El Oued Province · Algeria
El Oued travel guide
El Oued is a city in El Oued Province, Algeria, home to about 135,000 people.
- Best months
- February to April, November and December
- Nearest airport
- ELU18 km · Guemar Airport - مطار قمار بالوادي
- Currency
- DZDAlgerian dinar
- Time zone
- Africa/Algiers
- Language
- Arabic, Standard Algerian Berber
When to go
The best time to visit El Oued
The most comfortable months for a city stay in El Oued are February to April, November and December. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 42 °C; January is the wettest, with about 11 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to El Oued: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Guemar Airport - مطار قمار بالوادي (ELU), about 18 km from the city centre in a straight line; Touggourt Sidi Madhi Airport (TGR, 80 km) and Tozeur Nefta International Airport (TOE, 131 km) are also within reach.
ELU · Guemar Airport - مطار قمار بالوادي
TGR · Touggourt Sidi Madhi Airport
TOE · Tozeur Nefta International Airport
Questions
El Oued: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit El Oued?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in El Oued are February to April, November and December. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 42 °C; January is the wettest, with about 11 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to El Oued?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Guemar Airport - مطار قمار بالوادي (ELU), about 18 km from the city centre in a straight line; Touggourt Sidi Madhi Airport (TGR, 80 km) and Tozeur Nefta International Airport (TOE, 131 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in El Oued?
Algerian dinar (DZD).
Nearby
Destinations near El Oued
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.