Tamanrasset vs Hassi Messaoud: which is sunnier?
🇩🇿 Algeria vs 🇩🇿 Algeria · 988 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Tamanrasset is the sunnier overall: about 3,864 hours of sunshine a year to Hassi Messaoud's 3,770. Tamanrasset has the higher Sunshine Score in 8 of 12 months; the other 4 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 | Hassi Messaoud | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 3,864 | 3,770 |
| Sunniest month | January (100/100) | March (99/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 100/100 | 83/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 60/100 | 7/100 |
| Rain / year | 142 mm | 47 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 12 (extreme) | 10 (very high) |
Tamanrasset vs Hassi Messaoud month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamanrasset | Hassi Messaoud | Tamanrasset | Hassi Messaoud | Tamanrasset | Hassi Messaoud | |
| January | 100 | 66 | 20° | 16° | 2 | 6 |
| February | 100 | 91 | 23° | 19° | 2 | 2 |
| March | 99 | 99 | 27° | 24° | 7 | 7 |
| April | 100 | 99 | 31° | 29° | 1 | 6 |
| May | 79 | 70 | 34° | 35° | 4 | 3 |
| June | 59 | 20 | 36° | 40° | 11 | 1 |
| July | 58 | 0 | 36° | 43° | 22 | 0 |
| August | 62 | 0 | 35° | 42° | 61 | 1 |
| September | 78 | 50 | 34° | 37° | 17 | 5 |
| October | 98 | 99 | 30° | 31° | 11 | 6 |
| November | 100 | 99 | 25° | 22° | 2 | 5 |
| December | 100 | 74 | 21° | 17° | 2 | 5 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan Tamanrasset · Feb Tamanrasset · Mar even · Apr even · May Tamanrasset · 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 83). Tamanrasset is the warmer, around 22°C daytime highs vs 19°C. See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Tamanrasset (average score 93/100 vs 89). Tamanrasset is the warmer, around 31°C daytime highs vs 29°C.
- June–August: Tamanrasset (average score 60/100 vs 7). Hassi Messaoud is the warmer, around 42°C daytime highs vs 36°C.
- September–October: Tamanrasset (average score 88/100 vs 75). Hassi Messaoud is the warmer, around 34°C daytime highs vs 32°C.
Full month-by-month guides: Tamanrasset weather by month · Hassi Messaoud weather by month · Best time to visit Algeria.
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