Oran weather by month & the best time to visit
🇩🇿 Algeria · coastal city break · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit Oran is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 95/100), with September and May close behind. Oran averages about 3,094 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 30°C / 86°F and roughly 12 mm of rain in June.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,094
- Sunniest month
- June
- Peak score
- 95/100
- Rain / year
- 516 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 9 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 27°C / 81°F
- Population
- 803k
- Elevation
- 88 m
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When is the best time to visit Oran?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Oran is June, then September and May. The dullest month is January (57/100, 65 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Oran?
Oran is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,094 hours of sunshine a year. June (95/100) is noticeably better than January (57). It ranks #18 of 28 destinations in Algeria for annual sunshine, below the national median of 3,682 hours. The year's 516 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57 | 16° / 61°F | 8° / 46°F | 65 mm | 2 | 18° / 64°F |
| February | 66 | 17° / 63°F | 8° / 46°F | 48 mm | 3 | 17° / 63°F |
| March | 88 | 20° / 68°F | 10° / 50°F | 50 mm | 5 | 17° / 63°F |
| April | 85 | 23° / 73°F | 12° / 54°F | 65 mm | 6 | 17° / 63°F |
| May | 90 | 26° / 79°F | 15° / 59°F | 39 mm | 8 | 19° / 66°F |
| June | 95 | 30° / 86°F | 19° / 66°F | 12 mm | 9 | 21° / 70°F |
| July | 77 | 34° / 93°F | 22° / 72°F | 4 mm | 9 | 25° / 77°F |
| August | 76 | 34° / 93°F | 23° / 73°F | 13 mm | 8 | 27° / 81°F |
| September | 92 | 30° / 86°F | 20° / 68°F | 32 mm | 7 | 25° / 77°F |
| October | 88 | 26° / 79°F | 17° / 63°F | 49 mm | 5 | 22° / 72°F |
| November | 83 | 20° / 68°F | 12° / 54°F | 79 mm | 3 | 19° / 66°F |
| December | 65 | 17° / 63°F | 9° / 48°F | 60 mm | 2 | 18° / 64°F |
Sea temperature in Oran by month
The sea off Oran is warmest in August at around 27°C / 81°F, and coolest in February at 17°C / 63°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 5 months a year. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Oujda Morocco · 150 km · best in Jul · 3,356 h sun/yr
- Almería Spain · 208 km · best in Jun · 3,132 h sun/yr
- Melilla Spain · 215 km · best in Jun · 2,944 h sun/yr
- Nador Morocco · 229 km · best in Jun · 3,343 h sun/yr
- Murcia Spain · 247 km · best in Jun · 3,093 h sun/yr
- Alicante Spain · 296 km · best in Jun · 2,939 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Tlemcen Algeria · 102 km · 3,012 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Chlef Algeria · 189 km · 2,897 h sun/yr · best in Sep
Head-to-head
How Oran compares month by month: Oran vs Oujda · Oran vs Almería · Oran vs Melilla · all comparisons
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