Rare snowfall in Algeria’s Sahara Desert: Temperature plummets to -2°C

Shortly after news of the ‘partially frozen Niagra Falls made headlines, attention drew to the snowfall in the Sahara Desert. There was snowfall in the Sahara Desert for the third time in over four decades.

Ain Sefra, a small North African desert town, is currently under a 16-inch snowfall.

In the Sahara Desert in Africa, temperatures are as high as 58 degrees Celsius. A photographer has likewise captured mesmerizing images of snow blanketing dunes.

Photographer Karim Bouchetata captured magnificent images of snow and ice in the Algerian town of Ain Sefra. The temperatures dropped to -2 degrees this week.

Snow has fallen in the town for the fifth time in 42 years. The prior occurrences were in 1979, 2016, 2018, and 2021.

The Atlas Mountains surround the town, which is roughly a thousand meters above sea level.

It’s also regarded as the gateway to the Sahara, the world’s hottest desert. In the sand, the ice made beautiful patterns.

On social media, photos and a video of the snow-covered Sahara Desert also have gone viral.

The Sahara Desert covers most of Northern Africa. Snow is uncommon in the desert because there is rarely enough water in the air to support it, although it can become rather cold at night.

The average temperature in and around the settlement is 37 degrees Celsius.

The Sahara Desert has experienced climate variations in the last few hundred thousand years, according to experts.

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