Ghardaïa and the M'zab Valley
Algeria
A fortified pentapolis of striking pastel-hued cubist architecture tightly packed into a Saharan desert valley.
Warmest month is July at 41°C on average. Coolest is January at 17°C. Driest reading falls in June with 0 rain days.
Costs and travel essentials
- CoffeeWorld Bank PPP baseline$1.50 (~$1.50)Country-level price estimate for Algeria, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
- $2.00 (~$2.00)Country-level price estimate for Algeria, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
- Flight timeMethodology3h 30m from London HeathrowGreat-circle plus routing overhead.
- Flight CO2eDEFRA 2024 factors654 kg return from London HeathrowDEFRA 2024 economy factors, includes radiative forcing.
- Tap waterCDC / WHO guidanceDo not drink from the tap; use bottled or treated water.
| Month | Avg high | Daily spread | Rain days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17° | 9°C | 1 |
| February | 19° | 10°C | 1 |
| March | 23° | 10°C | 1 |
| April | 27° | 11°C | 2 |
| May | 32° | 10°C | 1 |
| June | 38° | 9°C | 0 |
| July | 41° | 7°C | 0 |
| August | 40° | 7°C | 1 |
| September | 35° | 10°C | 2 |
| October | 29° | 10°C | 0 |
| November | 22° | 10°C | 1 |
| December | 18° | 8°C | 1 |
What to do
- Wander the narrow alleys of the ancient Ksar
- Visit the distinctive pyramid-minaret of the Great Mosque
- Barter at the central market square
How we know this
Values are the average of the last ten calendar years of daily readings from Visual Crossing, snapped to the destination cluster. Daily spread is the width between the 10th and 90th percentiles of daily highs, not a forecast error margin. Rain days count any day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.