Frost covers sand dunes of Ain Sefra for the fifth winter in a row, Algeria

Frost covers sand dunes of Ain Sefra for the fifth winter in a row, Algeria

Sand dunes around the Algerian town of Ain Sefra — a region known as The Gateway to the Sahara — were seen covered with frost on January 17, 2022, as overnight temperatures dipped to -2 °C (28 °F) You can hardly call this rare anymore, as this is the fifth…

Ice covers deserts of Ain Sefra, Algeria

Ice covers deserts of Ain Sefra, Algeria

Ice has again covered deserts around the Algerian town of Ain Sefra — The Gateway to the Sahara — on January 13, 2021. This is the fourth winter in a row we receive snow or ice reports from this area. Related articles: Snow covers northern Algeria's desert…

Snow covers desert town Ain Sefra for the second time this winter, Algeria

Snow covers desert town Ain Sefra for the second time this winter, Algeria

Small Algerian town of Ain Sefra, located in a region known as the gateway to the desert, is making headlines again after its sand dunes were covered by second snowfall this winter on Monday, February 5, 2018. Snow has already covered northern Algeria's desert…

Snow covers northern Algeria’s desert for the second winter in a row

Snow covers northern Algeria’s desert for the second winter in a row

Snow has covered northern Algeria's desert around the city of Ain Sefra for the second winter in a row on January 7, 2018. The last time this region saw snow before December 2016 was in 2013. The snowfall in northern Algeria was caused by the same weather…