Illizi weather by month & the best time to visit

🇩🇿 Algeria · small town · hot desert climate

The best time to visit Illizi is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 100/100), with February and March close behind. Illizi averages about 3,840 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 2 mm of rain in January.

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Sun hours / year

3,840

Sunniest month

January

Peak score

100/100

Rain / year

19 mm

Midday UV at peak

12 (extreme)

Population

13k

Elevation

538 m

When is the best time to visit Illizi?

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

How sunny is Illizi?

Illizi is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,840 hours of sunshine a year. 100 Sunshine Score points separate January (100) from June (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #6 of 28 destinations in Algeria for annual sunshine, above the national median of 3,682 hours. Rain is a non-event in Illizi — about 19 mm in a typical year.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Tamanrasset Algeria · 540 km · best in Jan · 3,864 h sun/yr
• Hassi Messaoud Algeria · 601 km · best in Mar · 3,770 h sun/yr
• Ouargla Algeria · 656 km · best in Mar · 3,754 h sun/yr
• Guemar Algeria · 775 km · best in May · 3,618 h sun/yr
• Tripoli Libya · 820 km · best in Jul · 3,424 h sun/yr
• Zarzis Tunisia · 821 km · best in Jul · 3,296 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• In Aménas Algeria · 179 km · 3,903 h sun/yr · best in Mar
• Ghat Libya · 232 km · 4,078 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Djanet Algeria · 284 km · 3,938 h sun/yr · best in Feb
• Ghadames Libya · 395 km · 3,793 h sun/yr · best in Apr
• Sabha Libya · 580 km · 3,928 h sun/yr · best in Feb