In Salah weather by month & the best time to visit

🇩🇿 Algeria · small town · hot desert climate

The best time to visit In Salah is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 100/100), with February and November close behind. In Salah averages about 3,771 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

3,771

Sunniest month

January

Peak score

100/100

Rain / year

39 mm

Midday UV at peak

10 (very high)

Population

33k

Elevation

267 m

When is the best time to visit In Salah?

For sunshine, the best time to visit In Salah is January, then February and November. The dullest month is June (0/100, 8 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is In Salah?

In Salah is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,771 hours of sunshine a year. 100 Sunshine Score points separate January (100) from June (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #11 of 28 destinations in Algeria for annual sunshine, above the national median of 3,682 hours. Rain is a non-event in In Salah — about 39 mm in a typical year.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Adrar Algeria · 274 km · best in Feb · 3,773 h sun/yr
• Tamanrasset Algeria · 576 km · best in Jan · 3,864 h sun/yr
• Ouargla Algeria · 590 km · best in Mar · 3,754 h sun/yr
• Hassi Messaoud Algeria · 604 km · best in Mar · 3,770 h sun/yr
• Guemar Algeria · 807 km · best in May · 3,618 h sun/yr
• Oujda Morocco · 939 km · best in Jul · 3,356 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Timimoun Algeria · 311 km · 3,870 h sun/yr · best in Feb
• El Menia Algeria · 372 km · 3,932 h sun/yr · best in Mar
• Ghardaïa Algeria · 584 km · 3,745 h sun/yr · best in Apr