Guelma Province · Algeria

Guelma travel guide

Guelma is a city in Guelma Province, Algeria, home to about 120,000 people.

Best months
April, May, September and October
Nearest airport
AAE53 km · Annaba Rabah Bitat Airport
Currency
DZDAlgerian dinar
Time zone
Africa/Algiers
Language
Arabic, Standard Algerian Berber

When to go

The best time to visit Guelma

The most comfortable months for a city stay in Guelma are April, May, September and October. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; January is the wettest, with about 95 mm of rain.

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Average highAverage lowRain per monthComfortable months

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 Guelma: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Annaba Rabah Bitat Airport (AAE), about 53 km from the city centre in a straight line; Mohamed Boudiaf International Airport (CZL, 75 km) and Batna Mostefa Ben Boulaid Airport (BLJ, 128 km) are also within reach.

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AAE · Annaba Rabah Bitat Airport

53.3 km from the centreICAO DABB
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CZL · Mohamed Boudiaf International Airport

75.0 km from the centreICAO DABC
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BLJ · Batna Mostefa Ben Boulaid Airport

127.7 km from the centreICAO DABT

Questions

Guelma: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit Guelma?

The most comfortable months for a city stay in Guelma are April, May, September and October. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; January is the wettest, with about 95 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to Guelma?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Annaba Rabah Bitat Airport (AAE), about 53 km from the city centre in a straight line; Mohamed Boudiaf International Airport (CZL, 75 km) and Batna Mostefa Ben Boulaid Airport (BLJ, 128 km) are also within reach.

What currency is used in Guelma?

Algerian dinar (DZD).

Nearby

Destinations near Guelma

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.