Sidi Khaled weather in August

In August, Sidi Khaled sees average daytime highs of 39°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 4 mm of rain across 1 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 40°C in the first days to 38°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 85% 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 Khaled's 2nd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sidi Khaled's year-round climate.

Daytime high
39°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
27°
11th coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
6:05 AM – 7:23 PM
Cloud cover
18%
2nd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
7 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.5
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 40°C in the first days to 38°C by the end.

A typical August day in Sidi Khaled reaches about 39°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 36°C and 43°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and about 6°C warmer than September.

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

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
22 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 Khaled 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
Jan16° / 152.5106.4
Feb18° / 92.110.77.5
Mar22° / 10°142.311.78.4
Apr26° / 14°182.712.88.2
May31° / 19°91.613.85.4
Jun37° / 24°3114.32.0
Jul40° / 27°10.414.10.0
Aug39° / 27°4113.30.5
Sep34° / 22°182.912.23.8
Oct28° / 17°132.511.17.4
Nov21° / 11°122.110.28.2
Dec17° / 102.49.76.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 85% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 6%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1973
2973
3973
4964
5964
6964
7964
8964
9964
10964
11964
12955
13955
14955
15946
16946
17946
18946
19946
20946
21946
22946
23937
24928
25919
26919
27919
288911
298911
308812
318812

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Sidi Khaled gets around 4 mm of rain over 1 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 4% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
12
22
32
42
52
62
72
83
92
102
112
122
132
143
153
163
173
183
193
203
214
224
234
245
255
266
276
287
297
308
318

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 53% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1633250
2633250
3613360
4603370
5583381
6583381
7573391
85633101
95633101
105533111
115433112
125333122
135333122
145333122
155333122
165333122
175333122
185333122
195333122
205333122
215234122
225134132
235134132
245134132
254935142
264835152
274735152
284636162
294536172
304436172
314337182

Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
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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 5:54 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 7:38 PM to 7:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:547:38
213.75:557:37
313.75:557:36
413.75:567:36
513.65:577:35
613.65:587:34
713.65:587:33
813.55:597:32
913.56:007:31
1013.56:017:30
1113.56:017:29
1213.46:027:28
1313.46:037:26
1413.46:047:25
1513.36:057:24
1613.36:057:23
1713.36:067:22
1813.26:077:21
1913.26:087:19
2013.26:087:18
2113.16:097:17
2213.16:107:16
2313.16:107:14
2413.06:117:13
2513.06:127:12
2613.06:137:11
2712.96:137:09
2812.96:147:08
2912.96:157:07
3012.86:167:05
3112.86:167:04

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.94 kWh/m² to a high of 7.83 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 7 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.5Intense
27.4Intense
37.4Intense
47.4Intense
57.3Intense
67.3Intense
77.3Intense
87.2Intense
97.2Intense
107.2Intense
117.1Intense
127.1Intense
137.1Intense
147.1Intense
157.0Intense
167.0Intense
177.0Intense
187.0Intense
196.9Intense
206.9Intense
216.9Intense
226.8Intense
236.8Intense
246.8Intense
256.7Intense
266.7Intense
276.6Intense
286.6Intense
296.5Intense
306.5Intense
316.5Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Sidi Khaled

In seasonPeak

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

Sidi Khaled sees seasonal dust haze (April–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 Khaled?

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

0.5
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sidi Khaled in August

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

In August, Sidi Khaled sees daytime highs around 39°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Sidi Khaled in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 (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 Khaled peaks around June 17 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 17UV 10Dec 20UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar7High
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Sidi Khaled 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 Khaled is worst in June — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.1× the cleanest month (December, 23 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJun 1647 µg/m³Dec 1123 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan27Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar33Moderate
Apr40Poor
May42Poor
Jun48Poor
Jul41Poor
Aug38Poor
Sep37Poor
Oct29Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sidi Khaled?

Sidi Khaled sits at 34.4°N, 5.0°E, 204 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Ouled Djellal, 8.0 km away.

Feidh el BotmaBarika

Topography around Sidi Khaled

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sidi Khaled has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m around an average of 223 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 167 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,314 m.

The land around Sidi Khaled is covered by bare terrain (69%) within 3 km, bare terrain (95%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (89%) within 80 km.

3 km
52 m
16 km
167 m
80 km
1,314 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Ouled Djellal 8.0 km · Tolga 52 km · Biskra 85 km · ’Aïn el Melh 91 km · Sidi Okba 92 km · El Meghaïer 99 km · Feidh el Botma 113 km · Barika 117 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 Khaled (34.387°, 4.9878°, elevation 204 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).