Constantine
City in Algeria: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Magnia: Maghnia-algeria, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Constantine is a city in Algeria. About 448,028 people live in the city proper, making it the 3rd largest city of Algeria in our atlas.
It lies at 36.37° N, 6.61° E, about 574 m (1,883 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Algiers time zone.
Location
Red dot: Constantine. Green dots: other major cities of Algeria. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Constantine has a Mediterranean (hot summer) climate (Köppen Csa). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 36°C (96°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 3°C (37°F). Around 731 mm (29 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jan.
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
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
- Batna · 98 km
- Sétif · 109 km
- Annaba · 119 km
- Tébessa · 172 km
- Biskra · 186 km
- Bab Ezzouar · 309 km
- Algiers · 318 km
- Blida · 339 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2501152 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q187346 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Magnia: Maghnia-algeria, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Pont Salah Bey (49475835572)2: hanming_huang from Singapore, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- The palace of Ahmed Bey: Ghaid lemla, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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