Algeria in January

Peak Sahara season in Djanet and Tamanrasset; cold nights. Wet in Algiers.

• Mediterranean coast · Algiers, Oran, Tipasa, Annabarainy

  Mild wet winters, hot humid summers.

• High plateaux and Aurès · Constantine, Sétif, Batna, Timgadcool

  Cold winters with snow at altitude; hot dry summers.

• Northern Sahara · Ghardaïa, Timimoun, Taghit, El Ouedcool

  Warm days and cold nights in winter; sandstorms in spring.

• Central Sahara · Djanet, Tamanrasset, Tassili, Hoggarbest weather

  Tour season October–April; the Hoggar plateau at Assekrem (2,780 m) freezes at night.

• Algiers16° / 8°, 11 rain days

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• New Year's Day

  1 Jan

  Public holiday.

• Yennayer (Amazigh New Year)

  12 Jan

  Public holiday; celebrations in Kabylie.

Crowds · Algeria

Low

Prices · Algeria

Medium

• Layers: a fleece or light jacket
• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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Rated best or good this month

• Central Sahara

  Best weather of the year (Djanet, Tamanrasset, Tassili, Hoggar)