Algiers, Algeria: population, climate, map and landmarks

Overview

Algiers is the capital of Algeria. About 2.4 million people live in the city proper, making it the 1st largest city of Algeria in our atlas.

It lies at 36.73° N, 3.09° E, about 113 m (371 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Algiers time zone.

Location

Red dot: Algiers. Green dots: other major cities of Algeria. Map data: Natural Earth.

Climate

Algiers has a Mediterranean (hot summer) climate (Köppen Csa). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 34°C (93°F); the coolest nights come in Feb at about 5°C (41°F). Around 641 mm (25 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Nov.

Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.

Landmarks and places to see

Nelson Mandela StadiumStadium in Algeria

Stade 20 Août 1955Stadium

National Museum of Fine Arts of AlgiersArt Museum in Algeria

Museum of Modern Art of AlgiersMuseum

Museum of AntiquitiesMuseum of Archaeology and Art, Algiers, Algeria

Rais PalaceBuilding in Algeria

Botanical Garden of HammaGardens in Algiers

Bardo National MuseumNational museum in Algiers, Algeria

Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.

What to eat in AlgeriaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.

Nearby major cities

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Sources

Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2507480 (CC BY 4.0)
Wikidata Q3561 (CC0)
Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology

Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.

Photo credits

Argel 3: LBM1948, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Nelson Mandela Stadium: Fan of the page, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Stade du 20 août 1955 (Alger, 2014): SalemB, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Une fontaine en plein centre du jardin d'essai à Alger 5: Zinou2go, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Musée d'art moderne d'Alger: Rvince, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Musée national des antiquités et des arts islamiques, Alger: Riad Salih, CC BY 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Palais des Rais (Es'hine) - Alger: Mimosa dz, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
The Test Garden Hamma: Khaled zouaoui, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
The Bardo National Museum of Prehistory and Ethnography 4: DhiaEddineBen10, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)