Tolga weather in January

In January, Tolga sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 14 mm of rain across 2.4 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 17°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 42 min at the start of January to 10 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Tolga's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tolga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
14 mm
2.4 wet days
Daylight
9 h 54 min
7:50 AM – 5:45 PM
Cloud cover
32%
5th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
3.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month.

A typical January day in Tolga reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1177
2177
3177
4177
5177
6177
7176
8176
9176
10176
11176
12176
13177
14177
15177
16177
17177
18177
19177
20177
21177
22177
23177
24177
25177
26177
27177
28177
29177
30177
31177

How January really feels in Tolga

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Tolga 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 142.49.96.8
Feb19° / 82.110.77.7
Mar23° / 11°142.411.78.5
Apr27° / 15°172.712.87.9
May32° / 20°8213.84.9
Jun38° / 25°30.614.31.5
Jul41° / 28°10.214.10.0
Aug40° / 28°40.913.30.3
Sep35° / 23°182.712.23.3
Oct29° / 18°142.411.17.0
Nov22° / 12°132.210.28.3
Dec18° / 102.49.77.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
28119
38119
48020
57921
67921
77822
87822
97822
107723
117624
127525
137525
147525
157525
167426
177426
187426
197426
207426
217426
227525
237525
247525
257624
267624
277624
287723
297723
307723
317921

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Tolga gets around 14 mm of rain over 2.4 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 8% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
16
26
36
46
56
66
77
87
97
108
118
128
139
149
159
169
179
189
199
209
219
229
239
249
258
268
278
288
298
308
318

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 12 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712light breeze
1812light breeze
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
2112light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 42 min at the start of January to 10 h 18 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 7:50 AM to 7:44 AM, and sunset from 5:33 PM to 5:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.77:505:33
29.77:515:34
39.77:515:34
49.77:515:35
59.77:515:36
69.87:515:37
79.87:515:37
89.87:515:38
99.87:515:39
109.87:515:40
119.87:515:41
129.87:515:42
139.97:515:42
149.97:515:43
159.97:515:44
169.97:505:45
179.97:505:46
189.97:505:47
1910.07:505:48
2010.07:495:49
2110.07:495:50
2210.07:495:51
2310.17:485:52
2410.17:485:53
2510.17:475:54
2610.17:475:55
2710.27:465:56
2810.27:465:56
2910.27:455:57
3010.27:455:58
3110.37:445:59

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.87 kWh/m² to a high of 7.8 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.25 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.0Moderate
23.0Moderate
33.0Moderate
43.0Moderate
53.0Moderate
63.1Moderate
73.1Moderate
83.1Moderate
93.1Moderate
103.1Moderate
113.1Moderate
123.2Moderate
133.2Moderate
143.2Moderate
153.2Moderate
163.2Moderate
173.3Moderate
183.3Moderate
193.3Moderate
203.3Moderate
213.3Moderate
223.4Moderate
233.4Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.5Moderate
263.5Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.6Moderate
293.6Moderate
303.7Moderate
313.7Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Tolga

In seasonPeak

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

Tolga sees seasonal dust haze (April–September), heaviest in June.

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

Is January a good time to visit Tolga?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
1.5
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Tolga for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tolga in January

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

In January, Tolga sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer.

a warm layer

UV index in Tolga 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 Tolga peaks around June 18 at about 9 (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 highHighModerateJun 18UV 9Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar7High
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Tolga 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 Tolga is worst in June — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.1× the cleanest month (December, 23 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJun 1647 µg/m³Dec 1123 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan27Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar33Moderate
Apr40Poor
May42Poor
Jun48Poor
Jul41Poor
Aug38Poor
Sep37Poor
Oct29Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tolga?

Tolga sits at 34.7°N, 5.4°E, 161 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Biskra, 35 km away.

Topography around Tolga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tolga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m around an average of 152 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 631 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,942 m.

The land around Tolga is covered by trees (63%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, bare terrain (69%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (78%) within 80 km.

3 km
73 m
16 km
631 m
80 km
1,942 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Biskra 35 km · Ouled Djellal 44 km · Sidi Okba 48 km · Sidi Khaled 52 km · Barika 74 km · Aïn Touta 87 km · N’Gaous 95 km · El Meghaïer 99 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 Tolga (34.7222°, 5.3784°, elevation 161 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).