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December Weather in Aïn Smara Algeria

Daily high temperatures decrease by 4°F, from 57°F to 54°F, rarely falling below 45°F or exceeding 66°F.

Daily low temperatures decrease by 3°F, from 41°F to 38°F, rarely falling below 32°F or exceeding 48°F.

For reference, on July 31, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Aïn Smara typically range from 66°F to 94°F, while on January 20, the coldest day of the year, they range from 37°F to 53°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in December in Aïn Smara

Average High and Low Temperature in December in Aïn SmaraDec112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313130°F30°F35°F35°F40°F40°F45°F45°F50°F50°F55°F55°F60°F60°F65°F65°F70°F70°F75°F75°F80°F80°FNovJanDec 157°FDec 157°F41°F41°FDec 3154°FDec 3154°F38°F38°FDec 1155°FDec 1155°F40°F40°FDec 2154°FDec 2154°F39°F39°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 Aïn Smara

Average Hourly Temperature in December in Aïn SmaraDec112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 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 AMNovJanvery coldvery coldcoldcoolcomfortable
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.

Lake of the Pines, California, United States (6,261 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Aïn Smara (view comparison).

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The month of December in Aïn Smara experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 46% throughout the month.

The clearest day of the month is December 1, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 56% of the time.

For reference, on January 1, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 48%, while on July 23, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 94%.

Cloud Cover Categories in December in Aïn Smara

Cloud Cover Categories in December in Aïn SmaraDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%NovJanDec 156%Dec 156%Dec 3152%Dec 3152%Dec 1153%Dec 1153%Dec 2152%Dec 2152%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 Aïn Smara, the chance of a wet day over the course of December is gradually increasing, starting the month at 22% and ending it at 26%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 26% on February 7, and its lowest chance is 5% on July 17.

Over the course of December in Aïn Smara, the chance of a day with only rain increases from 22% to 25%, the chance of a day with mixed snow and rain remains an essentially constant 1% throughout, and the chance of a day with only snow remains an essentially constant 0% throughout.

Probability of Precipitation in December in Aïn Smara

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 Aïn Smara is gradually increasing, starting the month at 2.2 inches, when it rarely exceeds 4.5 inches or falls below 0.5 inches, and ending the month at 2.6 inches, when it rarely exceeds 5.5 inches or falls below 0.5 inches.

The highest average 31-day accumulation is 2.6 inches on December 29.

Average Monthly Rainfall in December in Aïn Smara

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 Aïn Smara, the length of the day is essentially constant. The shortest day of the month is December 20, with 9 hours, 41 minutes of daylight and the longest day is December 1, with 9 hours, 52 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in December in Aïn Smara

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in December in Aïn SmaraDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrNovJanDec 219 hr, 41 minDec 219 hr, 41 minnightnightdaydayDec 19 hr, 52 minDec 19 hr, 52 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 Aïn Smara is 7:27 AM on December 1 and the latest sunrise is 18 minutes later at 7:45 AM on December 31.

The earliest sunset is 5:18 PM on December 5 and the latest sunset is 10 minutes later at 5:29 PM on December 31.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Aïn Smara during 2024.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:16 AM and sets 14 hours, 38 minutes later, at 7:54 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:41 AM and sets 9 hours, 41 minutes later, at 5:22 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in December in Aïn Smara

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 Aïn Smara

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in December in Aïn SmaraDec112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 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 AMNovJan001010202020303000010102020303030
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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 Aïn Smara

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in December in Aïn SmaraDec112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 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 PM6:50 AM6:50 AM5:24 PM5:24 PM4:54 PM4:54 PM7:54 AM7:54 AM7:46 AM7:46 AM5:12 PM5:12 PM4:15 PM4:15 PM7:55 AM7:55 AM7:35 AM7:35 AM4:50 PM4:50 PM5:05 PM5:05 PM8:25 AM8:25 AM7:49 AM7:49 AM5:56 PM5:56 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%7:46 AMESE5:12 PMSW-12:29 PMS245,828 mi
2
2%8:47 AMSE6:02 PMSW-1:25 PMS243,765 mi
3
5%9:44 AMSE7:00 PMSW-2:22 PMS241,639 mi
4
11%10:34 AMSE8:05 PMWSW-3:20 PMS239,493 mi
5
19%11:17 AMESE9:14 PMWSW-4:15 PMS237,350 mi
6
29%11:52 AMESE10:23 PMWSW-5:07 PMS235,225 mi
7
40%12:24 PMESE11:31 PMWSW-5:57 PMS233,151 mi
8
50%12:52 PME--6:45 PMS231,188 mi
9
63%-12:40 AMW1:18 PME7:31 PMS229,443 mi
10
74%-1:49 AMW1:45 PME8:19 PMS228,060 mi
11
84%-2:59 AMWNW2:14 PMENE9:09 PMS227,212 mi
12
92%-4:12 AMWNW2:47 PMENE10:03 PMS227,065 mi
13
97%-5:28 AMWNW3:27 PMENE11:01 PMS227,746 mi
14
99%-6:43 AMWNW4:15 PMNE--
15
100%-7:55 AMNW5:12 PMNE12:03 AMS229,300 mi
16
99%-8:58 AMNW6:17 PMNE1:06 AMS231,662 mi
17
96%-9:50 AMWNW7:26 PMENE2:06 AMS234,655 mi
18
91%-10:32 AMWNW8:34 PMENE3:03 AMS238,021 mi
19
84%-11:05 AMWNW9:39 PMENE3:53 AMS241,462 mi
20
76%-11:33 AMWNW10:40 PMENE4:40 AMS244,691 mi
21
67%-11:58 AMW11:39 PME5:22 AMS247,455 mi
22
50%-12:20 PMW-6:02 AMS249,558 mi
23
47%12:36 AME12:42 PMW-6:40 AMS250,871 mi
24
38%1:33 AME1:04 PMWSW-7:19 AMS251,335 mi
25
29%2:30 AMESE1:28 PMWSW-7:59 AMS250,960 mi
26
20%3:29 AMESE1:55 PMWSW-8:42 AMS249,821 mi
27
13%4:30 AMESE2:27 PMWSW-9:29 AMS248,047 mi
28
7%5:33 AMESE3:06 PMWSW-10:19 AMS245,809 mi
29
2%6:36 AMSE3:53 PMSW-11:14 AMS243,303 mi
30
0%7:35 AMSE4:50 PMSW-12:12 PMS240,732 mi
31
0%8:29 AMSE5:54 PMSW-1:11 PMS238,278 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 Aïn Smara is essentially constant during December, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on August 23, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 5% of the time, while on November 12, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in December in Aïn Smara

Humidity Comfort Levels in December in Aïn SmaraDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%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 Aïn Smara is essentially constant during December, remaining within 0.3 miles per hour of 8.5 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on December 27, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 8.8 miles per hour, while on August 26, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 6.7 miles per hour.

The highest daily average wind speed during December is 8.8 miles per hour on December 27.

Average Wind Speed in December in Aïn Smara

Average Wind Speed in December in Aïn SmaraDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mphNovJanDec 278.8 mphDec 278.8 mphDec 18.3 mphDec 18.3 mphDec 118.6 mphDec 118.6 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 Aïn Smara throughout December is predominantly from the west, with a peak proportion of 45% on December 4.

Wind Direction in December in Aïn Smara

Wind Direction in December in Aïn SmaraDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NovJanwestsouthnortheast
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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).

Aïn Smara is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature in Aïn Smara is gradually decreasing during December, falling by 4°F, from 64°F to 61°F, over the course of the month.

Average Water Temperature in December in Aïn Smara

Average Water Temperature in December in Aïn SmaraDec112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313156°F56°F58°F58°F60°F60°F62°F62°F64°F64°F66°F66°F68°F68°F70°F70°F72°F72°F74°F74°FNovJanDec 164°FDec 164°FDec 3161°FDec 3161°FDec 1163°FDec 1163°FDec 2162°FDec 2162°F
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

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).

The growing season in Aïn Smara typically lasts for 9.5 months (290 days), from around March 5 to around December 20, rarely starting before January 27 or after April 4, and rarely ending before November 23 or after January 11.

The month of December in Aïn Smara is very likely fully outside of the growing season, with the chance that a given day is in the growing season very rapidly decreasing from 82% to 28% over the course of the month.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in December in Aïn Smara

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in December in Aïn Smaragrowing seasonDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%NovJan82%Dec 182%Dec 1Dec 3128%Dec 3128%69%Dec 1169%Dec 11Dec 2148%Dec 2148%90%Nov 2390%Nov 23very coldcoldcoolcomfortablefreezing
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 Aïn Smara are gradually increasing during December, increasing by 47°F, from 4,334°F to 4,381°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in December in Aïn Smara

Growing Degree Days in December in Aïn SmaraDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031313,900°F3,900°F4,000°F4,000°F4,100°F4,100°F4,200°F4,200°F4,300°F4,300°F4,400°F4,400°F4,500°F4,500°F4,600°F4,600°F4,700°F4,700°FNovJanDec 14,334°FDec 14,334°FDec 314,381°FDec 314,381°FDec 114,356°FDec 114,356°FDec 214,370°FDec 214,370°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 Aïn Smara is essentially constant during December, remaining within 0.1 kWh of 2.5 kWh throughout.

The lowest average daily incident shortwave solar energy during December is 2.4 kWh on December 20.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in December in Aïn Smara

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in December in Aïn SmaraDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310.0 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 kWhNovJanDec 202.4 kWhDec 202.4 kWhDec 12.6 kWhDec 12.6 kWhDec 312.4 kWhDec 312.4 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 Aïn Smara are 36.267 deg latitude, 6.501 deg longitude, and 2,057 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Aïn Smara contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,096 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 2,162 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (3,258 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (5,879 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Aïn Smara is covered by cropland (66%) and sparse vegetation (10%), within 10 miles by cropland (78%), and within 50 miles by cropland (65%) and trees (10%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Aïn Smara, 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 are 4 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Aïn Smara.

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

The estimated value at Aïn Smara is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Aïn Smara and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Aïn Smara and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

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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