Ouargla vs Tamanrasset: which is sunnier?
🇩🇿 Algeria vs 🇩🇿 Algeria · 1,013 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Tamanrasset is the sunnier overall: about 3,864 hours of sunshine a year to Ouargla's 3,754. Tamanrasset has the higher Sunshine Score in 7 of 12 months; the other 5 are within 2 points.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Ouargla | Tamanrasset | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 3,754 | 3,864 |
| Sunniest month | March (99/100) | January (100/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 80/100 | 100/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 7/100 | 60/100 |
| Rain / year | 71 mm | 142 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 10 (very high) | 12 (extreme) |
Ouargla vs Tamanrasset month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ouargla | Tamanrasset | Ouargla | Tamanrasset | Ouargla | Tamanrasset | |
| January | 65 | 100 | 16° | 20° | 14 | 2 |
| February | 83 | 100 | 18° | 23° | 3 | 2 |
| March | 99 | 99 | 24° | 27° | 8 | 7 |
| April | 99 | 100 | 29° | 31° | 8 | 1 |
| May | 80 | 79 | 34° | 34° | 3 | 4 |
| June | 20 | 59 | 40° | 36° | 1 | 11 |
| July | 0 | 58 | 43° | 36° | 0 | 22 |
| August | 0 | 62 | 42° | 35° | 3 | 61 |
| September | 59 | 78 | 36° | 34° | 9 | 17 |
| October | 99 | 98 | 30° | 30° | 8 | 11 |
| November | 99 | 100 | 22° | 25° | 8 | 2 |
| December | 74 | 100 | 17° | 21° | 6 | 2 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan Tamanrasset · Feb Tamanrasset · Mar even · Apr even · May even · Jun Tamanrasset · Jul Tamanrasset · Aug Tamanrasset · Sep Tamanrasset · Oct even · Nov even · Dec Tamanrasset.
When to pick which
- November–February: Tamanrasset (average score 100/100 vs 80). Tamanrasset is the warmer, around 22°C daytime highs vs 18°C. See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: too close to call — Ouargla averages 93/100, Tamanrasset 93/100. Tamanrasset is the warmer, around 31°C daytime highs vs 29°C.
- June–August: Tamanrasset (average score 60/100 vs 7). Ouargla is the warmer, around 42°C daytime highs vs 36°C.
- September–October: Tamanrasset (average score 88/100 vs 79). Daytime highs are similar (33°C vs 32°C).
Full month-by-month guides: Ouargla weather by month · Tamanrasset weather by month · Best time to visit Algeria.
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