Biskra weather by month & the best time to visit

🇩🇿 Algeria · regional city · hot desert climate

The best time to visit Biskra is November — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 96/100), with March and May close behind. Biskra averages about 3,548 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 21°C / 70°F and roughly 21 mm of rain in November.

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Sun hours / year

3,548

Sunniest month

November

Peak score

96/100

Rain / year

255 mm

Midday UV at peak

10 (very high)

Population

205k

Elevation

78 m

When is the best time to visit Biskra?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Biskra is November, then March and May. The dullest month is July (0/100, 4 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Biskra?

Biskra is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,548 hours of sunshine a year. 96 Sunshine Score points separate November (96) from July (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #17 of 28 destinations in Algeria for annual sunshine, below the national median of 3,682 hours. The year's 255 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Guemar Algeria · 172 km · best in May · 3,618 h sun/yr
• Constantine Algeria · 183 km · best in Jun · 2,839 h sun/yr
• Béjaïa Algeria · 222 km · best in Sep · 2,789 h sun/yr
• Annaba Algeria · 293 km · best in Jul · 2,786 h sun/yr
• Algiers Algeria · 311 km · best in Sep · 2,901 h sun/yr
• Ouargla Algeria · 321 km · best in Mar · 3,754 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Batna Algeria · 119 km · 3,055 h sun/yr · best in Jun
• Sétif Algeria · 158 km · 2,788 h sun/yr · best in Jun
• Touggourt Algeria · 195 km · 3,617 h sun/yr · best in Oct