Tissemsilt weather in January

In January, Tissemsilt sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 36 mm of precipitation across 7.6 wet days and about 9.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 12°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 Tissemsilt's 10th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tissemsilt's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
36 mm
7.6 wet days
Daylight
9 h 48 min
8:07 AM – 5:57 PM
Cloud cover
51%
10th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Tissemsilt is village in Algeria.

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 12°C through the month.

A typical January day in Tissemsilt reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°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)
1123
2123
3123
4123
5123
6123
7123
8123
9123
10123
11123
12123
13123
14123
15123
16123
17123
18113
19113
20113
21113
22113
23113
24113
25113
26113
27113
28123
29123
30123
31123

How January really feels in Tissemsilt

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 3 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
3
wind chill below the day's low

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

Tissemsilt weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 367.60.59.93.3
Feb13° / 387.81.210.73.8
Mar16° / 417.50.511.75.6
Apr20° / 397.8012.96.7
May25° / 12°295.9013.97.6
Jun31° / 17°122.7014.45.7
Jul35° / 21°72.6014.23.1
Aug34° / 21°114013.33.5
Sep29° / 17°215012.26.5
Oct23° / 12°255011.17.7
Nov16° / 356.90.110.15.5
Dec13° / 326.70.49.63.8

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 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25941
36040
46040
56040
65941
75941
85743
95743
105644
115545
125446
135248
145248
155149
165149
175050
184951
194951
204951
214852
224951
234951
244951
254951
264951
275050
285149
295248
305248
315347

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Tissemsilt gets around 36 mm of rain and snow over 7.6 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 25% and peaks near 29% 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 (%)
1221
2211
3211
4211
5211
6211
7211
8211
9221
10221
11231
12231
13242
14252
15252
16262
17262
18272
19272
20272
21282
22282
23282
24282
25293
26293
27293
28293
29294
30284
31284

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 11 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
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2511calm
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 5:45 PM to 6:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.68:075:45
29.68:075:46
39.68:075:46
49.78:085:47
59.78:085:48
69.78:085:49
79.78:085:49
89.78:085:50
99.78:085:51
109.78:085:52
119.88:085:53
129.88:085:54
139.88:075:54
149.88:075:55
159.88:075:56
169.88:075:57
179.98:075:58
189.98:065:59
199.98:066:00
209.98:066:01
219.98:056:02
2210.08:056:03
2310.08:056:04
2410.08:046:05
2510.08:046:06
2610.18:036:07
2710.18:036:08
2810.18:026:09
2910.18:016:10
3010.28:016:11
3110.28:006:12

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.46 kWh/m² to a high of 7.66 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.8 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.6Moderate
22.6Moderate
32.7Moderate
42.7Moderate
52.7Moderate
62.7Moderate
72.7Moderate
82.7Moderate
92.7Moderate
102.7Moderate
112.8Moderate
122.8Moderate
132.8Moderate
142.8Moderate
152.8Moderate
162.8Moderate
172.8Moderate
182.8Moderate
192.8Moderate
202.8Moderate
212.8Moderate
222.9Moderate
232.9Moderate
242.9Moderate
252.9Moderate
263.0Moderate
273.0Moderate
283.0Moderate
293.1Moderate
303.1Moderate
313.2Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Tissemsilt

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is January a good time to visit Tissemsilt?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tissemsilt.

What to pack for Tissemsilt in January

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

In January, Tissemsilt sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Tissemsilt 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 Tissemsilt peaks around July 14 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 14UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Tissemsilt 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 Tissemsilt 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 Tissemsilt?

Tissemsilt sits at 35.6°N, 1.8°E, 866 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Mehdia daira de meghila, 20 km away.

Topography around Tissemsilt

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tissemsilt has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 132 m around an average of 890 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 536 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,879 m.

The land around Tissemsilt is covered by cropland (54%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, cropland (77%) within 16 km, and cropland (43%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
132 m
16 km
536 m
80 km
1,879 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Mehdia daira de meghila 20 km · Lardjem 29 km · Theniet el Had 35 km · Tiaret 52 km · Sougueur 55 km · Ksar Chellala 64 km · Oued Fodda 69 km · Ammi Moussa 69 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 Tissemsilt (35.6072°, 1.8108°, elevation 866 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).