Biskra
City in Algeria: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Biskra 1: Yelles, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Biskra is a city in Algeria. About 204,661 people live in the city proper, making it the 11th largest city of Algeria in our atlas.
It lies at 34.85° N, 5.73° E, about 115 m (377 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Algiers time zone.
Location
Red dot: Biskra. Green dots: other major cities of Algeria. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Biskra has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 40°C (103°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 3°C (38°F). Around 255 mm (10 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Sep.
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.
What to eat in AlgeriaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Batna · 88 km
- Sétif · 152 km
- Constantine · 187 km
- Djelfa · 225 km
- Tébessa · 227 km
- Annaba · 294 km
- Bab Ezzouar · 312 km
- Algiers · 319 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2503826 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q312759 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Biskra 1: Yelles, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)