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December Weather in Tindouf Algeria

Daily high temperatures decrease by 4°F, from 72°F to 68°F, rarely falling below 62°F or exceeding 78°F.

Daily low temperatures decrease by 5°F, from 50°F to 45°F, rarely falling below 39°F or exceeding 56°F.

For reference, on July 20, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Tindouf typically range from 82°F to 110°F, while on January 10, the coldest day of the year, they range from 45°F to 68°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in December in Tindouf

Average High and Low Temperature in December in TindoufDec112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313135°F35°F40°F40°F45°F45°F50°F50°F55°F55°F60°F60°F65°F65°F70°F70°F75°F75°F80°F80°F85°F85°F90°F90°FNovJanDec 172°FDec 172°F50°F50°FDec 3168°FDec 3168°F45°F45°FDec 1170°FDec 1170°F48°F48°FDec 2169°FDec 2169°F46°F46°F
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on December. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in December in Tindouf

Average Hourly Temperature in December in TindoufDec112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNovJancoldcoolcoolcomfortablewarmcomfortable
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Cathedral City, California, United States (6,119 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Tindouf (view comparison).

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The month of December in Tindouf experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 30% throughout the month. The highest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 33% on December 6.

The clearest day of the month is December 31, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 72% of the time.

For reference, on October 15, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 35%, while on July 16, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 98%.

Cloud Cover Categories in December in Tindouf

Cloud Cover Categories in December in TindoufDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%NovJanJul 1698%Jul 1698%Dec 168%Dec 168%Dec 3172%Dec 3172%Dec 1168%Dec 1168%Dec 2170%Dec 2170%clearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Tindouf, the chance of a wet day over the course of December is essentially constant, remaining around 3% throughout.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 5% on October 10, and its lowest chance is 0% on July 9.

Probability of Precipitation in December in Tindouf

Probability of Precipitation in December in TindoufDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310.0%0.0%0.5%0.5%1.0%1.0%1.5%1.5%2.0%2.0%2.5%2.5%3.0%3.0%3.5%3.5%4.0%4.0%NovJanDec 13%Dec 13%Dec 313%Dec 313%Dec 113%Dec 113%Dec 213%Dec 213%rain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during December in Tindouf is essentially constant, remaining about 0.2 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 0.6 inches.

The lowest average 31-day accumulation is 0.1 inches on December 30.

Average Monthly Rainfall in December in Tindouf

The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of December in Tindouf, the length of the day is essentially constant. The shortest day of the month is December 21, with 10 hours, 23 minutes of daylight and the longest day is December 1, with 10 hours, 31 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in December in Tindouf

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in December in TindoufDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrNovJanDec 2110 hr, 24 minDec 2110 hr, 24 minnightnightdaydayDec 110 hr, 31 minDec 110 hr, 31 min
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The earliest sunrise of the month in Tindouf is 8:06 AM on December 1 and the latest sunrise is 17 minutes later at 8:23 AM on December 31.

The earliest sunset is 6:37 PM on December 1 and the latest sunset is 11 minutes later at 6:48 PM on December 31.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Tindouf during 2024.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 6:37 AM and sets 13 hours, 54 minutes later, at 8:31 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 8:19 AM and sets 10 hours, 23 minutes later, at 6:42 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in December in Tindouf

The solar day over the course of December. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in December in Tindouf

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in December in TindoufDec112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNovJan001010202020303040000101020203030304040
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of December 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for December 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in December in Tindouf

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in December in TindoufDec112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMNovJanNov 11:48 PMNov 11:48 PMNov 1510:29 PMNov 1510:29 PMDec 17:22 AMDec 17:22 AMDec 1510:02 AMDec 1510:02 AMDec 3011:28 PMDec 3011:28 PMJan 1311:28 PMJan 1311:28 PMJan 291:37 PMJan 291:37 PM7:36 AM7:36 AM6:41 PM6:41 PM6:15 PM6:15 PM8:32 AM8:32 AM8:21 AM8:21 AM6:39 PM6:39 PM5:43 PM5:43 PM8:28 AM8:28 AM8:07 AM8:07 AM6:19 PM6:19 PM6:33 PM6:33 PM9:01 AM9:01 AM8:28 AM8:28 AM7:17 PM7:17 PM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Dec 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
0%8:21 AMESE6:39 PMWSW-1:30 PMS245,746 mi
2
2%9:20 AMESE7:31 PMWSW-2:25 PMS243,679 mi
3
6%10:16 AMESE8:30 PMWSW-3:23 PMS241,552 mi
4
12%11:08 AMESE9:32 PMWSW-4:20 PMS239,406 mi
5
20%11:54 AMESE10:36 PMWSW-5:15 PMS237,263 mi
6
29%12:35 PMESE11:39 PMWSW-6:07 PMS235,141 mi
7
40%1:11 PMESE--6:57 PMS233,069 mi
8
50%-12:42 AMWSW1:45 PME7:44 PMS231,113 mi
9
63%-1:45 AMW2:18 PME8:31 PMS229,380 mi
10
74%-2:47 AMW2:51 PME9:19 PMS228,015 mi
11
84%-3:52 AMWNW3:26 PMENE10:09 PMS227,191 mi
12
92%-4:59 AMWNW4:05 PMENE11:03 PMS227,075 mi
13
95%-6:08 AMWNW4:50 PMENE--
14
97%-7:19 AMWNW5:43 PMENE12:02 AMS227,792 mi
15
100%-8:28 AMWNW6:42 PMENE1:04 AMN229,381 mi
16
99%-9:30 AMWNW7:46 PMENE2:07 AMN231,773 mi
17
96%-10:25 AMWNW8:52 PMENE3:08 AMS234,787 mi
18
91%-11:10 AMWNW9:55 PMENE4:04 AMS238,162 mi
19
84%-11:49 AMWNW10:55 PMENE4:55 AMS241,601 mi
20
75%-12:22 PMWNW11:51 PMENE5:41 AMS244,815 mi
21
66%-12:51 PMW-6:23 AMS247,555 mi
22
50%12:44 AME1:18 PMW-7:03 AMS249,628 mi
23
47%1:36 AME1:44 PMW-7:41 AMS250,907 mi
24
37%2:28 AME2:12 PMW-8:20 AMS251,336 mi
25
28%3:20 AMESE2:40 PMWSW-9:00 AMS250,928 mi
26
20%4:14 AMESE3:13 PMWSW-9:43 AMS249,760 mi
27
12%5:11 AMESE3:49 PMWSW-10:30 AMS247,963 mi
28
7%6:09 AMESE4:32 PMWSW-11:21 AMS245,710 mi
29
2%7:09 AMESE5:22 PMWSW-12:15 PMS243,198 mi
30
0%8:07 AMESE6:19 PMWSW-1:13 PMS240,629 mi
31
0%9:02 AMESE7:22 PMWSW-2:12 PMS238,183 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Tindouf is essentially constant during December, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on October 2, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 1% of the time, while on November 15, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in December in Tindouf

Humidity Comfort Levels in December in TindoufDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%NovJanDec 10%Dec 10%Dec 310%Dec 310%Dec 110%Dec 110%Dec 210%Dec 210%drydrycomfortablecomfortable
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Tindouf is essentially constant during December, remaining within 0.2 miles per hour of 8.8 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on June 3, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 12.8 miles per hour, while on December 12, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 8.6 miles per hour.

The lowest daily average wind speed during December is 8.6 miles per hour on December 12.

Average Wind Speed in December in Tindouf

Average Wind Speed in December in TindoufDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mphNovJanDec 128.6 mphDec 128.6 mphDec 18.8 mphDec 18.8 mphDec 318.9 mphDec 318.9 mph
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction in Tindouf throughout December is predominantly from the east, with a peak proportion of 57% on December 31.

Wind Direction in December in Tindouf

Wind Direction in December in TindoufDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NovJanwesteastsouthnorth
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Tindouf are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in December in Tindouf

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in December in TindoufDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%NovJan100%Dec 16100%Dec 16very coldcoldcoolcomfortablewarmhot
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Tindouf are increasing during December, increasing by 266°F, from 7,870°F to 8,136°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in December in Tindouf

Growing Degree Days in December in TindoufDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031317,600°F7,600°F7,700°F7,700°F7,800°F7,800°F7,900°F7,900°F8,000°F8,000°F8,100°F8,100°F8,200°F8,200°F8,300°F8,300°F8,400°F8,400°FNovJanDec 17,870°FDec 17,870°FDec 318,136°FDec 318,136°FDec 117,970°FDec 117,970°FDec 218,057°FDec 218,057°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of December, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Tindouf is essentially constant during December, remaining within 0.1 kWh of 4.0 kWh throughout.

The lowest average daily incident shortwave solar energy during December is 3.9 kWh on December 17.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in December in Tindouf

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in December in TindoufDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310.0 kWh0.0 kWh0.5 kWh0.5 kWh1.0 kWh1.0 kWh1.5 kWh1.5 kWh2.0 kWh2.0 kWh2.5 kWh2.5 kWh3.0 kWh3.0 kWh3.5 kWh3.5 kWh4.0 kWh4.0 kWh4.5 kWh4.5 kWh5.0 kWh5.0 kWh5.5 kWh5.5 kWhNovJanDec 173.9 kWhDec 173.9 kWhDec 14.1 kWhDec 14.1 kWhDec 314.0 kWhDec 314.0 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Tindouf are 27.671 deg latitude, -8.147 deg longitude, and 1,319 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Tindouf contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 174 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 1,359 feet. Within 10 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (348 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (640 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Tindouf is covered by bare soil (100%), within 10 miles by bare soil (100%), and within 50 miles by bare soil (100%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Tindouf, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There is only a single weather station, Tindouf Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Tindouf.

At a distance of 4 kilometers from Tindouf, closer than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed sufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records.

The station records are corrected for the elevation difference between the station and Tindouf according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

Please note that the station records themselves may additionally have been back-filled using other nearby stations or the MERRA-2 reanalysis.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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