Weather in Algiers in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Algiers;
Average weather
Average temperature in Algiers in January
Going from a maximum of +23°C during the day to a minimum of +5°C during the night, the temperature in January averages around +16°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 33% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +23°C to +17°C.
Is Algiers warm or cold in January?
Algiers is typically mild in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +16°C to +15°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +12°C to +10°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
January is the coldest month in Algiers, here is the comparison with other months:
Water temperature in Algiers in January
Water in Algiers in January is Cold. It varies from +14°C to +16°C, with an average of +15°C. Note that the air temperature is lower than the water temperature, averaging around +15°C.
The water temperature in January is one of the coldest of the entire year:
Can you swim in Algiers in January?
Climate in Algiers in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +16°C | +15°C | +15°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +2°C | +1°C | +1°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +28°C | +25°C | +28°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 83 mm | 75 mm | 66 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +17°C | +15°C | +15°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 76% | 76% | 76% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1020 HPa | 1020 HPa | 1019 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 8 | 7 | 6 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 11 | 11 | 10 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
January weather is still as ok as in December. It’s getting colder in January. From +16°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +15°C. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 83 mm to 75 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 76%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 2 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 9 sunny days during the month.
February brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 11 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Algiers is gradually increasing during January, going from 1 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last January in Algiers?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Algiers in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1984 (+20°C) and the highest in 2011 (+24°C). The driest year was 2000 with only 292 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1982 with 852 mm.
FAQ
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Monthly weather in Algiers
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Algiers, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.