Algiers weather by month
The best time to visit Algiers is April, May and October — 95/100 in May, 24°C and 6 rainy days. The best season is spring, March to May (89/100 on average).
The worst month is January at 75/100 — cool, rainy, clean air. See January →
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
Planning the wider trip? Best time to visit Algeria →
Best season: March to May (89/100 on average) · worst January (75/100)
- Days
- 24°C
- Nights
- 14°C
- Wet days
- 6
- Sun
- 12.2 h
- Humidity
- 70%
- Daylight
- 14 h
Algiers, month by month
Comfort score out of 100 for the kind of trip Algiers is best for, the average high, rainy days and hours of sun a day from the climate normals, and how busy it tends to be.
What's on in Algiers through the year
Festivals, natural spectacles, holidays and the seasons to watch out for — curated and sourced. The month pages carry the detail.
Crowds in Algiers in May
How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.
Busyschool holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it, one of its best months for weather(estimated)
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet
Good to know before you go to Algiers
Real experiences from travellers' own write-ups, quoted with a link to the original.
Health
An English traveler's account of Algiers notes that despite genuinely warm hospitality everywhere she went, tap water was one thing worth being cautious about: it's fine for locals who are used to it, but visitors who drink it unfiltered are likely to end up with a stomach upset. Her advice was to stick to bottled water throughout the trip, including for brushing teeth, and that the Casbah's maze of alleys is best explored on foot in the cooler morning hours since the city's local transport, while decent, doesn't reach deep into the old quarter.
Traveller notes on Algiers
What people who have been say about the place — the year-round notes first, then month by month.
Forum posters call May the best window for Algiers specifically: warmer and drier than spring but still well ahead of June's sharp jump into full summer heat. April by comparison is described as more of a mixed bag - rain alongside sunshine, generally warm around 22C but with cooler nights. One practical tip that comes up regularly: Friday is a quiet day across the city with many shops and restaurants closed, so posters recommend planning sightseeing around it rather than losing a day to closures.
Forum posters describe November as falling within Algeria's rainy season, though temperatures remain mild rather than cold this time of year. Posters discussing the wider North African autumn note a consistent pattern across the region: warm-ish days that turn genuinely chilly once the sun sets, with waterproof layers recommended given how unpredictable conditions can be from one day to the next - some stretches stay dry and pleasant, others bring cool, persistent rain. Given the limited destination-specific detail for Algiers exactly, this note leans on that broader Mediterranean-North-African pattern: expect mild days, cooler evenings and a real chance of rain as autumn deepens toward winter. Posters generally recommend a light jacket for evenings and a compact waterproof layer as sensible November packing for an Algiers visit.
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