Algiers Weather in December
Algiers in December
The short of it: Algiers in December averages a high of 18 °C (65 °F) and a low of 8 °C (47 °F), with 83 mm (3.3 in) of rain and about 9 h 39 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 18° · low 8° · rain 83 mm · daylight 9 h 39 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: May & June
Thirty years of records give Algiers an average December high of 18°, a low of 8° and some 83 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 18°, nights near 8°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 83 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 9 h 39 min in mid-December, 30 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and June.
Against its neighbours, Algiers runs warmer than most and about as wet in December. Birkhadem, 4 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
December in Algiers, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 23 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 39 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BirkhademAlgiers | 4 km WSW | 18° | 8° | 91 mm |
| SaoulaAlgiers | 6 km WSW | 18° | 8° | 93 mm |
| BarakiAlgiers | 7 km S | 18° | 8° | 82 mm |
| Bab EzzouarAlgiers | 9 km E | 18° | 8° | 79 mm |
| Bordj el KiffanAlgiers | 10 km E | 18° | 8° | 79 mm |
| Dar el BeïdaAlgiers | 11 km E | 18° | 8° | 78 mm |
| Rais HamidouAlgiers | 12 km NW | 17° | 8° | 101 mm |
| CheragaAlgiers | 12 km WNW | 17° | 8° | 104 mm |