Ghardaïa weather by month & the best time to visit

🇩🇿 Algeria · regional city · hot desert climate

The best time to visit Ghardaïa is April — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 99/100), with November and March close behind. Ghardaïa averages about 3,745 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F and roughly 7 mm of rain in April.

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Sun hours / year

3,745

Sunniest month

April

Peak score

99/100

Rain / year

90 mm

Midday UV at peak

10 (very high)

Population

143k

Elevation

444 m

When is the best time to visit Ghardaïa?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Ghardaïa is April, then November and March. The dullest month is July (0/100, 2 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Ghardaïa?

Ghardaïa is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,745 hours of sunshine a year. 99 Sunshine Score points separate April (99) from July (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #14 of 28 destinations in Algeria for annual sunshine, above the national median of 3,682 hours. Rain is a non-event in Ghardaïa — about 90 mm in a typical year.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Ouargla Algeria · 161 km · best in Mar · 3,754 h sun/yr
• Hassi Messaoud Algeria · 235 km · best in Mar · 3,770 h sun/yr
• Guemar Algeria · 305 km · best in May · 3,618 h sun/yr
• Algiers Algeria · 482 km · best in Sep · 2,901 h sun/yr
• Béjaïa Algeria · 495 km · best in Sep · 2,789 h sun/yr
• Constantine Algeria · 505 km · best in Jun · 2,839 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• El Menia Algeria · 219 km · 3,932 h sun/yr · best in Mar
• Touggourt Algeria · 228 km · 3,617 h sun/yr · best in Oct
• Biskra Algeria · 323 km · 3,548 h sun/yr · best in Nov