Aïn Touta climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Aïn Touta?

Aïn Touta has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.2 °C and it receives 387 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Aïn Touta?

The hottest day measured in Aïn Touta between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 2024, reaching 40.2 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Aïn Touta?

The coldest day measured in Aïn Touta between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1971, at -15.0 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Aïn Touta?

Yes. Aïn Touta gets on average 29.1 cm of snow per year and has around 56 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Aïn Touta warmed?

Yes: Aïn Touta warmed by +3.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Aïn Touta?

The wettest day measured in Aïn Touta between 1940 and 2025 was 25 May 2000, with 56 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Aïn Touta?

The windiest day measured in Aïn Touta between 1940 and 2025 was 11 April 2002, with winds reaching 35.2 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Aïn Touta?

The warmest month in Aïn Touta is July (24.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.8 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Aïn Touta?

Aïn Touta receives on average 387 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 80 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Aïn Touta?

Aïn Touta gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Aïn Touta (Algeria) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.2 °C and it receives 387 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 (24.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.

Aïn Touta averages 56 frost days, 58 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 80 rainy days per year.

Aïn Touta has warmed by +3.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.37 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 77 to 35 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 40.2 °C (on 10 July 2024) and the coldest -15.0 °C (on 3 January 1971).

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 ToutaBatna

coords: 35.38°, 5.90°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BSkCold semi-aridWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthAprilDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

13.2°C

Average daily high

19.4°C

Average daily low

7.6°C

Annual rainfall

387mm

Sunshine / day

10.8h

Mean relative humidity

61%

Average peak wind

13.1km/h

Seasonal range

20.6°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

56 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

58 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

80 d/yr

Annual snowfall

29.1 cm

Average feels-like high

17.5 °C

Average feels-like low

5.3 °C

Average peak gust

41.8 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

10 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.7 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+3.2 °C

since 1940

+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.74 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

40.2 °C

10 July 2024

Coldest day

-15.0 °C

3 January 1971

Wettest day

56 mm

25 May 2000

Windiest day

35.2 km/h

11 April 2002

Strongest gust

107.6 km/h

31 January 2015

Hottest feels-like

39.5 °C

15 July 2024

Coldest feels-like

-19.3 °C

3 January 1971

Snowiest day

18.8 cm

7 March 1985

Sunniest day

13.8 h

30 June 2019

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	37.5 °C22 July 2025	-3.6 °C23 November 2025	15.0 °C	395 mm	86	28
2024	40.2 °C10 July 2024	-4.3 °C1 March 2024	15.7 °C	259 mm	81	27
2023	39.5 °C30 July 2023	-4.1 °C24 January 2023	15.2 °C	311 mm	79	49
2022	38.4 °C2 July 2022	-3.9 °C23 January 2022	15.4 °C	308 mm	109	39
2021	38.8 °C1 July 2021	-4.2 °C3 January 2021	15.6 °C	288 mm	100	37
2020	37.6 °C21 August 2020	-4.0 °C31 December 2020	14.8 °C	310 mm	68	36
2019	38.3 °C14 July 2019	-3.8 °C11 January 2019	14.3 °C	505 mm	82	53
2018	38.4 °C22 July 2018	-4.4 °C8 February 2018	13.9 °C	460 mm	54	39
2017	38.4 °C12 July 2017	-4.9 °C17 January 2017	14.6 °C	275 mm	79	40
2016	36.7 °C31 July 2016	-3.3 °C18 January 2016	14.7 °C	347 mm	74	32
2015	37.2 °C3 August 2015	-5.8 °C2 January 2015	14.2 °C	347 mm	76	54
2014	37.9 °C26 July 2014	-6.0 °C31 December 2014	14.9 °C	348 mm	88	30
2013	37.0 °C28 July 2013	-5.2 °C27 February 2013	14.2 °C	332 mm	69	58
2012	39.0 °C12 July 2012	-13.4 °C8 February 2012	14.7 °C	327 mm	88	62
2011	37.7 °C22 July 2011	-4.2 °C22 January 2011	14.0 °C	443 mm	74	41
2010	38.0 °C23 July 2010	-4.3 °C17 December 2010	14.2 °C	367 mm	65	36
2009	37.3 °C24 July 2009	-3.0 °C23 March 2009	13.9 °C	474 mm	79	47
2008	38.5 °C12 July 2008	-9.8 °C7 March 2008	14.2 °C	394 mm	80	45
2007	38.2 °C20 June 2007	-4.6 °C22 March 2007	14.1 °C	397 mm	79	39
2006	37.9 °C19 August 2006	-3.6 °C24 February 2006	14.5 °C	406 mm	72	50
2005	39.4 °C28 July 2005	-10.1 °C27 January 2005	14.1 °C	336 mm	74	71
2004	36.9 °C10 August 2004	-4.4 °C29 January 2004	13.7 °C	550 mm	63	48
2003	38.4 °C17 July 2003	-6.2 °C26 December 2003	14.2 °C	600 mm	75	50
2002	37.6 °C23 July 2002	-4.3 °C7 January 2002	14.5 °C	352 mm	62	36
2001	37.5 °C7 July 2001	-4.6 °C18 December 2001	14.9 °C	260 mm	81	37
2000	37.5 °C28 July 2000	-4.5 °C25 February 2000	14.2 °C	264 mm	58	53
1999	37.8 °C18 August 1999	-9.4 °C31 January 1999	14.9 °C	390 mm	96	48
1998	35.9 °C4 July 1998	-4.3 °C9 December 1998	13.6 °C	323 mm	68	50
1997	39.0 °C23 July 1997	-2.8 °C8 January 1997	14.1 °C	410 mm	67	31
1996	36.6 °C7 August 1996	-5.0 °C28 December 1996	13.0 °C	572 mm	36	34
1995	36.7 °C9 July 1995	-6.8 °C14 January 1995	13.6 °C	321 mm	57	43
1994	36.3 °C5 July 1994	-3.5 °C5 February 1994	14.4 °C	272 mm	87	45
1993	37.6 °C4 July 1993	-8.6 °C3 March 1993	13.4 °C	271 mm	65	68
1992	33.4 °C24 August 1992	-4.8 °C24 February 1992	12.6 °C	462 mm	27	54
1991	35.6 °C25 July 1991	-7.4 °C16 February 1991	12.5 °C	379 mm	50	58
1990	33.9 °C29 July 1990	-6.6 °C16 December 1990	13.7 °C	520 mm	37	40
1989	35.7 °C6 August 1989	-3.0 °C3 January 1989	13.6 °C	371 mm	41	40
1988	37.9 °C6 July 1988	-4.2 °C27 February 1988	14.1 °C	329 mm	67	45
1987	36.8 °C16 August 1987	-8.5 °C20 February 1987	14.1 °C	316 mm	63	47
1986	34.8 °C31 July 1986	-10.3 °C10 February 1986	13.0 °C	462 mm	62	48
1985	36.2 °C1 August 1985	-8.1 °C10 January 1985	13.6 °C	502 mm	69	44
1984	35.0 °C2 July 1984	-12.2 °C13 February 1984	12.6 °C	377 mm	54	57
1983	35.7 °C8 August 1983	-5.6 °C11 February 1983	13.7 °C	178 mm	64	58
1982	35.8 °C5 August 1982	-7.1 °C27 January 1982	13.2 °C	494 mm	63	45
1981	36.6 °C1 July 1981	-5.1 °C29 January 1981	13.7 °C	252 mm	43	49
1980	36.2 °C1 August 1980	-5.0 °C11 December 1980	12.5 °C	528 mm	56	63
1979	36.5 °C6 August 1979	-5.6 °C23 December 1979	12.6 °C	422 mm	50	57
1978	37.6 °C17 July 1978	-4.8 °C29 November 1978	12.5 °C	312 mm	37	64
1977	36.9 °C14 July 1977	-4.0 °C18 January 1977	13.6 °C	328 mm	50	28
1976	33.7 °C16 August 1976	-6.9 °C13 February 1976	11.6 °C	645 mm	31	72
1975	36.0 °C11 July 1975	-5.4 °C28 February 1975	12.5 °C	447 mm	62	66
1974	34.3 °C4 August 1974	-5.5 °C6 March 1974	12.5 °C	422 mm	48	62
1973	36.9 °C18 July 1973	-8.6 °C2 March 1973	12.8 °C	505 mm	60	83
1972	34.8 °C7 July 1972	-8.5 °C25 January 1972	11.9 °C	820 mm	35	49
1971	34.9 °C19 August 1971	-15.0 °C3 January 1971	12.1 °C	476 mm	50	78
1970	35.8 °C7 August 1970	-4.5 °C5 March 1970	12.7 °C	388 mm	42	54
1969	33.9 °C15 August 1969	-7.1 °C11 December 1969	12.3 °C	621 mm	14	58
1968	35.7 °C6 August 1968	-6.9 °C12 January 1968	12.9 °C	360 mm	31	48
1967	34.6 °C16 August 1967	-9.3 °C17 December 1967	13.1 °C	402 mm	44	69
1966	35.4 °C9 August 1966	-3.5 °C18 March 1966	12.9 °C	325 mm	54	56
1965	36.8 °C26 July 1965	-5.1 °C16 February 1965	12.5 °C	393 mm	42	61
1964	34.2 °C18 August 1964	-6.1 °C10 February 1964	12.5 °C	392 mm	33	68
1963	32.9 °C3 August 1963	-5.7 °C30 January 1963	12.0 °C	441 mm	38	60
1962	34.6 °C13 July 1962	-6.6 °C10 February 1962	12.2 °C	350 mm	36	76
1961	34.5 °C2 August 1961	-6.9 °C25 January 1961	13.0 °C	244 mm	28	55
1960	35.9 °C18 August 1960	-11.2 °C18 January 1960	12.8 °C	407 mm	47	57
1959	34.9 °C27 July 1959	-4.1 °C20 February 1959	12.7 °C	357 mm	54	49
1958	36.1 °C8 July 1958	-6.8 °C1 January 1958	13.2 °C	413 mm	62	51
1957	34.5 °C18 August 1957	-8.1 °C23 January 1957	12.2 °C	528 mm	39	68
1956	35.1 °C21 July 1956	-11.8 °C21 February 1956	11.5 °C	292 mm	57	102
1955	35.8 °C2 August 1955	-4.6 °C1 March 1955	13.0 °C	355 mm	43	39
1954	34.3 °C30 June 1954	-11.5 °C7 January 1954	11.5 °C	339 mm	35	84
1953	35.5 °C18 July 1953	-12.0 °C11 January 1953	11.7 °C	357 mm	29	79
1952	35.8 °C30 June 1952	-11.1 °C24 January 1952	13.0 °C	343 mm	71	80
1951	35.1 °C17 August 1951	-8.4 °C31 January 1951	12.1 °C	440 mm	48	74
1950	34.3 °C22 June 1950	-5.5 °C20 January 1950	12.4 °C	412 mm	60	87
1949	35.4 °C15 July 1949	-9.8 °C4 February 1949	12.2 °C	366 mm	40	71
1948	34.8 °C8 August 1948	-5.4 °C22 January 1948	12.2 °C	312 mm	32	61
1947	34.1 °C7 August 1947	-4.8 °C20 December 1947	13.1 °C	356 mm	51	56
1946	36.3 °C12 August 1946	-6.5 °C25 December 1946	13.0 °C	228 mm	66	70
1945	36.8 °C8 August 1945	-10.9 °C4 January 1945	12.8 °C	235 mm	72	87
1944	34.9 °C22 July 1944	-9.6 °C13 February 1944	11.9 °C	295 mm	52	108
1943	34.4 °C27 July 1943	-4.4 °C30 December 1943	11.7 °C	479 mm	28	69
1942	34.3 °C9 July 1942	-9.7 °C18 February 1942	12.2 °C	353 mm	40	70
1941	36.0 °C3 August 1941	-11.1 °C6 January 1941	11.6 °C	334 mm	44	89
1940	35.0 °C27 July 1940	-14.9 °C30 December 1940	11.2 °C	386 mm	41	96

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

21.1 °C

+1.7 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

86 d/yr

+28

Frost days (< 0 °C)

28 d/yr

-28

Annual rainfall

395 mm

+8 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	10.9 °C	+2.0 °C	41 mm	+7 mm
Feb	12.3 °C	+1.9 °C	25 mm	-7 mm
Mar	15.9 °C	+2.3 °C	36 mm	-9 mm
Apr	19.3 °C	+2.0 °C	73 mm	+28 mm
May	23.7 °C	+1.3 °C	73 mm	+30 mm
Jun	31.2 °C	+3.2 °C	5 mm	-20 mm
Jul	32.6 °C	+1.0 °C	16 mm	+7 mm
Aug	32.0 °C	+1.1 °C	14 mm	-3 mm
Sep	27.7 °C	+1.7 °C	41 mm	+5 mm
Oct	21.6 °C	+1.6 °C	17 mm	-18 mm
Nov	14.8 °C	+0.8 °C	14 mm	-18 mm
Dec	10.8 °C	+1.1 °C	40 mm	+6 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

37.5 °C

22 Jul 2025

Coldest day

-3.6 °C

23 Nov 2025

Wettest day

23.8 mm

26 Sep 2025

Windiest day

29.9 km/h

13 Apr 2025

Strongest gust

89.3 km/h

13 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

35.7 °C

22 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

-7.0 °C

17 Jan 2025

Snowiest day

4.4 cm

17 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

13.7 h

29 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Aïn Touta?

Aïn Touta has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.2 °C and it receives 387 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Aïn Touta?

The hottest day measured in Aïn Touta between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 2024, reaching 40.2 °C.

What is the coldest day in Aïn Touta?

The coldest day measured in Aïn Touta between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1971, at -15.0 °C.

Does it snow in Aïn Touta?

Yes. Aïn Touta gets on average 29.1 cm of snow per year and has around 56 frost days.

Has the climate of Aïn Touta warmed?

Yes: Aïn Touta warmed by +3.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Aïn Touta?

The wettest day measured in Aïn Touta between 1940 and 2025 was 25 May 2000, with 56 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Aïn Touta?

The windiest day measured in Aïn Touta between 1940 and 2025 was 11 April 2002, with winds reaching 35.2 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Aïn Touta?

The warmest month in Aïn Touta is July (24.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.8 °C).

How much does it rain in Aïn Touta?

Aïn Touta receives on average 387 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 80 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Aïn Touta?

Aïn Touta gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Aïn Touta?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Aïn Touta between 1940 and 2025 was 7 March 1985, with 18.8 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Aïn Touta?

Yes: Aïn Touta has on average 10 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Aïn Touta?

In Aïn Touta, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.5 °C on 15 July 2024, and the lowest was -19.3 °C on 3 January 1971.

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