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🇩🇿 Tamanrasset’s climate twin is 🇺🇸 El Paso, Texas

fair match

Tamanrasset, Algeria and El Paso, Texas are a fair climate match — 10,581 km (6,575 mi) apart. Tamanrasset is Köppen zone BWh; El Paso is BWh.

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What to expect

Looking outward from Tamanrasset, the atlas lands on El Paso in the same hot desert (BWh) zone — a distant place whose seasons still rise and fall with this city's. Tamanrasset looks across roughly 10,581 km (6,575 mi) to El Paso: a distant mirror when you want this climate on the other side of the map.

For Tamanrasset, El Paso is a fair outward match — close on the main numbers, with a few seasonal quirks. January means differ by 4°C (El Paso cooler); July by 1°C (El Paso cooler). Rainfall shifts more: El Paso is 35 mm wetter in July.

Sunshine stays close: El Paso at 11.0 h/day on average versus 10.8 h/day in Tamanrasset (January 9.2 h / 10.2 h, July 12.8 h / 11.3 h). Air quality: mean PM2.5 is 9 µg/m³ in El Paso vs 16 in Tamanrasset (lower by 6 µg/m³). Humidity: dew point in El Paso runs about 11°C higher in July (13°C vs 2°C), so the air feels muggier.

January & July climate

January & July · °C and mm

TamanrassetEl Paso
January
Temp
20° / 5°
15° / 1°
Rain
3 mm
11 mm
Dew
-8°
-3°
PM2.5
10.1 µg/m³
10.5 µg/m³
Sun
10.2 h
9.2 h
July
Temp
36° / 23°
35° / 22°
Rain
10 mm
45 mm
Dew
2°
13°
PM2.5
20.9 µg/m³
8.2 µg/m³
Sun
11.3 h
12.8 h

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Frequently asked questions

What place has a climate like Tamanrasset?

On Similar Climates, El Paso, Texas is the closest distant match for Tamanrasset, Algeria — scored fair, about 10,581 km (6,575 mi) away.

How far is Tamanrasset from its climate twin?

Tamanrasset and El Paso are separated by roughly 10,581 km (6,575 mi) on the great-circle route.

Do Tamanrasset and El Paso have their seasons at the same time?

Yes — both cities are in the same hemisphere, so summer and winter fall in the same calendar months.

Do Tamanrasset and El Paso share a Köppen climate zone?

Yes — both are hot desert (BWh).

What is the climate like in Tamanrasset?

Tamanrasset has a hot desert climate (BWh). January averages a high of 20°C and a low of 5°C with 3 mm of rain; July averages 36°C / 23°C and 10 mm.

How sunny is Tamanrasset?

Tamanrasset averages about 10.2 hours of sunshine a day in January and 11.3 hours in July.

What is the air quality like in Tamanrasset?

January PM2.5 averages about 10.1 µg/m³ (US AQI 58); July averages 20.9 µg/m³ (US AQI 102).

Other close climate matches for Tamanrasset: Alice Springs (loose), La Paz (loose), Hermosillo (loose).

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