:237:52
1213.56:237:51
1313.46:247:50
1413.46:257:49
1513.46:267:48
1613.36:277:47
1713.36:277:45
1813.36:287:44
1913.26:297:43
2013.26:307:42
2113.26:307:40
2213.16:317:39
2313.16:327:38
2413.16:337:37
2513.06:347:35
2613.06:347:34
2713.06:357:33
2812.96:367:31
2912.96:377:30
3012.86:377:28
3112.86:387:27

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.56 kWh/m² to a high of 7.58 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 6.85 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.3Intense
27.3Intense
37.3Intense
47.2Intense
57.2Intense
67.2Intense
77.2Intense
87.1Intense
97.1Intense
107.1Intense
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266.5Intense
276.5Intense
286.4Intense
296.4Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Sidi Bel Abbes

In seasonPeak

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

Sidi Bel Abbes sees seasonal dust haze (July–August), heaviest in July.

Dust
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Is August a good time to visit Sidi Bel Abbes?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Sidi Bel Abbes for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Sidi Bel Abbes in August

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

In August, Sidi Bel Abbes sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Sidi Bel Abbes in August

The nearest coast averages about 25°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 66 km away) is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 8 to Nov 1 — about 4.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan16Cool
Feb15Cool
Mar16Cool
Apr17Cool
May18Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul23Refreshing
Aug25Warm
Sep24Refreshing
Oct21Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec17Cool

UV index in Sidi Bel Abbes 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 Bel Abbes peaks around July 19 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highHighModerateJul 19UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar7Very high
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Sidi Bel Abbes 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 Bel Abbes is worst in March — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1228 µg/m³May 2420 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb27Moderate
Mar28Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sidi Bel Abbes?

Sidi Bel Abbes sits at 35.2°N, 0.6°W, 492 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is ’Aïn el Berd, 22 km away.

Topography around Sidi Bel Abbes

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sidi Bel Abbes has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 56 m around an average of 479 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 617 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,688 m.

The land around Sidi Bel Abbes is covered by artificial surfaces (52%) and cropland (32%) within 3 km, cropland (82%) within 16 km, and cropland (43%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
56 m
16 km
617 m
80 km
1,688 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: ’Aïn el Berd 22 km · Sfizef 35 km · Hammam Bou Hadjar 37 km · El Malah 48 km · Aïn Temouchent 48 km · Sidi Abdelli 48 km · Ouled Mimoun 48 km · Bou Tlelis 49 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 Bel Abbes (35.1899°, -0.6309°, elevation 492 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).