Tolga in Winter
In winter (December, January and February), Tolga sees average daytime highs around 18°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 32 mm of rain over about 7 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 18°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is Tolga's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Tolga's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 18°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 7°C
- Rainfall
- 32 mm
- 7 wet days
- Avg wind
- 12 km/h
- Travel score
- 7.2
- best season of the year
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Tolga in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 18°C.
A typical winter day in Tolga reaches about 18°C and drops to 7°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.
How winter really feels in Tolga
Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
winter 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 the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17° / 7° | 14 | 2.4 | 9.9 | 6.8 |
| Feb | 19° / 8° | 8 | 2.1 | 10.7 | 7.7 |
| Mar | 23° / 11° | 14 | 2.4 | 11.7 | 8.5 |
| Apr | 27° / 15° | 17 | 2.7 | 12.8 | 7.9 |
| May | 32° / 20° | 8 | 2 | 13.8 | 4.9 |
| Jun | 38° / 25° | 3 | 0.6 | 14.3 | 1.5 |
| Jul | 41° / 28° | 1 | 0.2 | 14.1 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 40° / 28° | 4 | 0.9 | 13.3 | 0.3 |
| Sep | 35° / 23° | 18 | 2.7 | 12.2 | 3.3 |
| Oct | 29° / 18° | 14 | 2.4 | 11.1 | 7.0 |
| Nov | 22° / 12° | 13 | 2.2 | 10.2 | 8.3 |
| Dec | 18° / 8° | 10 | 2.4 | 9.7 | 7.2 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Tolga gets around 32 mm of rain over 7 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Winter
Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Winter
Winds average 12 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 9 h 48 min in early December to 11 h 06 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 3.5 kWh/m².
Hazard calendar for Tolga
None of Tolga's seasonal hazards peak in winter. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.
Tolga sees seasonal dust haze (April–September), heaviest in June.
Is winter a good time to visit Tolga?
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.
winter is one of the better times to visit Tolga for general sightseeing.
What to pack for Tolga in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Tolga sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.
UV index in Tolga in Winter
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 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | High | High | Very high | Very high | Very high | Very high | Very high | High | Moderate | Moderate |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3 | Moderate |
| Feb | 5 | Moderate |
| Mar | 7 | High |
| Apr | 6 | High |
| May | 8 | Very high |
| Jun | 9 | Very high |
| Jul | 8 | Very high |
| Aug | 8 | Very high |
| Sep | 7 | Very high |
| Oct | 6 | High |
| Nov | 4 | Moderate |
| Dec | 2 | Moderate |
Air quality in Tolga in Winter
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter 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).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 27 | 25 | 33 | 40 | 42 | 48 | 41 | 38 | 37 | 29 | 23 | 23 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Poor | Poor | Poor | Poor | Poor | Poor | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27 | Moderate |
| Feb | 25 | Moderate |
| Mar | 33 | Moderate |
| Apr | 40 | Poor |
| May | 42 | Poor |
| Jun | 48 | Poor |
| Jul | 41 | Poor |
| Aug | 38 | Poor |
| Sep | 37 | Poor |
| Oct | 29 | Moderate |
| Nov | 23 | Moderate |
| Dec | 23 | Moderate |
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.
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
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.