City · Tizi Ouzou Province
Prayer times in Mekla
Muslims living in Mekla can use this page to check the start of every prayer today. Mekla is a city in Algeria, in Tizi Ouzou Province, with about 29,560 inhabitants. The timetable is calculated from the position of the sun for this exact location and checked against the AlAdhan service, and you can change the calculation method or the Asr school in the settings.
Today’s prayer times in Mekla
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Algerian Ministry of Religious Affairs method.
Mekla prayer times for this month
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Summer and winter prayer times in Mekla
It helps to know how prayer times in Mekla move with the seasons. Fajr varies between 3:33 AM on 21 June and 6:18 AM on 21 December, a shift of 2 h 46 min, while Maghrib moves between 5:30 PM and 8:05 PM. Daylight reaches 14 h 40 min in the summer solstice and falls to 9 h 39 min in the winter solstice. Use these figures to plan your day, your travel and your work around the prayers.
| Day | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 MarchSpring equinox | 5:21 AM | 6:47 AM | 12:50 PM | 4:17 PM | 6:54 PM | 8:16 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 3:33 AM | 5:25 AM | 12:45 PM | 4:36 PM | 8:05 PM | 9:49 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 5:05 AM | 6:31 AM | 12:35 PM | 4:02 PM | 6:39 PM | 8:00 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 6:18 AM | 7:51 AM | 12:41 PM | 3:13 PM | 5:30 PM | 6:58 PM |
Compared with Algiers, Dhuhr in Mekla comes about 5 minutes earlier than in Algiers, and on the 21 June Maghrib is called 5 minutes earlier than in the capital. Mekla is 108 km from the capital, towards the east. That is why we calculate each place with its own coordinates rather than using one timetable for the whole country.
Qibla in Mekla and distance to Makkah
Qibla from Mekla: 106.4° (east). This is the angle between true north and the direction to the Kaaba, 3,821 km away. A calibrated compass does the job, and the mihrab of any mosque in Mekla remains the simplest guide.
Ramadan timetable for Mekla
For those fasting in Mekla, Ramadan 1448 AH (expected around 8 February 2027) starts with iftar at 6:16 PM and imsak at 6:01 AM on the first day, 12 h 04 min of fasting. By the end of the month (9 March 2027) Maghrib is at 6:45 PM for a fast of 13 h 07 min. These are astronomical estimates; the official start of the month is announced by the religious authorities in Algeria.
Mekla on the map
Mekla lies at 36.6818° N, 4.2638° E, in Tizi Ouzou Province, in Algeria. The nearest administrative centre is Tizi Ouzou, 20 km away. Nearby places include Tizi Rached (7 km), L’Arbaa Naït Irathen (8 km), and Freha (9 km). We use these coordinates as they are to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, taken from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Mekla
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Tizi Ouzou Province, Algeria
- Population
- 29,560
- Coordinates
- 36.68178, 4.26378
- Time zone
- UTC+1
- Calculation method
- Algerian Ministry of Religious Affairs
- Qibla direction
- 106.4° (east)
- Distance to Makkah
- 3,821 km
Asr and Jumu‘ah in Mekla
The default timetable uses the standard opinion (Shafi‘i, Maliki and Hanbali) for Asr. Following the Hanafi method, Asr in Mekla comes roughly 75 minutes later around the summer solstice (5:51 PM instead of 4:36 PM). Jumu‘ah is prayed at Dhuhr time, about 12:50 PM around the spring equinox, with small changes over the year.
If you are passing through Mekla, check the times here before you arrive and use the list of nearby cities to know the prayer times at each stop on your way.
Prayer times near Mekla
- Tizi Rached7 km · west
- L’Arbaa Naït Irathen8 km · south-west
- Freha9 km · north-east
- Azazga12 km · north-east
- Arhribs13 km · north
- Timizart13 km · north
- ’Aïn el Hammam14 km · south
- Boudjima17 km · north-west
Frequently asked questions about prayer times in Mekla
When is Maghrib in Mekla?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 5:30 PM on 21 December and 8:05 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.
How long is the fast in Mekla during Ramadan?
About 12 h 04 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 07 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.
What is the Qibla direction in Mekla?
The Qibla in Mekla is 106.4° from true north, towards the east. The Kaaba in Makkah is 3,821 km away.
Do prayer times in Mekla differ from Algiers?
Yes. Mekla is 108 km from Algiers, towards the east, and Dhuhr in Mekla is called roughly 5 minutes earlier than in Algiers.
Which calculation method is used for Mekla?
We use the Algerian Ministry of Religious Affairs method: Fajr at 18° and Isha when the sun is 17° below the horizon. You can change it in the settings of the prayer card.