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Bouira · AlgeriaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Akouker

2,305 mSnow likely Jan–Feb · Dec
Elevation2,305 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation6.0 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul28°average high
36.47° N, 4.17° EElevation 2,305 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit2,305 m
  • Mid-mountain1,780 m
  • Valley · Tikjda1,258 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Akouker in brief

Akouker rises to 2,305 m, Bouira, Algeria.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 28°, while nights fall below freezing in 6 months of the year.

The nearest town in the atlas is Tikjda, 3.4 km to the SW at 1,258 m.

Facts

Elevation
2,305 m · 7,562 ft
Region
Bouira
Country
Algeria
Coordinates
36.4661, 4.1656
Nearest airport
Soummam–Abane Ramdane Airport (BJA) · 85 km
iiForecast

Weather at three heights

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

The top of Akouker by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted
-10°-5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°35°5°-6°Jan6°-6°Feb9°-4°Mar11°-2°Apr17°3°May23°8°Jun28°12°Jul27°12°Aug21°8°Sep16°4°Oct9°-1°Nov6°-4°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Akouker by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high5°6°9°11°17°23°28°27°21°16°9°6°
Average low-6°-6°-4°-2°3°8°12°12°8°4°-1°-4°
Precipitation141 mm104 mm101 mm104 mm75 mm22 mm7 mm14 mm58 mm94 mm120 mm156 mm
Cloud cover38%34%34%34%32%20%10%13%26%32%36%39%
Daylight9h 5610h 5211h 5513h 0714h 0614h 3814h 2513h 3412h 2711h 1810h 159h 41
Month score222829347294878884612321

Snow and freezing level

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C
Snow likely Jan–Feb · Dec
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Freezing level2,250 m2,300 m2,650 m3,050 m3,850 m4,700 m5,350 m5,250 m4,550 m3,750 m2,900 m2,400 m
Summit❄ snow❄ snowabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C❄ snow
ivTerrain

Akouker in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Algeria
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Lalla-Khedidja2,308 m1,720 m6.0 km E27°
Thaletat1,638 m–6.4 km E29°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Tikjda
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Tikjda

Bouira · 3.4 km SW
19°Oct high
6wet days
85score
Tikjda
Ouadhia
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Ouadhia

Tizi Ouzou · 12 km NW
26°Oct high
6wet days
81score
Ouadhia
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016

Tizi N'Tleta

Tizi Ouzou · 13 km NW
25°Oct high
6wet days
85score
Tizi N'Tleta
M'Chedallah
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M'Chedallah

Bouira · 15 km SE
27°Oct high
6wet days
79score
M'Chedallah
Around here

Tikjda and around

Tikjda
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Tikjda

Bouira · Algeria
Jun · Sep–Octbest months
31°July high
1,258 maltitude
Tikjda

Nature

Djurdjura National Park
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1.9 km N

Djurdjura National Park

National park
Djurdjura National Park
Leopard Chasm
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2.7 km NE

Leopard Chasm

Cave
Leopard Chasm
Anou Boussouil
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5.6 km E

Anou Boussouil

Cave
Anou Boussouil

Mountains

Lalla-Khedidja
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8.5 km E

Lalla-Khedidja

2,308 m · Atlas Mountains
Lalla-Khedidja
Thaletat
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9.7 km E

Thaletat

1,638 m · Atlas Mountains
Thaletat
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32 km N

Rajaouna

650 m · Atlas Mountains
Rajaouna

Heritage

Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
1.9 km N

Djurdjura National Park

Tentative World Heritage Site · 1983
Djurdjura National Park