Timimoun
Algeria
A striking red-mud oasis town framing the vast rolling dunes of the Grand Erg Occidental.
Warmest month is July at 45°C on average. Coolest is January at 20°C. Driest reading falls in January 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 timeMethodology4h from London HeathrowGreat-circle plus routing overhead.
- Flight CO2eDEFRA 2024 factors756 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 | 20° | 9°C | 0 |
| February | 23° | 10°C | 0 |
| March | 27° | 10°C | 1 |
| April | 32° | 12°C | 0 |
| May | 37° | 10°C | 1 |
| June | 42° | 7°C | 0 |
| July | 45° | 5°C | 0 |
| August | 44° | 5°C | 0 |
| September | 40° | 9°C | 1 |
| October | 33° | 10°C | 0 |
| November | 26° | 11°C | 0 |
| December | 21° | 7°C | 0 |
What to do
- Explore the red sandstone ruins of the ancient ksar
- Ride a camel into the Grand Erg Occidental dunes
- Walk through the palmeries' ancient irrigation canals
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.