Africa
Algeria
About 42.2M people live in Algeria, on 2,381,740 km² in 58 regions; the capital is Algiers. The highest summit is Mount Tahat (2,908 m).
Best timeApr · Oct–Nov
Best weather in OctoberOran 92
October: highs22° – 30°
Rain this month, on average36mm
Mean of its 13 most visited places. Best: Apr · Oct–Nov.
Algeria at a glance
The atlas follows 8,110 places here month by month, with 43 mountains and 61 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are April, October and November.
Algiers now21°CSunny · 14:31Sunrise · sunset07:02 · 18:04AlgiersNext holiday1 NovemberRevolution DayEarthquakes0in the last 7 days (M2.5+)Travel adviceUS 2UK 3Exercise increased caution
8,110places in 58 regions43summits, highest Mount Tahat61monuments30museums20lakes27beaches434huts, viewpoints, campsites…
Algeria's population
Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.
+426%9.02M in 1950 → 47.4M in 2025 → 59.6M in 2050Algeria · In numbers
GDP per person (PPP)$18,6002025 · 100/181 among countries · World: $25,700
Life expectancy76.52024 · 91/212 among countries · World: 73.5
Living in towns and cities76 %2025 · 71/212 among countries · World: 58 %
Using the internet77 %2024 · 102/179 among countries · World: 71 %
Children per woman2.722024 · 61/212 among countries · World: 2.19
Forest cover1 %2024 · 196/206 among countries
The latest year each series has; the line is the whole series since 1960.
When to go to Algeria
The places with the best weather in each month, scored from their climate.
Places and regions of Algeria
The most visited places with their score this month, then every region with what the atlas follows there.
84OctoberAlgiers
Mar · May · Oct
25° / 14°64 mm
77OctoberEl Oued
Feb–Mar · Nov
30° / 17°6 mm
92OctoberOran
Jun · Oct–Nov
24° / 17°28 mm
92OctoberTlemcen
May · Oct–Nov
24° / 11°34 mm
79OctoberAnnaba
Apr · Jun · Oct
26° / 16°63 mm
87OctoberBatna
Apr–May · Oct
23° / 9°28 mm
91OctoberDjelfa
Apr–May · Oct
22° / 10°26 mm
83OctoberGhardaia
Feb–Mar · Nov
29° / 17°9 mm
58 regions
Relizane724 places · Relizane
Mascara577 places · Mascara
Chlef574 places · 1 summits · Chlef
Medea516 places · Médéa
Aïn Defla507 places · 3 summits · Aïn Defla
Mostaganem361 places · Mostaganem
Tizi Ouzou357 places · 2 summits · Tizi-Ouzou
Sétif317 places · 3 summits · El Eulma
Béjaïa299 places · 2 summits · Béjaïa
Tiaret293 places · 1 summits · Tiaret
Batna261 places · 3 summits · Batna
M'Sila250 places · M'Sila
Tlemcen179 places · 2 summits · Tlemcen
Tipaza177 places · 1 summits · Koléa
Boumerdes174 places · 2 summits · Boumerdès
Bordj Bou Arréridj167 places · Bordj Bou Arreridj
Skikda149 places · 1 summits · Skikda
Bouira148 places · 4 summits · Bouïra
Jijel144 places · Jijel
Oum el Bouaghi123 places · Aïn Beïda
Tébessa116 places · 1 summits · Tébessa
Mila104 places · Chelghoum el Aïd
Guelma98 places · 1 summits · Guelma
Oran97 places · 1 summits · Oran
Adrar94 places · Adrar
Aïn Témouchent93 places · 1 summits · Aïn Témouchent
Biskra91 places · Biskra
Algiers82 places · Algiers
Sidi Bel Abbès78 places · Sidi Bel Abbès
Timimoun78 places · Timimoun
Blida74 places · 1 summits · Blida
Souk Ahras71 places · Souk Ahras
El Tarf67 places · El Tarf
Khenchela67 places · 1 summits · Khenchela
Constantine64 places · Constantine
Djelfa64 places · Djelfa
Tissemsilt52 places · Tissemsilt
Saida51 places · 1 summits · Saida
El Oued50 places · El Oued
Annaba48 places · 1 summits · Annaba
El Bayadh29 places · El Bayadh
Laghouat28 places · 1 summits · Laghouat
Béchar26 places · Béchar
Beni Abbes25 places · Béni Abbès
Tamanrasset24 places · 1 summits · Tamanrasset
Touggourt24 places · Touggourt
El Mghair21 places · Djamaa
Ouargla20 places · Ouargla
Naama18 places · 1 summits · Mécheria
Ghardaia13 places · Ghardaia
In Salah12 places · In Salah
Djanet9 places · Djanet
Illizi9 places · Illizi
Ouled Djellal6 places · Ouled Djellal
Tindouf4 places · Tindouf
Bordj Badji Mokhtar2 places · Bordj Badji Mokhtar
El Menia2 places · El Menia
In Guezzam2 places · In Guezzam
Algeria from above
Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.
OctoberMonth scores for Algeria
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Nature in Algeria
Summit2,328 m
Djebel Chélia
Summit2,308 m
Lalla-Khedidja
Summit2,305 m
Akouker
Lake
Sebkha d'Oran
Lake
Tonga Lake
Lake
Ga'raet el OubeïraWildlife in October
The birds and mammals seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
Outdoors in Algeria
Hiking routes, ski areas and everything to do outdoors, counted.
Culture in Algeria
61 monuments and 30 museums; the best known first.
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What's on in Algeria
The ground and the sky in Algeria
Earthquakes since 1950 and in the last month; eclipses, meteors and the moon as seen from the capital.
Last 30 days0magnitude 2.5 or moreSince 195083magnitude 5+, of them 7 of 6+StrongestM7.3Chlef 4 km ↗ · 1980Deadliest20,000deaths · 1716The moon tonightWaxing gibbous85% · AlgiersNext eclipse21 Feb 2027Penumbral lunar eclipseOrionids~19 an hour21 October · AlgiersNorthern lightsKp 9+only in the strongest storms here
Getting to Algeria
12 large airports, 271 railway stations, 18 ferry ports; the ones closest to the most visited places.
Houari Boumediene AirportALG · Algiers
12 kmOran Es-Sénia (Ahmed Ben Bella) International AirportORN · Oran
8.8 kmZenata – Messali El Hadj AirportTLM · Tlemcen
20 kmAnnaba Rabah Bitat AirportAAE · Annaba
9.1 kmBatna Mostefa Ben Boulaid AirportBLJ · Batna
25 kmBiskra - Mohamed Khider AirportBSK · Biskra
6.4 kmHussein DeyAlgiers
1.6 kmGare d'OranOran
0.2 kmTlemcenTlemcen
1.5 kmAnnabaAnnaba
0.9 kmBatnaBatna
0.5 kmDjelfaDjelfa
6.1 kmOran→ Barcelona-Terminal F2, Gare Maritime d'Arenc, Puerto Comercial de Almería
1.4 kmAnnaba→ Civitavecchia, Gare Maritime d'Arenc
0.4 kmSkikda→ Gare Maritime d'Arenc, Tirrenia Genova
1.1 kmJijel→ Béjaïa
1.1 kmKoléa · ferry port→ Alger الجزائر
21 kmMostaganem→ Terminal Baleària
1.1 kmPractical information
Plugs, money, phone numbers and the side of the road: the things to know before you land.
PlugsCEF230 V
Emergency14Calling code +213
TrafficOn the rightside of the road
CurrencyAlgerian DinarDZD
LanguagesArabic
Local time14:31Algiers