Tizi Ouzou Province · Algeria

Tizi-Ouzou travel guide

Tizi-Ouzou is a city in Tizi Ouzou Province, Algeria, home to about 157,000 people.

Best months
April to June, September and October
Nearest airport
ALG75 km · Houari Boumediene Airport
Currency
DZDAlgerian dinar
Time zone
Africa/Algiers
Language
Arabic, Standard Algerian Berber

When to go

The best time to visit Tizi-Ouzou

The most comfortable months for a city stay in Tizi-Ouzou are April to June, September and October. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; December is the wettest, with about 107 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 Tizi-Ouzou: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG), about 75 km from the city centre in a straight line; Soummam–Abane Ramdane Airport (BJA, 91 km) and Ain Arnat Airport (QSF, 129 km) are also within reach.

large airport

ALG · Houari Boumediene Airport

74.5 km from the centreICAO DAAG
large airport

BJA · Soummam–Abane Ramdane Airport

90.9 km from the centreICAO DAAE
medium airport

QSF · Ain Arnat Airport

129.2 km from the centreICAO DAAS

Questions

Tizi-Ouzou: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit Tizi-Ouzou?

The most comfortable months for a city stay in Tizi-Ouzou are April to June, September and October. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; December is the wettest, with about 107 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to Tizi-Ouzou?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG), about 75 km from the city centre in a straight line; Soummam–Abane Ramdane Airport (BJA, 91 km) and Ain Arnat Airport (QSF, 129 km) are also within reach.

What currency is used in Tizi-Ouzou?

Algerian dinar (DZD).

Nearby

Destinations near Tizi-Ouzou

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.