Ouargla Province · Algeria
Ouargla travel guide
Ouargla is a city in Ouargla Province, Algeria, home to about 133,000 people.
- Best months
- February, March, November and December
- Nearest airport
- OGX10 km · Ain Beida Airport
- Currency
- DZDAlgerian dinar
- Time zone
- Africa/Algiers
- Language
- Arabic, Standard Algerian Berber
When to go
The best time to visit Ouargla
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Ouargla are February, March, November and December. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 43 °C; December is the wettest, with about 7 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 Ouargla: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Ain Beida Airport (OGX), about 9.8 km from the city centre in a straight line; Hassi Messaoud-Oued Irara Krim Belkacem Airport (HME, 84 km) and Touggourt Sidi Madhi Airport (TGR, 144 km) are also within reach.
OGX · Ain Beida Airport
HME · Hassi Messaoud-Oued Irara Krim Belkacem Airport
TGR · Touggourt Sidi Madhi Airport
Questions
Ouargla: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Ouargla?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Ouargla are February, March, November and December. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 43 °C; December is the wettest, with about 7 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Ouargla?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Ain Beida Airport (OGX), about 9.8 km from the city centre in a straight line; Hassi Messaoud-Oued Irara Krim Belkacem Airport (HME, 84 km) and Touggourt Sidi Madhi Airport (TGR, 144 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Ouargla?
Algerian dinar (DZD).
Nearby
Destinations near Ouargla
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.