Telerghma in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Telerghma sees average daytime highs around 13°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 100 mm of precipitation over about 21 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 13°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Telerghma's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Telerghma's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
13°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
3°C
Precipitation
100 mm
21 wet days
Avg wind
9 km/h
Travel score
3.9
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Telerghma in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 13°C.

A typical winter day in Telerghma reaches about 13°C and drops to 3°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

10°20°DecJanFeb

How winter really feels in Telerghma

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 2 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
2
wind chill below the day's low

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

Telerghma weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 357.519.83.5
Feb13° / 317.10.910.64.0
Mar17° / 418.50.511.75.6
Apr20° / 448.3012.96.7
May25° / 12°427.2013.97.4
Jun31° / 17°164.7014.45.6
Jul35° / 20°93.5014.23.4
Aug34° / 20°175.4013.43.7
Sep29° / 16°287.4012.26.3
Oct23° / 12°285.6011.17.7
Nov17° / 305.4010.16.0
Dec13° / 346.10.69.64.1

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time across winter.

0%25%50%75%100%DecJanFeb

Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Telerghma gets around 100 mm of rain and snow over 21 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%10%20%30%40%DecJanFeb

Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

0%25%50%75%100%DecJanFeb

Wind in Winter

Winds average 9 km/h across winter.

051015DecJanFeb

Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 42 min in early December to 11 h 06 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 2.9 kWh/m².

012345DecJanFeb
Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Telerghma

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is winter a good time to visit Telerghma?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

3.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Telerghma.

What to pack for Telerghma in Winter

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

In winter, Telerghma sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 3°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 21 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Telerghma in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Telerghma peaks around July 15 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 highHighModerateJul 15UV 10Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Telerghma in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Telerghma is worst in September — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1831 µg/m³Nov 2225 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan25Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar28Moderate
Apr30Moderate
May29Moderate
Jun29Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep32Moderate
Oct30Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec25Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Telerghma?

Telerghma sits at 36.1°N, 6.4°E, 748 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Chelghoum el Aïd, 18 km away.

Topography around Telerghma

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Telerghma has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 56 m around an average of 754 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 708 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,134 m.

The land around Telerghma is covered by cropland (62%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, cropland (71%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (51%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
56 m
16 km
708 m
80 km
2,134 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
Winter weather nearby: Chelghoum el Aïd 18 km · Aïn Smara 21 km · Aïn M’Lila 21 km · Ali Mendjeli 24 km · Tadjenanet 33 km · El Khroub 35 km · Constantine 36 km · Aïn Kercha 37 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 Telerghma (36.1165°, 6.3543°, elevation 748 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.