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CLIMATE AND WEATHER DIFFER DEPENDING ON THE ALTITUDE. ABOUT ONE SIXTH OF ALGERIA CONSISTS OF MEDITERRANEAN COASTAL REGIONS AND BECAUSE OF THIS HAS A MEDITERRANEAN CLIMATE WITH WINTER RAINFALL. THE REST OF THE COUNTRY FOR EXAMPLE THE MORE INLAND REGIONS EXPERIENCE A CONTINENTAL CLIMATE, WITH HOTTER SUMMERS AND COLDER WINTERS. NIGHTS HAVE A TENDENCY TO BE COLD AFTER QUITE A WARM DAY. THE SAHARAN DESERT AREA HAS A PRACTICALLY RAINLESS CLIMATE. THE RAIN THAT DOES FALL IS SO LITTLE THAT IT IS NOT WORTH MENTIONING. CLOTHING: TROPICAL TO LIGHT WEIGHT CLOTHES ARE REQUIRED FOR THE SUMMER MONTHS. IN MOUNTAINOUS AND SAHARAN REGIONS WARMER CLOTHES ARE RECOMMENDED AT NIGHT. IN WINTER YOU WILL NEED MEDIUM WEIGHT CLOTHING WITH A RAINCOAT AND ALSO A LIGHT OVERCOAT.
CLIMATE TABLES:
ALGIERS ALT 59M --------------- JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC TEMP MAX C 15 16 17 20 23 26 28 29 27 23 19 16 MIN C 9 9 11 13 15 18 21 22 21 17 13 11 RAIN MM 112 84 74 41 46 15 0 5 41 79 130 137 HUMIDITY AM 75 72 71 67 72 72 73 70 74 72 73 72 % PM 66 60 59 57 60 60 60 60 62 60 63 64 IN SALAH ALT 277M ----------------- JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC TEMP MAX C 21 24 28 33 37 43 45 44 41 34 27 22 MIN C 6 8 12 17 21 27 28 28 25 19 12 7 RAIN MM 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 5 3 HUMIDITY AM 63 64 51 40 37 36 29 31 38 44 61 65 % PM 37 34 35 27 23 25 16 19 24 28 38 38 BISKRA ALT 124M ---------------- JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC TEMP MAX C 16 18 22 26 31 36 42 41 34 28 21 17 MIN C 7 8 11 14 18 24 27 26 23 17 12 7 RAIN MM 18 10 18 10 15 8 3 3 18 15 23 18 HUMIDITY AM 69 62 58 47 47 42 36 38 50 57 64 69 % PM 52 44 40 32 32 27 20 25 34 39 45 49 |