Sougueur weather in August

In August, Sougueur sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 15 mm of rain across 4.7 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Sougueur's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sougueur's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
20°
11th coldest
Rainfall
15 mm
4.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
6:18 AM – 7:38 PM
Cloud cover
27%
2nd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

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 31°C by the end.

A typical August day in Sougueur reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 6°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13421
23421
33421
43421
53421
63421
73421
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103421
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313119

How August really feels in Sougueur

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 26 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
26
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.

Sougueur weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 408.31.19.93.1
Feb13° / 3881.510.73.7
Mar16° / 478.20.511.75.2
Apr19° / 488.3012.96.4
May24° / 12°407.4013.87.5
Jun29° / 17°163.9014.36.4
Jul34° / 21°93.2014.13.9
Aug33° / 20°154.7013.34.2
Sep28° / 16°337.1012.26.8
Oct22° / 12°366.2011.17.5
Nov16° / 397.20.110.15.3
Dec12° / 347.10.69.73.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 11%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1937
2937
3928
4928
5919
6919
7919
8919
99010
109010
119010
129010
139010
148911
158911
168812
178812
188812
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208812
218812
228812
238713
248713
258713
268614
278515
288416
298416
308317
318317

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Sougueur gets around 15 mm of rain over 4.7 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 15% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
111
212
312
413
513
614
714
814
914
1014
1114
1214
1314
1414
1514
1614
1714
1814
1914
2014
2115
2215
2316
2416
2517
2617
2718
2818
2919
3020
3120

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 70% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1752041
2752041
3742141
4742141
5722251
6722251
7712351
8712351
9702361
10692461
11692461
12692461
13672571
14672571
15672571
16672571
17672571
18672571
19672571
20672571
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Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 6:06 AM to 6:30 AM, and sunset from 7:54 PM to 7:18 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.86:067:54
213.86:077:53
313.76:087:52
413.76:097:51
513.76:097:50
613.66:107:49
713.66:117:48
813.66:127:47
913.66:137:46
1013.56:137:45
1113.56:147:44
1213.56:157:43
1313.46:167:42
1413.46:167:41
1513.46:177:39
1613.36:187:38
1713.36:197:37
1813.36:207:36
1913.26:207:35
2013.26:217:33
2113.26:227:32
2213.16:237:31
2313.16:237:29
2413.16:247:28
2513.06:257:27
2613.06:267:25
2713.06:277:24
2812.96:277:23
2912.96:287:21
3012.86:297:20
3112.86:307:18

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.52 kWh/m² to a high of 7.67 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 6.93 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.4Intense
27.3Intense
37.3Intense
47.3Intense
57.3Intense
67.2Intense
77.2Intense
87.2Intense
97.1Intense
107.1Intense
117.1Intense
127.0Intense
137.0Intense
147.0Intense
157.0Intense
166.9Intense
176.9Intense
186.9Intense
196.9Intense
206.8Intense
216.8Intense
226.8Intense
236.7Intense
246.7Intense
256.7Intense
266.6Intense
276.6Intense
286.5Intense
296.5Intense
306.4Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Sougueur

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is August a good time to visit Sougueur?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sougueur in August

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

In August, Sougueur sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Sougueur 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 Sougueur peaks around July 11 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highModerateJul 11UV 10Dec 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar7Very high
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Sougueur 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 Sougueur is worst in September — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (January, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1227 µg/m³Jan 1011 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb16Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Sougueur?

Sougueur sits at 35.2°N, 1.5°E, 1,133 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Tiaret, 26 km away.

Topography around Sougueur

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sougueur has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 169 m around an average of 1,136 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 516 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,810 m.

The land around Sougueur is covered by cropland (64%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, cropland (81%) within 16 km, and cropland (45%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
169 m
16 km
516 m
80 km
1,810 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Tiaret 26 km · Mehdia daira de meghila 36 km · ’Aïn Deheb 38 km · Frenda 43 km · Tissemsilt 55 km · Lardjem 63 km · Ksar Chellala 75 km · Oued el Abtal 79 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 Sougueur (35.1857°, 1.4961°, elevation 1,133 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).