Skikda weather in February

In February, Skikda sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 94 mm of rain across 11.6 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 14°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% 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 Skikda's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Skikda's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 14°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 11°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 94 mm; 11.6 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 36 min; 7:29 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover: 48%; 9th clearest
Wind: 17 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 3.31 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.1; out of 10

Skikda is city in Algeria.

Density: 3,517/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1838

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

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 14°C through the month.

A typical February day in Skikda reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 1°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)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Avg low (°C)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12

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

Skikda weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	15° / 12°	113	12.6	9.8	4.3
Feb	14° / 11°	94	11.6	10.6	4.1
Mar	16° / 12°	75	9.7	11.7	5.1
Apr	17° / 14°	54	8	12.9	6.0
May	20° / 17°	34	5	13.9	7.3
Jun	23° / 20°	7	1.8	14.5	8.8
Jul	26° / 23°	2	0.5	14.3	9.2
Aug	27° / 24°	7	1.6	13.4	8.7
Sep	25° / 23°	34	5.8	12.3	7.9
Oct	23° / 20°	66	8.5	11	7.2
Nov	19° / 16°	116	13	10	5.8
Dec	16° / 13°	121	12.7	9.5	4.8

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%.

	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 (%)	60	60	61	62	62	63	63	63	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	64	64	65	65	64
Cloudier (%)	40	40	39	38	38	37	37	37	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	35	35	36

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	60	40
3	61	39
4	62	38
5	62	38
6	63	37
7	63	37
8	63	37
9	64	36
10	64	36
11	64	36
12	64	36
13	64	36
14	64	36
15	64	36
16	64	36
17	65	35
18	65	35
19	65	35
20	65	35
21	65	35
22	65	35
23	65	35
24	64	36
25	64	36
26	65	35
27	65	35
28	64	36

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Skikda gets around 94 mm of rain over 11.6 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 42% and peaks near 44% 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 (%)	44	43	43	43	42	42	42	42	41	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	41	41	41	40	40	39	39

	Rain chance (%)
1	44
2	43
3	43
4	43
5	42
6	42
7	42
8	42
9	41
10	42
11	42
12	42
13	42
14	42
15	42
16	42
17	42
18	42
19	42
20	42
21	42
22	41
23	41
24	41
25	40
26	40
27	39
28	39

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

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

Wind in February

Winds average 17 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 18 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)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	18	light breeze
2	18	light breeze
3	18	light breeze
4	18	light breeze
5	18	light breeze
6	18	light breeze
7	18	light breeze
8	18	light breeze
9	18	light breeze
10	17	light breeze
11	17	light breeze
12	17	light breeze
13	17	light breeze
14	17	light breeze
15	17	light breeze
16	17	light breeze
17	17	light breeze
18	17	light breeze
19	17	light breeze
20	17	light breeze
21	17	light breeze
22	17	light breeze
23	17	light breeze
24	17	light breeze
25	17	light breeze
26	17	light breeze
27	17	light breeze
28	17	light breeze

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 7:42 AM to 7:13 AM, and sunset from 5:50 PM to 6:18 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	10.8	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1
Sunrise (AM)	7:42	7:41	7:40	7:39	7:39	7:38	7:37	7:36	7:35	7:34	7:33	7:32	7:31	7:30	7:29	7:28	7:27	7:26	7:25	7:23	7:22	7:21	7:20	7:19	7:17	7:16	7:15	7:13
Sunset (PM)	5:50	5:51	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:55	5:56	5:57	5:58	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	6:16	6:17	6:18

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.1	7:42	5:50
2	10.2	7:41	5:51
3	10.2	7:40	5:52
4	10.2	7:39	5:53
5	10.3	7:39	5:54
6	10.3	7:38	5:55
7	10.3	7:37	5:56
8	10.4	7:36	5:57
9	10.4	7:35	5:58
10	10.4	7:34	6:00
11	10.5	7:33	6:01
12	10.5	7:32	6:02
13	10.5	7:31	6:03
14	10.6	7:30	6:04
15	10.6	7:29	6:05
16	10.6	7:28	6:06
17	10.7	7:27	6:07
18	10.7	7:26	6:08
19	10.7	7:25	6:09
20	10.8	7:23	6:10
21	10.8	7:22	6:11
22	10.8	7:21	6:12
23	10.9	7:20	6:13
24	10.9	7:19	6:14
25	11.0	7:17	6:15
26	11.0	7:16	6:16
27	11.0	7:15	6:17
28	11.1	7:13	6:18

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.15 kWh/m² to a high of 7.38 kWh/m² in July across the year — February's 3.31 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	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	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	3.2	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	3.5	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 Skikda

In seasonPeak

In February, Skikda sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Skikda's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Skikda sees seasonal dust haze (June–July), heaviest in June.

Rainy season

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Skikda?

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

4.1

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Skikda for sightseeing.

What to pack for Skikda in February

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

In February, Skikda sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Skikda 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 offshore is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 2 to Nov 15 — about 5.5 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	24	26	25	23	20	17
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	16	Cool
Feb	15	Cool
Mar	15	Cool
Apr	16	Cool
May	18	Cool
Jun	22	Refreshing
Jul	24	Warm
Aug	26	Warm
Sep	25	Warm
Oct	23	Refreshing
Nov	20	Refreshing
Dec	17	Cool

UV index in Skikda 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 Skikda 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	10	7	7	5	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	High	Very high	Very high	High	Very high	High	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	10	Very high
Aug	7	High
Sep	7	Very high
Oct	5	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Skikda 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 Skikda is worst in August — around 41 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× 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)	25	26	29	28	24	24	33	41	26	26	25	26
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	25	Moderate
Feb	26	Moderate
Mar	29	Moderate
Apr	28	Moderate
May	24	Moderate
Jun	24	Moderate
Jul	33	Moderate
Aug	41	Poor
Sep	26	Moderate
Oct	26	Moderate
Nov	25	Moderate
Dec	26	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Skikda?

Skikda sits at 36.9°N, 6.9°E, 24 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Azzaba, 23 km away.

Topography around Skikda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Skikda has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 260 m around an average of 40 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 674 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,427 m.

The land around Skikda is covered by artificial surfaces (31%), water (28%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, trees (36%) and water (33%) within 16 km, and water (34%), trees (23%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

260 m

artificial surfaces 31%

16 km

674 m

trees 36%

80 km

1,427 m

water 34%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

February weather nearby: Azzaba 23 km · Tamalous 24 km · El Arrouch 26 km · Kerkera 29 km · Collo 34 km · Zighout Youcef 42 km · Berrahal 49 km · Didouche Mourad 53 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 Skikda (36.8762°, 6.9092°, elevation 24 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	14	11
2	14	11
3	14	11
4	14	11
5	14	11
6	14	11
7	14	11
8	14	11
9	14	11
10	14	11
11	14	11
12	14	11
13	14	11
14	14	11
15	14	11
16	14	11
17	14	11
18	14	11
19	14	11
20	14	11
21	14	12
22	15	12
23	15	12
24	15	12
25	15	12
26	15	12
27	15	12
28	15	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	60	40
3	61	39
4	62	38
5	62	38
6	63	37
7	63	37
8	63	37
9	64	36
10	64	36
11	64	36
12	64	36
13	64	36
14	64	36
15	64	36
16	64	36
17	65	35
18	65	35
19	65	35
20	65	35
21	65	35
22	65	35
23	65	35
24	64	36
25	64	36
26	65	35
27	65	35
28	64	36

	Rain chance (%)
1	44
2	43
3	43
4	43
5	42
6	42
7	42
8	42
9	41
10	42
11	42
12	42
13	42
14	42
15	42
16	42
17	42
18	42
19	42
20	42
21	42
22	41
23	41
24	41
25	40
26	40
27	39
28	39

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	60	40
3	61	39
4	62	38
5	62	38
6	63	37
7	63	37
8	63	37
9	64	36
10	64	36
11	64	36
12	64	36
13	64	36
14	64	36
15	64	36
16	64	36
17	65	35
18	65	35
19	65	35
20	65	35
21	65	35
22	65	35
23	65	35
24	64	36
25	64	36
26	65	35
27	65	35
28	64	36

	Rain chance (%)
1	44
2	43
3	43
4	43
5	42
6	42
7	42
8	42
9	41
10	42
11	42
12	42
13	42
14	42
15	42
16	42
17	42
18	42
19	42
20	42
21	42
22	41
23	41
24	41
25	40
26	40
27	39
28	39

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	60	40
3	61	39
4	62	38
5	62	38
6	63	37
7	63	37
8	63	37
9	64	36
10	64	36
11	64	36
12	64	36
13	64	36
14	64	36
15	64	36
16	64	36
17	65	35
18	65	35
19	65	35
20	65	35
21	65	35
22	65	35
23	65	35
24	64	36
25	64	36
26	65	35
27	65	35
28	64	36

	Rain chance (%)
1	44
2	43
3	43
4	43
5	42
6	42
7	42
8	42
9	41
10	42
11	42
12	42
13	42
14	42
15	42
16	42
17	42
18	42
19	42
20	42
21	42
22	41
23	41
24	41
25	40
26	40
27	39
28	39

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