Algeria in August

Hottest; beaches packed.

August is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

• SeptemberGreatWarm sea and fewer crowds.
• OctoberGreatSahara season opens; comfortable in the north.
• NovemberGreatGood everywhere; 1 Nov revolution anniversary.
• FebruaryGreatGood desert month; Ramadan begins about 8 Feb in 2027 (check).

• Mediterranean coast · Algiers, Oran, Tipasa, Annabahot

  Mild wet winters, hot humid summers.

• High plateaux and Aurès · Constantine, Sétif, Batna, Timgadhot

  Cold winters with snow at altitude; hot dry summers.

• Northern Sahara · Ghardaïa, Timimoun, Taghit, El Ouedhot

  Warm days and cold nights in winter; sandstorms in spring.

• Central Sahara · Djanet, Tamanrasset, Tassili, Hoggarhot

  Tour season October–April; the Hoggar plateau at Assekrem (2,780 m) freezes at night.

• Central Algeria: Algiers coast · Central Algeriawarm

  Mild winters, hot dry summers; occasional rain in winter.

• Saharan Algeria: Saharan Algeria · Desert interiorextreme

  Daytime highs often exceed 45 °C (113 °F) May–September; nights can drop below 10 °C (50 °F) in winter.Daytime highs often exceed 113 °F (45 °C) May–September; nights can drop below 50 °F (10 °C) in winter.

• Algiers32 °C (90 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 1 rain days90 °F (32 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 1 rain days
• Annaba33 °C (91 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 1 rain days91 °F (33 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 1 rain days
• Batna34 °C (93 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 2 rain days93 °F (34 °C) / 68 °F (20 °C), 2 rain days
• Bechar41 °C (106 °F) / 27 °C (81 °F), 1 rain days106 °F (41 °C) / 81 °F (27 °C), 1 rain days
• Bejaia30 °C (86 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 2 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 72 °F (22 °C), 2 rain days
• Biskra41 °C (106 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 0 rain days106 °F (41 °C) / 77 °F (25 °C), 0 rain days
• Blida31 °C (88 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 1 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 68 °F (20 °C), 1 rain days
• Bordj Badji Mokhtar47 °C (117 °F) / 31 °C (88 °F), 0 rain days117 °F (47 °C) / 88 °F (31 °C), 0 rain days
• Bouira36 °C (97 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 2 rain days97 °F (36 °C) / 72 °F (22 °C), 2 rain days
• Constantine34 °C (93 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 1 rain days93 °F (34 °C) / 72 °F (22 °C), 1 rain days
• Djanet40 °C (104 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 0 rain days104 °F (40 °C) / 79 °F (26 °C), 0 rain days
• Djelfa36 °C (97 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 3 rain days97 °F (36 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 3 rain days
• Djémila33 °C (91 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 2 rain days91 °F (33 °C) / 72 °F (22 °C), 2 rain days
• El Goléa43 °C (109 °F) / 28 °C (82 °F), 0 rain days109 °F (43 °C) / 82 °F (28 °C), 0 rain days
• El Kala31 °C (88 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 1 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 1 rain days
• Guelma34 °C (93 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 2 rain days93 °F (34 °C) / 70 °F (21 °C), 2 rain days
• In Guezzam52 °C (126 °F) / 30 °C (86 °F), 0 rain days126 °F (52 °C) / 86 °F (30 °C), 0 rain days
• Mostaganem32 °C (90 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 1 rain days90 °F (32 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 1 rain days
• M'zab38 °C (100 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 0 rain days100 °F (38 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 0 rain days
• Oran32.4 °C (90 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 2 rain days90 °F (32.4 °C) / 70 °F (21 °C), 2 rain days
• Ouargla45 °C (113 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 0 rain days113 °F (45 °C) / 77 °F (25 °C), 0 rain days
• Reggane45 °C (113 °F) / 30 °C (86 °F), 0 rain days113 °F (45 °C) / 86 °F (30 °C), 0 rain days
• Sétif33 °C (91 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 2 rain days91 °F (33 °C) / 72 °F (22 °C), 2 rain days
• Sidi Bel Abbès35 °C (95 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 1 rain days95 °F (35 °C) / 72 °F (22 °C), 1 rain days
• Tamanrasset44 °C (111 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 0 rain days111 °F (44 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 0 rain days
• Timgad34 °C (93 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 1 rain days93 °F (34 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 1 rain days
• Timimoun44 °C (111 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 0 rain days111 °F (44 °C) / 77 °F (25 °C), 0 rain days
• Tindouf39 °C (102 °F) / 27 °C (81 °F), 0 rain days102 °F (39 °C) / 81 °F (27 °C), 0 rain days
• Tipaza30 °C (86 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 2 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 72 °F (22 °C), 2 rain days
• Tizi Ouzou33 °C (91 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 3 rain days91 °F (33 °C) / 66 °F (19 °C), 3 rain days
• Tlemcen34 °C (93 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 2 rain days93 °F (34 °C) / 70 °F (21 °C), 2 rain days
• Touggourt42 °C (108 °F) / 27 °C (81 °F), 0 rain days108 °F (42 °C) / 81 °F (27 °C), 0 rain days

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• Mawlid

  About Aug 2027 (lunar — check)

  Public holiday.

• Coastal holiday season

  Summer (Jun–Aug) · Algiers

  Algerians head to the beaches around Algiers and further along the coast; the centre is quieter, the corniche and beach suburbs are busier.

Crowds · Algeria

High

Prices · Algeria

High

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Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Algeria, side by side.

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Rated best or good this month

• El Kala

  Best months: Jun–Sep (warm sea, low rain)

• Oran

  Best months: Apr–Oct

Better another month

• Algiers

  Hottest month; crowded beaches.