Blida
City in Algeria: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Blida centre: filtran from Edinburgh, Scotland (UK), CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Blida is a city in Algeria. About 331,779 people live in the city proper, making it the 5th largest city of Algeria in our atlas.
It lies at 36.47° N, 2.83° E, about 256 m (840 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Algiers time zone.
Location
Red dot: Blida. Green dots: other major cities of Algeria. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Blida 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.
What to eat in AlgeriaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Algiers · 37 km
- Bab Ezzouar · 43 km
- Djelfa · 203 km
- Sétif · 233 km
- Biskra · 315 km
- Batna · 315 km
- Oran · 321 km
- Constantine · 338 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2503769 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q216990 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Blida centre: filtran from Edinburgh, Scotland (UK), CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)