Algiers climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Algiers?

Algiers has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.1 °C and it receives 617 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Algiers?

The hottest day measured in Algiers between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 2023, reaching 42.3 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Algiers?

The coldest day measured in Algiers between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 2005, at 0.9 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Algiers?

Almost never: Algiers sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Algiers warmed?

Yes: Algiers warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Algiers?

The wettest day measured in Algiers between 1940 and 2025 was 27 November 1971, with 93 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Algiers?

The windiest day measured in Algiers between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1987, with winds reaching 61.6 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Algiers?

The warmest month in Algiers is August (26.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (11.8 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Algiers?

Algiers receives on average 617 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 86 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Algiers?

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

Algiers (Algeria) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.1 °C and it receives 617 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 August (26.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (11.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.

Algiers averages 0 frost days, 37 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 86 rainy days per year.

Algiers has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 42.3 °C (on 23 July 2023) and the coldest 0.9 °C (on 27 January 2005).

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

AlgiersAlgiers Province

coords: 36.73°, 3.09°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CsaHot-summer MediterraneanWarmest monthAugustColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthDecemberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

18.1°C

Average daily high

21.8°C

Average daily low

14.7°C

Annual rainfall

617mm

Sunshine / day

10.8h

Mean relative humidity

73%

Average peak wind

19.0km/h

Seasonal range

14.2°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

37 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

86 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.2 cm

Average feels-like high

21.8 °C

Average feels-like low

13.9 °C

Average peak gust

37.2 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

75 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.1 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.0 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.59 · 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

42.3 °C

23 July 2023

Coldest day

0.9 °C

27 January 2005

Wettest day

93 mm

27 November 1971

Windiest day

61.6 km/h

10 January 1987

Strongest gust

120.6 km/h

10 January 1987

Hottest feels-like

44.5 °C

23 July 2023

Coldest feels-like

-4.5 °C

3 January 1941

Snowiest day

4.0 cm

5 February 2012

Sunniest day

14.0 h

2 June 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	36.1 °C18 August 2025	8.2 °C6 February 2025	20.1 °C	588 mm	68
2024	37.3 °C7 August 2024	7.7 °C13 January 2024	20.3 °C	418 mm	71
2023	42.3 °C23 July 2023	5.3 °C23 January 2023	19.8 °C	496 mm	62
2022	39.1 °C14 August 2022	5.8 °C18 January 2022	20.0 °C	446 mm	90
2021	38.2 °C11 August 2021	7.0 °C17 January 2021	19.5 °C	550 mm	58
2020	36.3 °C11 August 2020	6.7 °C7 January 2020	19.5 °C	460 mm	56
2019	38.0 °C7 July 2019	6.2 °C27 February 2019	19.1 °C	492 mm	59
2018	34.7 °C3 September 2018	5.3 °C24 February 2018	18.8 °C	775 mm	55
2017	38.8 °C2 August 2017	5.4 °C17 January 2017	19.3 °C	525 mm	61
2016	34.6 °C5 September 2016	6.7 °C5 February 2016	19.2 °C	661 mm	41
2015	36.0 °C1 July 2015	4.6 °C2 January 2015	19.1 °C	459 mm	66
2014	36.9 °C18 July 2014	5.8 °C3 February 2014	19.3 °C	603 mm	37
2013	34.0 °C7 August 2013	4.0 °C27 February 2013	18.4 °C	823 mm	42
2012	37.6 °C17 August 2012	1.4 °C5 February 2012	18.7 °C	685 mm	63
2011	36.4 °C18 August 2011	4.4 °C22 January 2011	18.9 °C	657 mm	42
2010	33.9 °C27 August 2010	4.2 °C17 December 2010	18.5 °C	701 mm	33
2009	37.3 °C22 July 2009	5.5 °C21 February 2009	18.8 °C	587 mm	54
2008	38.4 °C9 September 2008	5.7 °C26 January 2008	18.4 °C	670 mm	45
2007	38.5 °C29 August 2007	5.4 °C18 December 2007	18.3 °C	724 mm	32
2006	34.1 °C31 July 2006	4.9 °C14 January 2006	18.9 °C	492 mm	50
2005	35.3 °C10 August 2005	0.9 °C27 January 2005	17.9 °C	491 mm	38
2004	40.1 °C24 August 2004	4.0 °C2 March 2004	18.3 °C	603 mm	65
2003	38.4 °C23 August 2003	5.0 °C31 January 2003	19.0 °C	789 mm	69
2002	37.1 °C2 August 2002	6.3 °C13 January 2002	18.6 °C	458 mm	24
2001	35.6 °C15 August 2001	5.5 °C27 February 2001	18.8 °C	489 mm	39
2000	38.0 °C20 August 2000	4.9 °C1 January 2000	18.5 °C	290 mm	40
1999	40.7 °C25 August 1999	3.4 °C2 February 1999	18.6 °C	617 mm	44
1998	35.5 °C1 September 1998	5.2 °C23 January 1998	18.2 °C	591 mm	43
1997	37.9 °C14 July 1997	6.9 °C11 March 1997	18.8 °C	466 mm	27
1996	38.7 °C25 July 1996	5.2 °C24 February 1996	18.0 °C	699 mm	25
1995	41.5 °C10 August 1995	5.5 °C1 April 1995	18.5 °C	495 mm	35
1994	37.0 °C21 August 1994	6.1 °C5 February 1994	18.7 °C	461 mm	60
1993	35.4 °C9 July 1993	4.8 °C2 January 1993	17.6 °C	466 mm	24
1992	34.6 °C20 July 1992	4.9 °C7 January 1992	17.5 °C	697 mm	28
1991	34.8 °C7 August 1991	4.0 °C15 January 1991	17.5 °C	563 mm	52
1990	36.6 °C9 September 1990	5.8 °C15 December 1990	18.6 °C	461 mm	48
1989	37.0 °C22 July 1989	5.2 °C2 January 1989	18.7 °C	370 mm	45
1988	38.6 °C2 August 1988	4.1 °C28 February 1988	18.3 °C	548 mm	36
1987	38.5 °C11 August 1987	2.6 °C19 February 1987	18.6 °C	498 mm	42
1986	39.4 °C23 July 1986	4.3 °C24 December 1986	18.0 °C	626 mm	43
1985	37.2 °C5 August 1985	2.5 °C10 January 1985	18.0 °C	621 mm	32
1984	37.3 °C9 July 1984	4.4 °C25 February 1984	17.3 °C	761 mm	20
1983	35.4 °C22 July 1983	3.2 °C11 February 1983	18.0 °C	312 mm	22
1982	36.8 °C5 July 1982	5.4 °C24 December 1982	17.9 °C	852 mm	24
1981	35.0 °C31 July 1981	4.6 °C12 January 1981	17.8 °C	432 mm	13
1980	36.4 °C2 August 1980	3.9 °C30 November 1980	17.3 °C	695 mm	22
1979	34.6 °C15 August 1979	5.8 °C16 February 1979	17.5 °C	741 mm	24
1978	34.3 °C26 July 1978	4.4 °C14 January 1978	17.3 °C	706 mm	21
1977	32.5 °C15 August 1977	4.5 °C31 March 1977	17.6 °C	405 mm	5
1976	35.0 °C14 August 1976	4.9 °C26 January 1976	17.1 °C	909 mm	21
1975	35.2 °C16 July 1975	4.9 °C21 January 1975	17.3 °C	730 mm	36
1974	33.0 °C14 July 1974	3.9 °C6 March 1974	17.2 °C	870 mm	16
1973	35.7 °C15 September 1973	4.0 °C1 March 1973	17.2 °C	904 mm	27
1972	36.5 °C13 August 1972	5.5 °C1 February 1972	17.2 °C	1,092 mm	7
1971	38.9 °C14 August 1971	2.7 °C3 January 1971	17.5 °C	835 mm	33
1970	35.8 °C7 August 1970	4.8 °C28 February 1970	17.7 °C	571 mm	19
1969	38.5 °C13 August 1969	3.5 °C12 February 1969	17.5 °C	1,076 mm	14
1968	38.5 °C9 July 1968	5.0 °C1 March 1968	18.0 °C	632 mm	24
1967	38.0 °C22 July 1967	4.8 °C15 January 1967	17.9 °C	694 mm	33
1966	34.6 °C5 July 1966	5.6 °C16 March 1966	17.7 °C	694 mm	14
1965	34.4 °C6 August 1965	3.3 °C21 February 1965	17.7 °C	642 mm	20
1964	34.9 °C16 September 1964	4.3 °C11 February 1964	17.7 °C	649 mm	26
1963	34.3 °C2 August 1963	2.7 °C30 January 1963	17.4 °C	701 mm	20
1962	33.1 °C11 September 1962	4.1 °C31 January 1962	17.5 °C	739 mm	27
1961	33.8 °C12 July 1961	5.6 °C11 February 1961	18.2 °C	446 mm	27
1960	34.8 °C27 August 1960	3.0 °C17 January 1960	17.7 °C	618 mm	18
1959	35.1 °C22 September 1959	4.6 °C18 January 1959	17.9 °C	599 mm	24
1958	41.3 °C28 August 1958	3.4 °C27 February 1958	17.9 °C	607 mm	33
1957	35.5 °C5 August 1957	3.2 °C18 January 1957	17.3 °C	884 mm	18
1956	38.6 °C7 August 1956	2.2 °C3 February 1956	16.9 °C	565 mm	35
1955	36.3 °C6 June 1955	4.4 °C11 March 1955	18.2 °C	634 mm	39
1954	38.5 °C20 August 1954	3.0 °C2 February 1954	17.1 °C	686 mm	27
1953	33.4 °C2 August 1953	3.7 °C16 February 1953	17.3 °C	562 mm	25
1952	37.3 °C28 August 1952	4.1 °C21 February 1952	18.2 °C	571 mm	43
1951	35.7 °C7 August 1951	5.4 °C5 January 1951	17.4 °C	743 mm	26
1950	36.5 °C23 August 1950	4.2 °C30 December 1950	17.9 °C	614 mm	48
1949	35.2 °C11 July 1949	2.9 °C5 February 1949	17.6 °C	695 mm	40
1948	36.5 °C17 August 1948	5.9 °C7 March 1948	17.6 °C	484 mm	32
1947	35.9 °C20 August 1947	4.7 °C26 January 1947	18.6 °C	592 mm	64
1946	35.0 °C27 July 1946	5.2 °C22 December 1946	17.8 °C	720 mm	47
1945	38.1 °C8 September 1945	2.4 °C10 January 1945	18.3 °C	355 mm	52
1944	38.2 °C31 August 1944	3.7 °C3 February 1944	17.2 °C	506 mm	40
1943	35.5 °C21 September 1943	4.9 °C2 January 1943	17.5 °C	695 mm	31
1942	35.7 °C18 July 1942	2.5 °C17 February 1942	17.6 °C	653 mm	40
1941	37.6 °C17 August 1941	3.2 °C3 January 1941	17.2 °C	537 mm	42
1940	36.0 °C7 August 1940	1.8 °C19 January 1940	17.1 °C	572 mm	34

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

23.6 °C

+1.8 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

68 d/yr

+31

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

588 mm

-30 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	17.0 °C	+2.1 °C	121 mm	+34 mm
Feb	17.1 °C	+1.7 °C	64 mm	-9 mm
Mar	19.3 °C	+2.1 °C	34 mm	-34 mm
Apr	21.7 °C	+2.7 °C	49 mm	-13 mm
May	23.6 °C	+1.4 °C	75 mm	+34 mm
Jun	29.7 °C	+3.5 °C	0 mm	-10 mm
Jul	30.9 °C	+1.4 °C	2 mm	+0 mm
Aug	31.6 °C	+1.4 °C	0 mm	-6 mm
Sep	28.8 °C	+1.1 °C	45 mm	+18 mm
Oct	25.8 °C	+2.0 °C	26 mm	-38 mm
Nov	20.3 °C	+1.1 °C	80 mm	-4 mm
Dec	16.8 °C	+0.8 °C	91 mm	-2 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

36.1 °C

18 Aug 2025

Coldest day

8.2 °C

6 Feb 2025

Wettest day

50.8 mm

15 May 2025

Windiest day

38.9 km/h

28 Jan 2025

Strongest gust

71.6 km/h

16 Apr 2025

Hottest feels-like

39.6 °C

14 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

5.0 °C

23 Dec 2025

Sunniest day

14.0 h

2 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Algiers?

Algiers has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.1 °C and it receives 617 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Algiers?

The hottest day measured in Algiers between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 2023, reaching 42.3 °C.

What is the coldest day in Algiers?

The coldest day measured in Algiers between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 2005, at 0.9 °C.

Does it snow in Algiers?

Almost never: Algiers sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Algiers warmed?

Yes: Algiers warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Algiers?

The wettest day measured in Algiers between 1940 and 2025 was 27 November 1971, with 93 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Algiers?

The windiest day measured in Algiers between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1987, with winds reaching 61.6 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Algiers?

The warmest month in Algiers is August (26.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (11.8 °C).

How much does it rain in Algiers?

Algiers receives on average 617 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 86 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Algiers?

Algiers 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 Algiers?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Algiers between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 2012, with 4.0 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Algiers?

Yes: Algiers has on average 75 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Algiers?

In Algiers, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.5 °C on 23 July 2023, and the lowest was -4.5 °C on 3 January 1941.

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