Tlemcen weather by month & the best time to visit

🇩🇿 Algeria · beach resort · semi-arid climate

The best time to visit Tlemcen is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 95/100), with September and May close behind. Tlemcen averages about 3,012 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 32°C / 90°F and roughly 11 mm of rain in June.

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Sun hours / year

3,012

Sunniest month

June

Peak score

95/100

Rain / year

517 mm

Midday UV at peak

9 (very high)

Sea at warmest

28°C / 82°F

Population

174k

Elevation

246 m

When is the best time to visit Tlemcen?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Tlemcen is June, then September and May. The dullest month is January (56/100, 67 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Tlemcen?

Tlemcen is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,012 hours of sunshine a year. June (95/100) is noticeably better than January (56). It ranks #21 of 28 destinations in Algeria for annual sunshine, below the national median of 3,682 hours. The year's 517 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

Sea temperature in Tlemcen by month

The sea off Tlemcen is warmest in August at around 28°C / 82°F, and coolest in January 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 · 49 km · best in Jul · 3,356 h sun/yr
• Oran Algeria · 102 km · best in Jun · 3,094 h sun/yr
• Melilla Spain · 140 km · best in Jun · 2,944 h sun/yr
• Nador Morocco · 143 km · best in Jun · 3,343 h sun/yr
• Almería Spain · 220 km · best in Jun · 3,132 h sun/yr
• Murcia Spain · 312 km · best in Jun · 3,093 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Chlef Algeria · 286 km · 2,897 h sun/yr · best in Sep