Tébessa weather in January

In January, Tébessa sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 35 mm of precipitation across 6.6 wet days and about 9.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 11°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 36 min at the start of January to 10 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Tébessa's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tébessa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
35 mm
6.6 wet days
Daylight
9 h 54 min
7:41 AM – 5:32 PM
Cloud cover
51%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
2.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Tébessa is city in Tébessa Province, Algeria.

Density
14/km²
people per km²

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

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 11°C through the month.

A typical January day in Tébessa reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1112
2112
3112
4112
5112
6112
7112
8112
9112
10112
11112
12112
13112
14112
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28112
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How January really feels in Tébessa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
31
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Tébessa weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 356.61.29.93.1
Feb12° / 276.61.110.73.6
Mar16° / 417.90.911.75.2
Apr20° / 447.90.212.96.6
May25° / 12°407.9013.87.4
Jun30° / 16°235014.35.8
Jul34° / 19°103.1014.13.9
Aug33° / 19°184.6013.34.2
Sep28° / 15°387.6012.26.5
Oct23° / 11°306.1011.17.6
Nov16° / 315.10.110.15.9
Dec12° / 315.70.69.73.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25842
35842
45941
55941
65941
75842
85941
95941
105941
115842
125842
135842
145743
155743
165644
175545
185545
195545
205446
215446
225545
235446
245545
255545
265545
275644
285644
295644
305644
315743

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Tébessa gets around 35 mm of rain and snow over 6.6 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 22% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1184
2184
3184
4184
5184
6184
7184
8184
9194
10194
11194
12204
13204
14214
15224
16224
17234
18234
19244
20244
21244
22244
23244
24244
25254
26254
27255
28255
29255
30255
31255

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
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11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
1810calm
1910calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 36 min at the start of January to 10 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:41 AM to 7:35 AM, and sunset from 5:20 PM to 5:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.67:415:20
29.77:415:21
39.77:425:22
49.77:425:22
59.77:425:23
69.77:425:24
79.77:425:25
89.77:425:25
99.77:425:26
109.87:425:27
119.87:425:28
129.87:425:29
139.87:425:30
149.87:425:31
159.87:415:32
169.97:415:32
179.97:415:33
189.97:415:34
199.97:405:35
209.97:405:36
2110.07:405:37
2210.07:395:38
2310.07:395:39
2410.07:385:40
2510.17:385:41
2610.17:375:42
2710.17:375:43
2810.17:365:44
2910.27:365:45
3010.27:355:46
3110.27:355:47

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.49 kWh/m² to a high of 7.48 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.82 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.6Moderate
22.6Moderate
32.6Moderate
42.6Moderate
52.6Moderate
62.6Moderate
72.7Moderate
82.7Moderate
92.7Moderate
102.7Moderate
112.7Moderate
122.7Moderate
132.8Moderate
142.8Moderate
152.8Moderate
162.8Moderate
172.8Moderate
182.8Moderate
192.9Moderate
202.9Moderate
212.9Moderate
222.9Moderate
233.0Moderate
243.0Moderate
253.0Moderate
263.0Moderate
273.1Moderate
283.1Moderate
293.1Moderate
303.2Moderate
313.2Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Tébessa

In seasonPeak

None of Tébessa's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

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

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

Is January a good time to visit Tébessa?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tébessa.

What to pack for Tébessa in January

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

In January, Tébessa sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Tébessa in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tébessa peaks around July 15 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 2 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateJul 15UV 10Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Tébessa in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Tébessa is worst in April — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 16 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 2126 µg/m³Dec 2016 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tébessa?

Tébessa sits at 35.4°N, 8.1°E, 867 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Hammamet, 16 km away.

Topography around Tébessa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tébessa has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 371 m around an average of 889 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 959 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,351 m.

The land around Tébessa is covered by artificial surfaces (52%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (38%) and grassland (35%) within 16 km, and grassland (41%) and cropland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
371 m
16 km
959 m
80 km
1,351 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Hammamet 16 km · Cheria 37 km · Meskiana 49 km · Thala 53 km · El Aouinet 56 km · Ouenza 61 km · Feriana 65 km · Tajerouine 67 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 Tébessa (35.4042°, 8.1242°, elevation 867 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).