Khenchela Province · Algeria
Khenchela travel guide
Khenchela is a city in Khenchela Province, Algeria, home to about 109,000 people.
- Best months
- April, May, September and October
- Nearest airport
- BLJ83 km · Batna Mostefa Ben Boulaid Airport
- Currency
- DZDAlgerian dinar
- Time zone
- Africa/Algiers
- Language
- Arabic, Standard Algerian Berber
When to go
The best time to visit Khenchela
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Khenchela are April, May, September and October. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 35 °C; September is the wettest, with about 51 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 Khenchela: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Batna Mostefa Ben Boulaid Airport (BLJ), about 83 km from the city centre in a straight line; Cheikh Larbi Tébessi Airport (TEE, 90 km) and Mohamed Boudiaf International Airport (CZL, 106 km) are also within reach.
BLJ · Batna Mostefa Ben Boulaid Airport
TEE · Cheikh Larbi Tébessi Airport
CZL · Mohamed Boudiaf International Airport
Questions
Khenchela: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Khenchela?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Khenchela are April, May, September and October. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 35 °C; September is the wettest, with about 51 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Khenchela?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Batna Mostefa Ben Boulaid Airport (BLJ), about 83 km from the city centre in a straight line; Cheikh Larbi Tébessi Airport (TEE, 90 km) and Mohamed Boudiaf International Airport (CZL, 106 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Khenchela?
Algerian dinar (DZD).
Nearby
Destinations near Khenchela
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.