Jijel weather by month & the best time to visit
🇩🇿 Algeria · beach resort · Mediterranean climate
The best time to visit Jijel is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 94/100), with June and August close behind. Jijel averages about 2,789 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 6 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,789
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 94/100
- Rain / year
- 652 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 9 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 28°C / 82°F
- Population
- 148k
- Elevation
- 7 m
When is the best time to visit Jijel?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Jijel is July, then June and August. The dullest month is January (46/100, 90 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Jijel?
Jijel gets a lot of sun: around 2,789 hours a year. 48 Sunshine Score points separate July (94) from January (46), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #26 of 28 destinations in Algeria for annual sunshine, below the national median of 3,682 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around December, carries about 42% of the annual 652 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46 | 15° / 59°F | 12° / 54°F | 90 mm | 2 | 17° / 63°F |
| February | 48 | 15° / 59°F | 12° / 54°F | 69 mm | 3 | 16° / 61°F |
| March | 63 | 17° / 63°F | 13° / 55°F | 60 mm | 4 | 17° / 63°F |
| April | 78 | 19° / 66°F | 15° / 59°F | 58 mm | 6 | 18° / 64°F |
| May | 87 | 22° / 72°F | 18° / 64°F | 45 mm | 7 | 20° / 68°F |
| June | 93 | 26° / 79°F | 21° / 70°F | 14 mm | 8 | 23° / 73°F |
| July | 94 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 6 mm | 9 | 26° / 79°F |
| August | 92 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 18 mm | 8 | 28° / 82°F |
| September | 86 | 27° / 81°F | 23° / 73°F | 49 mm | 6 | 27° / 81°F |
| October | 85 | 24° / 75°F | 21° / 70°F | 58 mm | 4 | 24° / 75°F |
| November | 78 | 20° / 68°F | 17° / 63°F | 93 mm | 2 | 22° / 72°F |
| December | 59 | 17° / 63°F | 14° / 57°F | 92 mm | 2 | 18° / 64°F |
Sea temperature in Jijel by month
The sea off Jijel is warmest in August at around 28°C / 82°F, and coolest in February at 16°C / 61°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 6 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
- Béjaïa Algeria · 72 km · best in Sep · 2,789 h sun/yr
- Constantine Algeria · 88 km · best in Jun · 2,839 h sun/yr
- Annaba Algeria · 173 km · best in Jul · 2,786 h sun/yr
- Algiers Algeria · 237 km · best in Sep · 2,901 h sun/yr
- Mahón (Maó) Spain · 370 km · best in Jun · 2,818 h sun/yr
- Guemar Algeria · 374 km · best in May · 3,618 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Sétif Algeria · 84 km · 2,788 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Batna Algeria · 122 km · 3,055 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Biskra Algeria · 223 km · 3,548 h sun/yr · best in Nov
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