Tamanrasset climate

Name: Tamanrasset
Address: Ahaggar (Hoggar) Mountains, central Sahara, Algeria

Algeria · Ahaggar (Hoggar) Mountains, central Sahara · 22.785° N, 5.523° E

Köppen BWhhigh-desert (moderated by altitude)Arid

Deep-Sahara highland: scorching arid but altitude tames extremes, with cold desert nights and rare storms.

Dry — evaporation outpaces what little rain arrives.

What the year looks like

Average monthly temperature — °F / °C

Average high Average low

Average monthly precipitation — in / mm

Rain

Warmest month

July, 94°F / 35°C

Coldest month

January, 43°F / 6°C

Annual swing

52°F / 29°C

Wettest month

August

Driest month

February

Rain per year

0.5" / 13 mm

Elevation

4482 ft / 1366 m

Time zone

Africa/Algiers

2019-2023 averages from Open-Meteo Historical Weather API (ERA5 reanalysis). Imperial / metric.
Month	High °F/°C	Low °F/°C	Rain in/mm	Humidity	Wind mph/km/h	Cloud
January	67 / 20	43 / 6	0.02 / 1	21%	10.2 / 16.4	24%
February	72 / 22	47 / 8	0.00 / 0	17%	11.0 / 17.7	26%
March	78 / 25	53 / 12	0.05 / 1	17%	11.3 / 18.2	26%
April	86 / 30	61 / 16	0.02 / 1	14%	10.9 / 17.5	29%
May	91 / 33	68 / 20	0.03 / 1	15%	10.7 / 17.2	33%
June	94 / 34	72 / 22	0.08 / 2	16%	9.9 / 15.9	27%
July	94 / 35	74 / 23	0.03 / 1	18%	10.5 / 16.9	33%
August	93 / 34	73 / 23	0.10 / 3	23%	9.6 / 15.4	33%
September	91 / 33	70 / 21	0.03 / 1	19%	10.3 / 16.6	20%
October	84 / 29	63 / 17	0.08 / 2	23%	9.6 / 15.4	21%
November	75 / 24	52 / 11	0.06 / 2	24%	9.1 / 14.6	32%
December	71 / 22	47 / 9	0.00 / 0	23%	9.6 / 15.4	29%

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