Touggourt weather in February

In February, Touggourt sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 3 mm of rain across 1.1 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 24 min at the start of February to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Touggourt's 4th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Touggourt's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
10th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
1.1 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
7:27 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
24%
4th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.1
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 February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical February day in Touggourt reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 4°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1187
2187
3187
4187
5187
6187
7187
8187
9197
10197
11197
12197
13197
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15197
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21208
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28219

How February really feels in Touggourt

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February 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

February 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 February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 8th-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 February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 16%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18416
28515
38515
48515
58515
68515
78515
88515
98515
108614
118614
128614
138614
148515
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288317

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Touggourt gets around 3 mm of rain over 1.1 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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

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Rain chance (%)
14
24
34
44
54
64
74
84
94
104
114
123
133
143
153
163
173
183
193
203
213
224
234
244
254
264
274
284

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February 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
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100

Wind in February

Winds average 14 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
2315light breeze
2415light breeze
2515light breeze
2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 24 min at the start of February to 11 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:38 AM to 7:13 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 6:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.47:386:01
210.47:376:02
310.47:366:03
410.57:366:04
510.57:356:05
610.57:346:05
710.57:346:06
810.67:336:07
910.67:326:08
1010.67:316:09
1110.77:306:10
1210.77:306:11
1310.77:296:12
1410.87:286:13
1510.87:276:14
1610.87:266:15
1710.87:256:16
1810.97:246:16
1910.97:236:17
2010.97:226:18
2111.07:216:19
2211.07:206:20
2311.07:196:21
2411.17:186:22
2511.17:176:23
2611.17:156:23
2711.27:146:24
2811.27:136:25

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 4.68 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 — February's 4.68 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
24.2Bright
34.2Bright
44.2Bright
54.3Bright
64.3Bright
74.4Bright
84.4Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.6Bright
134.6Bright
144.7Bright
154.7Bright
164.8Bright
174.8Bright
184.8Bright
194.9Bright
204.9Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Touggourt

In seasonPeak

None of Touggourt's seasonal hazards are active in February. 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 February a good time to visit Touggourt?

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

8.1
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Touggourt in February

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

In February, Touggourt sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Touggourt in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 5 — 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 February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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