Tamanrasset vs Adrar: which is sunnier?
🇩🇿 Algeria vs 🇩🇿 Algeria · 796 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Tamanrasset is the sunnier overall: about 3,864 hours of sunshine a year to Adrar's 3,773. 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
| Tamanrasset | Adrar | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 3,864 | 3,773 |
| Sunniest month | January (100/100) | February (100/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 60/100 | 0/100 |
| Rain / year | 142 mm | 35 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 12 (extreme) | 10 (very high) |
Tamanrasset vs Adrar month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamanrasset | Adrar | Tamanrasset | Adrar | Tamanrasset | Adrar | |
| January | 100 | 99 | 20° | 20° | 2 | 4 |
| February | 100 | 100 | 23° | 23° | 2 | 2 |
| March | 99 | 99 | 27° | 28° | 7 | 4 |
| April | 100 | 89 | 31° | 33° | 1 | 4 |
| May | 79 | 40 | 34° | 38° | 4 | 2 |
| June | 59 | 0 | 36° | 43° | 11 | 0 |
| July | 58 | 0 | 36° | 46° | 22 | 1 |
| August | 62 | 0 | 35° | 45° | 61 | 0 |
| September | 78 | 10 | 34° | 41° | 17 | 8 |
| October | 98 | 79 | 30° | 34° | 11 | 6 |
| November | 100 | 100 | 25° | 26° | 2 | 2 |
| December | 100 | 100 | 21° | 21° | 2 | 2 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar even · Apr Tamanrasset · May Tamanrasset · Jun Tamanrasset · Jul Tamanrasset · Aug Tamanrasset · Sep Tamanrasset · Oct Tamanrasset · Nov even · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: too close to call — Tamanrasset averages 100/100, Adrar 100/100. Daytime highs are similar (22°C vs 23°C). See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Tamanrasset (average score 93/100 vs 76). Adrar is the warmer, around 33°C daytime highs vs 31°C.
- June–August: Tamanrasset (average score 60/100 vs 0). Adrar is the warmer, around 45°C daytime highs vs 36°C.
- September–October: Tamanrasset (average score 88/100 vs 45). Adrar is the warmer, around 38°C daytime highs vs 32°C.
Full month-by-month guides: Tamanrasset weather by month · Adrar weather by month · Best time to visit Algeria.
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