Hassi Messaoud weather by month & the best time to visit
🇩🇿 Algeria · small town · hot desert climate
The best time to visit Hassi Messaoud is March — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 99/100), with April and October close behind. Hassi Messaoud averages about 3,770 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 24°C / 75°F and roughly 7 mm of rain in March.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,770
- Sunniest month
- March
- Peak score
- 99/100
- Rain / year
- 47 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Population
- 44k
- Elevation
- 140 m
When is the best time to visit Hassi Messaoud?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Hassi Messaoud is March, then April and October. The dullest month is July (0/100, 0 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Hassi Messaoud?
Hassi Messaoud is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,770 hours of sunshine a year. 99 Sunshine Score points separate March (99) from July (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #12 of 28 destinations in Algeria for annual sunshine, above the national median of 3,682 hours. Rain is a non-event in Hassi Messaoud — about 47 mm in a typical year.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 66 | 16° / 61°F | 4° / 39°F | 6 mm | 3 |
| February | 91 | 19° / 66°F | 5° / 41°F | 2 mm | 5 |
| March | 99 | 24° / 75°F | 10° / 50°F | 7 mm | 6 |
| April | 99 | 29° / 84°F | 15° / 59°F | 6 mm | 8 |
| May | 70 | 35° / 95°F | 20° / 68°F | 3 mm | 8 |
| June | 20 | 40° / 104°F | 24° / 75°F | 1 mm | 9 |
| July | 0 | 43° / 109°F | 27° / 81°F | 0 mm | 10 |
| August | 0 | 42° / 108°F | 27° / 81°F | 1 mm | 9 |
| September | 50 | 37° / 99°F | 23° / 73°F | 5 mm | 8 |
| October | 99 | 31° / 88°F | 18° / 64°F | 6 mm | 6 |
| November | 99 | 22° / 72°F | 10° / 50°F | 5 mm | 4 |
| December | 74 | 17° / 63°F | 5° / 41°F | 5 mm | 3 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Ouargla Algeria · 74 km · best in Mar · 3,754 h sun/yr
- Guemar Algeria · 213 km · best in May · 3,618 h sun/yr
- Zarzis Tunisia · 498 km · best in Jul · 3,296 h sun/yr
- Constantine Algeria · 514 km · best in Jun · 2,839 h sun/yr
- Béjaïa Algeria · 569 km · best in Sep · 2,789 h sun/yr
- Annaba Algeria · 593 km · best in Jul · 2,786 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Touggourt Algeria · 155 km · 3,617 h sun/yr · best in Oct
- Ghardaïa Algeria · 235 km · 3,745 h sun/yr · best in Apr
- Tozeur Tunisia · 312 km · 3,455 h sun/yr · best in Oct
- El Menia Algeria · 335 km · 3,932 h sun/yr · best in Mar
Head-to-head
How Hassi Messaoud compares month by month: Hassi Messaoud vs Zarzis · Hassi Messaoud vs Ouargla · Hassi Messaoud vs Tamanrasset · Hassi Messaoud vs Adrar · all comparisons
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