Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Tizi Gheniff Algeria

In Tizi Gheniff, the summers are short, hot, dry, and mostly clear and the winters are long, cold, wet, and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 36°F to 90°F and is rarely below 28°F or above 96°F.

Based on the beach/pool score, the best time of year to visit Tizi Gheniff for hot-weather activities is from late June to late August.

The hot season lasts for 2.8 months, from June 20 to September 14, with an average daily high temperature above 83°F. The hottest month of the year in Tizi Gheniff is August, with an average high of 89°F and low of 64°F.

The cool season lasts for 4.0 months, from November 20 to March 21, with an average daily high temperature below 64°F. The coldest month of the year in Tizi Gheniff is January, with an average low of 36°F and high of 57°F.

In Tizi Gheniff, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Tizi Gheniff begins around June 13 and lasts for 2.7 months, ending around September 4.

The clearest month of the year in Tizi Gheniff is July, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 90% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around September 4 and lasts for 9.3 months, ending around June 13.

The cloudiest month of the year in Tizi Gheniff is December, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 45% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Tizi Gheniff varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 8.4 months, from September 13 to May 25, with a greater than 15% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Tizi Gheniff is February, with an average of 7.8 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 3.6 months, from May 25 to September 13. The month with the fewest wet days in Tizi Gheniff is July, with an average of 1.0 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Tizi Gheniff is February, with an average of 7.5 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 28% on November 18.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Tizi Gheniff experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 9.6 months, from August 24 to June 12, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Tizi Gheniff is December, with an average rainfall of 2.9 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 2.4 months, from June 12 to August 24. The month with the least rain in Tizi Gheniff is July, with an average rainfall of 0.1 inches.

The length of the day in Tizi Gheniff varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 9 hours, 40 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 14 hours, 40 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:25 AM on June 12, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 32 minutes later at 7:57 AM on January 7. The earliest sunset is at 5:28 PM on December 6, and the latest sunset is 2 hours, 39 minutes later at 8:07 PM on June 28.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Tizi Gheniff during 2024.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 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.

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.

Tizi Gheniff experiences significant seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 3.4 months, from June 16 to September 29, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 9% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Tizi Gheniff is August, with 10.0 days that are muggy or worse.

The least muggy day of the year is January 25, when muggy conditions are essentially unheard of.

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 Tizi Gheniff experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 5.7 months, from October 26 to April 17, with average wind speeds of more than 7.6 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Tizi Gheniff is December, with an average hourly wind speed of 8.5 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 6.3 months, from April 17 to October 26. The calmest month of the year in Tizi Gheniff is June, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.7 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Tizi Gheniff varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the north for 3.1 weeks, from May 17 to June 8 and for 1.3 weeks, from August 10 to August 19, with a peak percentage of 35% on August 13. The wind is most often from the east for 2.1 months, from June 8 to August 10 and for 1.2 months, from August 19 to September 26, with a peak percentage of 37% on July 18. The wind is most often from the west for 1.7 weeks, from September 26 to October 8 and for 6.4 months, from November 4 to May 17, with a peak percentage of 29% on October 7.

Tizi Gheniff 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 water temperature experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The time of year with warmer water lasts for 2.8 months, from July 10 to October 3, with an average temperature above 73°F. The month of the year in Tizi Gheniff with the warmest water is August, with an average temperature of 77°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 4.6 months, from December 10 to April 29, with an average temperature below 62°F. The month of the year in Tizi Gheniff with the coolest water is February, with an average temperature of 59°F.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Tizi Gheniff throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Tizi Gheniff for general outdoor tourist activities are from mid May to mid July and from early September to early October, with a peak score in the third week of June.

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Tizi Gheniff for hot-weather activities is from late June to late August, with a peak score in the last week of July.

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

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 Tizi Gheniff typically lasts for 8.5 months (261 days), from around March 24 to around December 9, rarely starting before March 3 or after April 19, and rarely ending before November 19 or after December 31.

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.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Tizi Gheniff should appear around February 16, only rarely appearing before February 1 or after March 7.

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 experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.4 months, from May 8 to August 19, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.7 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Tizi Gheniff is July, with an average of 7.7 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.4 months, from October 31 to February 11, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.4 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Tizi Gheniff is December, with an average of 2.4 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Tizi Gheniff are 36.588 deg latitude, 3.774 deg longitude, and 1,214 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Tizi Gheniff contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,562 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 1,339 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (3,317 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (7,569 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Tizi Gheniff is covered by cropland (65%), grassland (15%), and trees (11%), within 10 miles by cropland (66%) and trees (13%), and within 50 miles by cropland (35%) and water (29%).