Lightning strikes in Algeria
The detection network has located 32,597 lightning strikes in Algeria since the archive began, including 16,793 in the last 7 days. That is 0.35% of all detected strikes worldwide, ranking Algeria #20 of 143 countries with recorded lightning. Algeria is counted under Africa in the continent totals.
Daily strikes, last 14 days
| Day (UTC) | Detected strikes |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | 11 |
| 2026-08-13 | 2,277 |
| 2026-08-12 | 3,814 |
| 2026-08-11 | 4,078 |
| 2026-08-10 | 2,234 |
| 2026-08-09 | 3,120 |
| 2026-08-08 | 1,259 |
| 2026-08-07 | 43 |
| 2026-08-06 | 332 |
| 2026-08-05 | 14 |
| 2026-08-04 | 371 |
| 2026-08-03 | 604 |
| 2026-08-02 | 11,800 |
| 2026-08-01 | 595 |
Strikes by state or province
Regions follow Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries. "Unassigned" counts strikes inside Algeria's territory but outside every region polygon, mostly coastal water and lakes.
| # | State / province | Strikes | Last 7 days | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biskra | 3,146 | 39 | 9.7% |
| 2 | Djelfa | 3,069 | 1,439 | 9.4% |
| 3 | El Bayadh | 2,987 | 1,253 | 9.2% |
| 4 | Naama | 2,143 | 1,468 | 6.6% |
| 5 | Tiaret | 1,952 | 1,741 | 6.0% |
| 6 | Batna | 1,803 | 509 | 5.5% |
| 7 | El Oued | 1,459 | 0 | 4.5% |
| 8 | Béchar | 1,344 | 1,011 | 4.1% |
| 9 | M'Sila | 1,256 | 557 | 3.9% |
| 10 | Médéa | 1,168 | 992 | 3.6% |
| 11 | Saïda | 1,167 | 1,061 | 3.6% |
| 12 | Sidi Bel Abbès | 1,142 | 1,094 | 3.5% |
| 13 | Laghouat | 1,131 | 570 | 3.5% |
| 14 | Bordj Bou Arréridj | 1,110 | 852 | 3.4% |
| 15 | Tlemcen | 1,049 | 1,036 | 3.2% |
| 16 | Ouargla | 914 | 3 | 2.8% |
| 17 | Sétif | 891 | 776 | 2.7% |
| 18 | Bouïra | 718 | 564 | 2.2% |
| 19 | Ghardaïa | 588 | 5 | 1.8% |
| 20 | Tébessa | 488 | 22 | 1.5% |
| 21 | Béjaïa | 436 | 399 | 1.3% |
| 22 | Adrar | 422 | 83 | 1.3% |
| 23 | Tissemsilt | 349 | 335 | 1.1% |
| 24 | Tamanghasset | 324 | 90 | 1.0% |
| 25 | Khenchela | 275 | 123 | 0.8% |
| 26 | Tindouf | 249 | 176 | 0.8% |
| 27 | Oum El Bouaghi | 193 | 51 | 0.6% |
| 28 | Mascara | 137 | 137 | 0.4% |
| 29 | Unassigned | 93 | 76 | 0.3% |
| 30 | Illizi | 75 | 4 | 0.2% |
| 31 | Relizane | 73 | 73 | 0.2% |
| 32 | Mila | 69 | 4 | 0.2% |
| 33 | Aïn Témouchent | 66 | 66 | 0.2% |
| 34 | Aïn Defla | 64 | 63 | 0.2% |
| 35 | Tizi Ouzou | 53 | 37 | 0.2% |
| 36 | Kasserine | 37 | 0 | 0.1% |
| 37 | Constantine | 32 | 0 | 0.1% |
| 38 | Oran | 32 | 32 | 0.1% |
| 39 | Souk Ahras | 27 | 0 | 0.1% |
| 40 | Oriental | 19 | 17 | 0.1% |
| 41 | Chlef | 13 | 13 | 0.0% |
| 42 | Blida | 10 | 10 | 0.0% |
| 43 | Guelma | 9 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 44 | Meknès-Tafilalet | 5 | 5 | 0.0% |
| 45 | Mostaganem | 5 | 5 | 0.0% |
| 46 | Tombouctou | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 47 | El Tarf | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 48 | Guelmim-Es Semara | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 49 | Kef | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 50 | Agadez | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
These are detected strikes, and detection coverage differs by region; the data hub explains the method and its limits. For the climatological picture, see which countries get the most lightning.
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