Algeria
Algiers in January
🧥 WinterCool and some showers.
🎒 Pack: warm jacket for evenings
Why January scores 8.8What goes into the score
How it works- Weather comfort8.5
- !Cool (17°C highs / 6°C lows)
- ✓Comfortable humidity (dew point 5.8°C)
- ✓Mostly dry (~84 mm rain)
- Air quality9.3
- ✓Good (within WHO guideline) (PM2.5 ~10 µg/m³)
- Seasonal hazards10.0
- ·No notable seasonal hazards
- Safety baseline6.5
- ·Increased caution
| Jan | May | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 8.8 Excellent | 9.4 Excellent |
| Season | 🧥 Winter | 🌷 Spring |
| High / low | 17° / 6° | 25° / 13° |
| Rain | 84 mm | 39 mm |
| Humidity | dew pt 6° | dew pt 11° |
| PM2.5 | 10 µg/m³ | 11 µg/m³ |
Typical-month data: NASA POWER (MERRA-2 reanalysis) 2015–2024 (modelled, not a forecast). Temperatures: Algiers weather-station normals. Rainfall: Algiers weather-station normals (national met service).
Holidays & crowdsJanuary 2027
No long holidaysNo long public-holiday weekends this month. School holidays aren't counted, so check those if you want to avoid family crowds.
Other public holidays: New Year's Day (1 Jan) · Amazigh New Year (12 Jan)
National holidays only; regional holidays and school breaks aren't included. Source: holidays (open-source public-holiday calendar).
Explore AlgiersEvents, sights, food & souvenirs
Check event dates locallyAlgiers is Algeria's capital, a white city on hills above a wide bay. Travellers come for the UNESCO-listed Casbah, French colonial boulevards and Roman ruins nearby.
Yennayer (Amazigh New Year)Every year12 January every year
The Amazigh (Berber) new year, a national holiday.
Why go: Cultural events and special meals are common.
Where: Nationwide
Coming up later
RamadanDate variesAbout mid-February to mid-March in 2026; begins around early February in 2027; the date moves each year
The Muslim month of daytime fasting.
Why go: Opening hours change; evenings are lively with food and gatherings.
Where: Nationwide
Independence DayEvery year5 July every year
A national holiday marking independence from France in 1962.
Why go: Offices close and there are celebrations.
Where: Nationwide
Revolution DayEvery year1 November every year
A national holiday marking the start of the war of independence in 1954.
Why go: Offices and many shops close.
Where: Nationwide
Casbah of Algiers
A UNESCO-listed old city of narrow lanes, Ottoman palaces and mosques.
💡 Go with a local guide; the lanes are steep and easy to get lost in.
Notre-Dame d'Afrique
A 19th-century basilica on a hill with views over the bay.
💡 Dress modestly.
Maqam Echahid (Martyrs' Memorial)
A huge concrete monument with views over the city.
Jardin d'Essai du Hamma
A historic botanical garden with exotic trees and walkways.
Tipaza
Roman ruins by the sea west of Algiers, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
💡 An easy day trip; bring sun protection.
Couscous
Steamed semolina with vegetables and meat, a national dish.
💡 Restaurants and homes.
Chorba frik
A soup with cracked green wheat and meat, especially popular during Ramadan.
💡 Restaurants and homes.
Rechta
Thin hand-made noodles in a light chicken broth, an Algiers speciality.
💡 Traditional restaurants.
Makroud
Semolina pastries filled with dates and soaked in honey.
💡 Pastry shops.
Deglet Nour dates
Prized dates grown in Algeria's oases.
💡 Markets and grocers.
Kabyle silver jewellery
Silver jewellery with enamel and coral from the Kabylie region.
💡 Craft shops in Algiers.