’Aïn Abid climate — normals and trends
’Aïn Abid (Algeria) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.9 °C and it receives 559 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 (24.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
’Aïn Abid averages 11 frost days, 58 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 107 rainy days per year.
’Aïn Abid has warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.33 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 20 to 2 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.4 °C (on 10 August 2021) and the coldest -13.2 °C (on 2 February 1999).
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
’Aïn AbidConstantine Province
- coords
- 36.23°, 6.94°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.9°C
Average daily high
20.4°C
Average daily low
10.0°C
Annual rainfall
559mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
14.5km/h
Seasonal range
17.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
11 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
58 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
107 d/yr
Annual snowfall
14.3 cm
Average feels-like high
19.4 °C
Average feels-like low
8.5 °C
Average peak gust
35.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
22 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.8 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.69 · 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
42.4 °C
10 August 2021
Coldest day
-13.2 °C
2 February 1999
Wettest day
63 mm
25 October 1957
Windiest day
37.3 km/h
23 November 1997
Strongest gust
99.7 km/h
2 February 1956
Hottest feels-like
42.6 °C
11 July 2012
Coldest feels-like
-18.0 °C
2 February 1999
Snowiest day
16.8 cm
29 December 1992
Sunniest day
13.9 h
25 June 1942
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 77 mm | +23 mm |
| Feb | 14.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 40 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 17.7 °C | +2.8 °C | 63 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 19.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 91 mm | +26 mm |
| May | 23.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 90 mm | +32 mm |
| Jun | 31.3 °C | +3.8 °C | 2 mm | -26 mm |
| Jul | 32.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 14 mm | +3 mm |
| Aug | 32.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 9 mm | -13 mm |
| Sep | 28.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 65 mm | +19 mm |
| Oct | 23.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 42 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | 16.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 34 mm | -14 mm |
| Dec | 13.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 46 mm | -8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of ’Aïn Abid?
’Aïn Abid has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.9 °C and it receives 559 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in ’Aïn Abid?
The hottest day measured in ’Aïn Abid between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 2021, reaching 42.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in ’Aïn Abid?
The coldest day measured in ’Aïn Abid between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1999, at -13.2 °C.
Does it snow in ’Aïn Abid?
Yes. ’Aïn Abid gets on average 14.3 cm of snow per year and has around 11 frost days.
Has the climate of ’Aïn Abid warmed?
Yes: ’Aïn Abid warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in ’Aïn Abid?
The wettest day measured in ’Aïn Abid between 1940 and 2025 was 25 October 1957, with 63 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in ’Aïn Abid?
The windiest day measured in ’Aïn Abid between 1940 and 2025 was 23 November 1997, with winds reaching 37.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in ’Aïn Abid?
The warmest month in ’Aïn Abid is July (24.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.6 °C).
How much does it rain in ’Aïn Abid?
’Aïn Abid receives on average 559 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 107 rainy days.
Is it sunny in ’Aïn Abid?
’Aïn Abid gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in ’Aïn Abid?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in ’Aïn Abid between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 1992, with 16.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in ’Aïn Abid?
Yes: ’Aïn Abid has on average 22 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in ’Aïn Abid?
In ’Aïn Abid, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.6 °C on 11 July 2012, and the lowest was -18.0 °C on 2 February 1999.
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