Mascara Province · Algeria
Mascara travel guide
Mascara is a city in Mascara Province, Algeria, home to about 109,000 people.
- Best months
- March to May, October and November
- Nearest airport
- ORN73 km · Oran Es-Sénia (Ahmed Ben Bella) International Airport
- Currency
- DZDAlgerian dinar
- Time zone
- Africa/Algiers
- Language
- Arabic, Standard Algerian Berber
When to go
The best time to visit Mascara
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Mascara are March to May, October and November. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 36 °C; November is the wettest, with about 56 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 Mascara: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Oran Es-Sénia (Ahmed Ben Bella) International Airport (ORN), about 73 km from the city centre in a straight line; Chlef Aboubakr Belkaid International Airport (CFK, 142 km) is also within reach.
ORN · Oran Es-Sénia (Ahmed Ben Bella) International Airport
CFK · Chlef Aboubakr Belkaid International Airport
Questions
Mascara: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Mascara?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Mascara are March to May, October and November. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 36 °C; November is the wettest, with about 56 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Mascara?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Oran Es-Sénia (Ahmed Ben Bella) International Airport (ORN), about 73 km from the city centre in a straight line; Chlef Aboubakr Belkaid International Airport (CFK, 142 km) is also within reach.
What currency is used in Mascara?
Algerian dinar (DZD).
Nearby
Destinations near Mascara
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.