Touggourt weather in December

In December, Touggourt sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.7 wet days and about 9.9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 hours at the start of December to 9 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Touggourt's 6th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Touggourt's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
11th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1.7 wet days
Daylight
9 h 48 min
7:37 AM – 5:27 PM
Cloud cover
26%
6th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
3.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.6
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 December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical December day in Touggourt reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 5°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1198
2198
3198
4198
5198
6198
7188
8187
9187
10187
11187
12187
13187
14187
15187
16187
17187
18187
19187
20187
21187
22187
23177
24177
25177
26176
27176
28176
29176
30176
31176

How December really feels in Touggourt

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December 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

December 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 December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 5th-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 December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
28119
38119
48119
58119
68119
78119
88119
98020
108020
118020
128020
138020
148119
158119
168119
178218
188218
198218
208317
218416
228416
238515
248515
258614
268614
278614
288614
298614
308614
318614

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Touggourt gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.7 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 5% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
16
26
36
46
56
66
76
86
96
106
115
125
135
145
155
165
175
185
195
205
215
225
235
245
255
264
274
284
294
304
313

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the dry band about 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

Wind in December

Winds average 13 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 13 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
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 hours at the start of December to 9 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:26 AM to 7:44 AM, and sunset from 5:25 PM to 5:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.07:265:25
210.07:275:25
39.97:285:25
49.97:295:25
59.97:305:25
69.97:305:25
79.97:315:25
89.97:325:25
99.97:335:25
109.97:335:25
119.97:345:25
129.87:355:25
139.87:355:26
149.87:365:26
159.87:375:26
169.87:375:27
179.87:385:27
189.87:385:27
199.87:395:28
209.87:395:28
219.87:405:29
229.87:405:29
239.87:415:29
249.87:415:30
259.87:425:31
269.87:425:31
279.87:425:32
289.87:435:32
299.87:435:33
309.87:435:33
319.87:445:34

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 3.18 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

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 — December's 3.18 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.4Moderate
23.3Moderate
33.3Moderate
43.3Moderate
53.3Moderate
63.3Moderate
73.3Moderate
83.2Moderate
93.2Moderate
103.2Moderate
113.2Moderate
123.2Moderate
133.2Moderate
143.2Moderate
153.2Moderate
163.2Moderate
173.2Moderate
183.1Moderate
193.1Moderate
203.2Moderate
213.2Moderate
223.2Moderate
233.2Moderate
243.2Moderate
253.2Moderate
263.2Moderate
273.2Moderate
283.2Moderate
293.2Moderate
303.3Moderate
313.3Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Touggourt

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is December a good time to visit Touggourt?

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

7.6
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.5
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

December is one of the better times to visit Touggourt for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Touggourt in December

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

In December, Touggourt sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer.

a warm layer

UV index in Touggourt in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks 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 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 December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where December 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
December 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).