Zeribet el Oued weather in January

In January, Zeribet el Oued sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 13 mm of rain across 2.4 wet days and about 9.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% 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 Zeribet el Oued's 7th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zeribet el Oued's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
2.4 wet days
Daylight
9 h 54 min
7:46 AM – 5:41 PM
Cloud cover
33%
7th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month.

A typical January day in Zeribet el Oued reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°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 19°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1166
2166
3166
4166
5166
6166
7166
8166
9166
10166
11166
12166
13166
14166
15166
16166
17166
18166
19167
20167
21167
22167
23167
24167
25167
26167
27167
28167
29177
30177
31177

How January really feels in Zeribet el Oued

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.

Zeribet el Oued weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan16° / 132.49.96.3
Feb18° / 82.110.77.4
Mar22° / 11°162.811.78.3
Apr26° / 15°173.212.88.1
May32° / 20°9213.85.3
Jun37° / 25°3114.32.1
Jul40° / 28°20.214.10.2
Aug39° / 28°5113.30.8
Sep34° / 23°142.512.23.9
Oct28° / 18°132.311.17.4
Nov21° / 11°122.310.28.2
Dec17° / 102.39.76.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
28119
38119
48119
58119
68020
77921
87921
97822
107822
117723
127624
137624
147624
157624
167525
177525
187525
197525
207525
217525
227525
237525
247525
257624
267624
277624
287822
297822
307822
317822

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Zeribet el Oued gets around 13 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
47
57
67
77
87
98
108
118
129
139
149
159
169
179
189
199
209
219
229
238
248
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 9 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

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 7:46 AM to 7:40 AM, and sunset from 5:28 PM to 5:55 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.77:465:28
29.77:465:29
39.77:465:30
49.77:465:31
59.77:465:31
69.87:465:32
79.87:475:33
89.87:475:34
99.87:475:35
109.87:475:35
119.87:475:36
129.87:465:37
139.97:465:38
149.97:465:39
159.97:465:40
169.97:465:41
179.97:465:42
1810.07:455:42
1910.07:455:43
2010.07:455:44
2110.07:445:45
2210.07:445:46
2310.17:445:47
2410.17:435:48
2510.17:435:49
2610.17:425:50
2710.27:425:51
2810.27:415:52
2910.27:415:53
3010.27:405:54
3110.37:405:55

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.83 kWh/m² to a high of 7.69 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.2 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.9Moderate
23.0Moderate
33.0Moderate
43.0Moderate
53.0Moderate
63.0Moderate
73.0Moderate
83.0Moderate
93.1Moderate
103.1Moderate
113.1Moderate
123.1Moderate
133.1Moderate
143.1Moderate
153.1Moderate
163.2Moderate
173.2Moderate
183.2Moderate
193.2Moderate
203.3Moderate
213.3Moderate
223.3Moderate
233.4Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.4Moderate
263.5Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.6Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Zeribet el Oued

In seasonPeak

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

Zeribet el Oued 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 Zeribet el Oued?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.8
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Zeribet el Oued for sightseeing.

What to pack for Zeribet el Oued in January

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

In January, Zeribet el Oued sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer.

a warm layer

UV index in Zeribet el Oued 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 Zeribet el Oued peaks around June 20 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 20UV 9Dec 22UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Zeribet el Oued 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 Zeribet el Oued is worst in June — around 44 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.4× the cleanest month (December, 18 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJun 1643 µg/m³Dec 1619 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar28Moderate
Apr38Poor
May37Poor
Jun44Poor
Jul37Poor
Aug35Poor
Sep34Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Zeribet el Oued?

Zeribet el Oued sits at 34.7°N, 6.5°E, 47 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Sidi Okba, 56 km away.

Topography around Zeribet el Oued

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zeribet el Oued has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 35 m around an average of 46 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 280 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,333 m.

The land around Zeribet el Oued is covered by bare terrain (75%) within 3 km, bare terrain (87%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
35 m
16 km
280 m
80 km
2,333 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland
January weather nearby: Sidi Okba 56 km · Arris 66 km · Biskra 74 km · Tazoult-Lambese 92 km · Aïn Touta 95 km · El Meghaïer 98 km · Kaïs 98 km · Khenchela 102 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 Zeribet el Oued (34.6828°, 6.5111°, elevation 47 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).