Theniet el Had weather in January

In January, Theniet el Had sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 47 mm of precipitation across 8.9 wet days and about 9.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 6th-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 Theniet el Had's 10th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Theniet el Had's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
47 mm
8.9 wet days
Daylight
9 h 48 min
8:07 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover
52%
10th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

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 Theniet el Had reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 8°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)
1113
2113
3113
4113
5113
6113
7113
8113
9113
10113
11113
12113
13113
14113
15113
16113
17113
18113
19113
20113
21113
22113
23113
24113
25113
26113
27113
28113
29113
30113
31113

How January really feels in Theniet el Had

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 20 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
20
wind chill below the day's low

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

Theniet el Had weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 478.91.39.82.8
Feb12° / 469.21.910.63.3
Mar15° / 579.50.711.74.9
Apr19° / 619.8012.96.2
May24° / 12°508.6013.97.2
Jun30° / 17°235.4014.46.1
Jul34° / 21°134.8014.23.5
Aug33° / 21°216.1013.43.8
Sep28° / 16°478.6012.26.5
Oct22° / 12°487.7011.17.2
Nov15° / 478.50.110.15.0
Dec12° / 438.10.89.63.4

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 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25842
35842
45941
55941
65941
75842
85842
95743
105545
115446
125347
135248
145248
155050
165050
174951
184852
194753
204753
214753
224753
234654
244753
254753
264753
274852
284852
294951
305050
315149

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Theniet el Had gets around 47 mm of rain and snow over 8.9 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 29% and peaks near 34% 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 (%)
1242
2242
3242
4243
5243
6243
7253
8253
9254
10264
11264
12274
13284
14285
15295
16305
17305
18315
19315
20325
21325
22325
23335
24335
25336
26346
27346
28347
29347
30347
31347

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
10100
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 11 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
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

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 8:07 AM to 8:00 AM, and sunset from 5:43 PM to 6:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.68:075:43
29.68:075:44
39.68:075:45
49.68:075:45
59.68:075:46
69.78:085:47
79.78:085:48
89.78:085:49
99.78:085:49
109.78:085:50
119.78:075:51
129.78:075:52
139.88:075:53
149.88:075:54
159.88:075:55
169.88:075:56
179.88:065:57
189.98:065:58
199.98:065:59
209.98:065:59
219.98:056:00
229.98:056:01
2310.08:046:02
2410.08:046:03
2510.08:036:04
2610.08:036:05
2710.18:026:06
2810.18:026:07
2910.18:016:08
3010.18:016:10
3110.28:006:11

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.4 kWh/m² to a high of 7.62 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.74 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.5Moderate
22.6Moderate
32.6Moderate
42.6Moderate
52.6Moderate
62.6Moderate
72.6Moderate
82.7Moderate
92.7Moderate
102.7Moderate
112.7Moderate
122.7Moderate
132.7Moderate
142.7Moderate
152.7Moderate
162.7Moderate
172.7Moderate
182.7Moderate
192.8Moderate
202.8Moderate
212.8Moderate
222.8Moderate
232.8Moderate
242.9Moderate
252.9Moderate
262.9Moderate
272.9Moderate
283.0Moderate
293.0Moderate
303.1Moderate
313.1Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Theniet el Had

In seasonPeak

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

Theniet el Had sees seasonal dust haze (June–July), heaviest in July.

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

Is January a good time to visit Theniet el Had?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Theniet el Had.

What to pack for Theniet el Had in January

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

In January, Theniet el Had sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Theniet el Had 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 Theniet el Had peaks around July 16 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 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 highModerateJul 16UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Theniet el Had 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 Theniet el Had is worst in July — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJul 2037 µg/m³Nov 1925 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan25Moderate
Feb27Moderate
Mar31Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul38Poor
Aug34Moderate
Sep34Moderate
Oct29Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec26Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Theniet el Had?

Theniet el Had sits at 35.9°N, 2.0°E, 1,129 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Tissemsilt, 35 km away.

Topography around Theniet el Had

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Theniet el Had has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 618 m around an average of 1,206 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,314 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,916 m.

The land around Theniet el Had is covered by grassland (59%) within 3 km, grassland (58%) within 16 km, and cropland (35%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
618 m
16 km
1,314 m
80 km
1,916 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Tissemsilt 35 km · Aïn Defla 44 km · Lardjem 45 km · Khemis Miliana 47 km · El Attaf 51 km · Miliana 51 km · El Abadia 54 km · Mehdia daira de meghila 55 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 Theniet el Had (35.8711°, 2.0281°, elevation 1,129 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).