Touggourt weather in April

In April, Touggourt sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 7 mm of rain across 1 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of April to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Touggourt's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Touggourt's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
7th warmest
Overnight low
15°
6th coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
6:11 AM – 7:01 PM
Cloud cover
27%
9th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.9
out of 10

Touggourt is city in Ouargla Province, Algeria.

Density
663/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical April day in Touggourt reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 4°C warmer than March and about 5°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12613
22613
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42614
52614
62614
72714
82714
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102715
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242917
252917
263017
273017
283017
293018
303018

How April really feels in Touggourt

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April 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

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

Touggourt weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 111.610.17.1
Feb19° / 31.110.88.1
Mar23° / 11°71.311.78.8
Apr28° / 15°7112.87.9
May33° / 20°20.613.74.5
Jun38° / 25°10.214.11.3
Jul41° / 28°00140.0
Aug41° / 27°10.213.20.1
Sep36° / 24°4112.22.9
Oct30° / 18°50.811.26.8
Nov22° / 11°71.510.38.6
Dec18° / 61.79.97.6

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18416
28416
38515
48515
58515
68416
78416
88416
98416
108317
118317
128317
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Touggourt gets around 7 mm of rain over 1 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 3% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
13
23
33
43
53
63
73
83
94
104
114
124
134
144
154
164
174
184
194
203
213
223
233
243
253
263
273
283
293
303

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29910
39910
410000
510000
610000
710000
810000
910000
1010000
1110000
129910
139910
149910
159811
169811
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189721
199721
209721
219631
229631
239631
249631
259631
269631
279631
289631
299631
309631

Wind in April

Winds average 17 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
1217light breeze
1317light breeze
1417light breeze
1517light breeze
1617light breeze
1717light breeze
1817light breeze
1917light breeze
2017light breeze
2117light breeze
2217light breeze
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2417light breeze
2517light breeze
2617light breeze
2717light breeze
2817light breeze
2917light breeze
3017light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of April to 13 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:31 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 6:50 PM to 7:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:316:50
212.36:306:50
312.46:286:51
412.46:276:52
512.46:266:52
612.56:246:53
712.56:236:54
812.56:226:55
912.66:206:55
1012.66:196:56
1112.76:186:57
1212.76:166:58
1312.76:156:58
1412.86:146:59
1512.86:137:00
1612.86:117:01
1712.96:107:01
1812.96:097:02
1912.96:087:03
2013.06:067:03
2113.06:057:04
2213.06:047:05
2313.06:037:06
2413.16:027:06
2513.16:017:07
2613.15:597:08
2713.25:587:09
2813.25:577:09
2913.25:567:10
3013.35:557:11

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 7.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.18 kWh/m² to a high of 7.99 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 7.16 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
26.7Intense
36.8Intense
46.8Intense
56.8Intense
66.9Intense
76.9Intense
87.0Intense
97.0Intense
107.0Intense
117.0Intense
127.1Intense
137.1Intense
147.1Intense
157.1Intense
167.2Intense
177.2Intense
187.2Intense
197.2Intense
207.3Intense
217.3Intense
227.3Intense
237.3Intense
247.3Intense
257.4Intense
267.4Intense
277.4Intense
287.4Intense
297.5Intense
307.5Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Touggourt

In seasonPeak

In April, Touggourt sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Touggourt sees seasonal dust haze (March–September), heaviest in June.

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

Is April a good time to visit Touggourt?

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

7.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

April is one of the better times to visit Touggourt for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Touggourt in April

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

In April, Touggourt sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Touggourt in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Touggourt peaks around June 20 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 20UV 10Dec 20UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5High
Mar7High
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Touggourt in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Touggourt is worst in April — around 101 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.5× the cleanest month (December, 41 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorApr 1999 µg/m³Dec 1141 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan49Poor
Feb55Unhealthy
Mar78Unhealthy
Apr101Unhealthy
May92Unhealthy
Jun94Unhealthy
Jul68Unhealthy
Aug64Unhealthy
Sep62Unhealthy
Oct48Poor
Nov42Poor
Dec41Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Touggourt?

Touggourt sits at 33.1°N, 6.1°E, 170 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Tebesbest, 1.0 km away.

Topography around Touggourt

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Touggourt has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 17 m around an average of 69 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 56 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 278 m.

The land around Touggourt is covered by artificial surfaces (42%), bare terrain (31%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, bare terrain (90%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (98%) within 80 km.

3 km
17 m
16 km
56 m
80 km
278 m
treescroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
April weather nearby: Tebesbest 1.0 km · Megarine 9.0 km · Taïbet 30 km · Sidi Amrane 44 km · Djamaa 48 km · El Hadjira 76 km · Reguiba 77 km · El Oued 79 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 Touggourt (33.1108°, 6.07°, elevation 170 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).