Sidi Bel Abbes

City in Algeria: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.

Aerial view of Sidi Bel Abbès (Algérie)

Aerial view of Sidi Bel Abbès (Algérie): Sandervalya (travail personnel), CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

Overview

Sidi Bel Abbes is a city in Algeria, in Sidi Bel Abbès. About 210,146 people live in the city proper, making it the 10th largest city of Algeria in our atlas.

It lies at 35.19° N, 0.63° W, about 492 m (1,614 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Algiers time zone.

Location

Red dot: Sidi Bel Abbes. Green dots: other major cities of Algeria. Map data: Natural Earth.

Climate

Sidi Bel Abbes has a Mediterranean (hot summer) climate (Köppen Csa). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 35°C (95°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 3°C (37°F). Around 548 mm (22 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Nov.

13°3°Jan6715°3°Feb4818°5°Mar5222°8°Apr6826°11°May4531°16°Jun1435°19°Jul634°20°Aug1729°16°Sep3825°12°Oct5617°7°Nov7614°4°Dec61mm

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.

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Sources

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Photo credits
  • Aerial view of Sidi Bel Abbès (Algérie): Sandervalya (travail personnel), CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)