- Climate : Continental Saharan type
- Sand wind : 100 days / year with sirocco
- Average rainfall : less than 100 mm / year
- Average temperature : 21°C with extremes of 55 °C in summer (in the shadow) and - 7°C in winter (at night)
- Soil : sandy
- Water resources : 2000 liters by second (l/s). A such debit is enough to create 2500 ha of palm trees
Natural characteristics
