Ouargla vs Adrar: which is sunnier?
🇩🇿 Algeria vs 🇩🇿 Algeria · 705 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Ouargla and Adrar are virtually tied for annual sunshine — about 3,754 vs 3,773 hours a year. Ouargla has the higher Sunshine Score in 5 of 12 months, Adrar in 3 (4 within 2 points).
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Ouargla | Adrar | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 3,754 | 3,773 |
| Sunniest month | March (99/100) | February (100/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 80/100 | 100/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 7/100 | 0/100 |
| Rain / year | 71 mm | 35 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 10 (very high) | 10 (very high) |
Ouargla vs Adrar month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ouargla | Adrar | Ouargla | Adrar | Ouargla | Adrar | |
| January | 65 | 99 | 16° | 20° | 14 | 4 |
| February | 83 | 100 | 18° | 23° | 3 | 2 |
| March | 99 | 99 | 24° | 28° | 8 | 4 |
| April | 99 | 89 | 29° | 33° | 8 | 4 |
| May | 80 | 40 | 34° | 38° | 3 | 2 |
| June | 20 | 0 | 40° | 43° | 1 | 0 |
| July | 0 | 0 | 43° | 46° | 0 | 1 |
| August | 0 | 0 | 42° | 45° | 3 | 0 |
| September | 59 | 10 | 36° | 41° | 9 | 8 |
| October | 99 | 79 | 30° | 34° | 8 | 6 |
| November | 99 | 100 | 22° | 26° | 8 | 2 |
| December | 74 | 100 | 17° | 21° | 6 | 2 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan Adrar · Feb Adrar · Mar even · Apr Ouargla · May Ouargla · Jun Ouargla · Jul even · Aug even · Sep Ouargla · Oct Ouargla · Nov even · Dec Adrar.
When to pick which
- November–February: Adrar (average score 100/100 vs 80). Adrar is the warmer, around 23°C daytime highs vs 18°C. See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Ouargla (average score 93/100 vs 76). Adrar is the warmer, around 33°C daytime highs vs 29°C.
- June–August: Ouargla (average score 7/100 vs 0). Adrar is the warmer, around 45°C daytime highs vs 42°C.
- September–October: Ouargla (average score 79/100 vs 45). Adrar is the warmer, around 38°C daytime highs vs 33°C.
Full month-by-month guides: Ouargla weather by month · Adrar weather by month · Best time to visit Algeria.
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