Country guide
Algeria
Algiers' casbah, Roman Timgad and the Saharan ergs of Djanet, North Africa's giant with barely any tourists.
Currency
DZD
Language
Arabic
+ French
English
Limited
Payment
Cash preferred
Power
Type C / F
230 V, 50 Hz
Dialing
+213
Destinations
Algiers
A Mediterranean capital with an Ottoman Casbah and almost no tourists.
✓ best Dec-OctConstantine
A city on a rock, stitched to the world by bridges across a gorge.
✓ best Feb-Jun, Sep-DecOran
Algeria's most outgoing city: Spanish forts above the bay and the birthplace of rai.
✓ best all yearClimate zones, month by month
Algeria has 3 distinct climate zones. The right month depends on where in the country you're going.
Algiers Mediterranean Coast →
✓ Best Dec-Oct
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Constantine →
✓ Best Feb-Jun, Sep-Dec
Watch for Jul extreme heat risk
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Oran Mediterranean Coast →
✓ Best all year
Cards tinted by calculated verdict · big number = typical daily high, small = low · hover for conditions