Adrar climate — normals and trends
Adrar (Algeria) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 14 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (38.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (12.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Adrar averages 1 frost days, 210 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 3 rainy days per year.
Adrar has warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.34 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 3 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 49.4 °C (on 24 July 2018) and the coldest -4.7 °C (on 4 January 1945).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
AdrarAdrar
- coords
- 27.87°, -0.29°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.7°C
Average daily high
32.3°C
Average daily low
18.2°C
Annual rainfall
14mm
Sunshine / day
11.3h
Mean relative humidity
25%
Average peak wind
23.2km/h
Seasonal range
25.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
1 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
210 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
3 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
29.2 °C
Average feels-like low
14.0 °C
Average peak gust
36.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
166 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.9 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.73 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
49.4 °C
24 July 2018
Coldest day
-4.7 °C
4 January 1945
Wettest day
32 mm
9 October 1951
Windiest day
59.0 km/h
21 March 2018
Strongest gust
97.2 km/h
29 April 2011
Hottest feels-like
50.4 °C
31 July 2023
Coldest feels-like
-9.5 °C
21 December 1940
Sunniest day
13.8 h
15 June 1952
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | 23.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 29.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 1 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 34.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 37.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 3 mm | +2 mm |
| Jun | 42.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 45.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | +0 mm |
| Aug | 44.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 41.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 36.3 °C | +3.4 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 28.1 °C | +2.5 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 20.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Adrar?
Adrar has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 14 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Adrar?
The hottest day measured in Adrar between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2018, reaching 49.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Adrar?
The coldest day measured in Adrar between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1945, at -4.7 °C.
Does it snow in Adrar?
Almost never: Adrar sees virtually no snow, with about 1 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Adrar warmed?
Yes: Adrar warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Adrar?
The wettest day measured in Adrar between 1940 and 2025 was 9 October 1951, with 32 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Adrar?
The windiest day measured in Adrar between 1940 and 2025 was 21 March 2018, with winds reaching 59.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Adrar?
The warmest month in Adrar is July (38.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Adrar?
Adrar receives on average 14 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 3 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Adrar?
Adrar gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Adrar?
Yes: Adrar has on average 166 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Adrar?
In Adrar, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 50.4 °C on 31 July 2023, and the lowest was -9.5 °C on 21 December 1940.
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