Aoulef climate — normals and trends
Aoulef (Algeria) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.1 °C and it receives 12 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 (37.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (13.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Aoulef averages 1 frost days, 216 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 3 rainy days per year.
Aoulef has warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.35 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 2 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 49.1 °C (on 11 July 2002) and the coldest -4.5 °C (on 9 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
AoulefAdrar
- coords
- 26.97°, 1.08°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.1°C
Average daily high
32.7°C
Average daily low
18.9°C
Annual rainfall
12mm
Sunshine / day
11.3h
Mean relative humidity
23%
Average peak wind
24.8km/h
Seasonal range
24.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
1 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
216 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
3 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
29.4 °C
Average feels-like low
14.4 °C
Average peak gust
39.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
173 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.0 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.74 · 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
49.1 °C
11 July 2002
Coldest day
-4.5 °C
9 January 1945
Wettest day
18 mm
9 January 1965
Windiest day
61.2 km/h
21 May 2000
Strongest gust
86.0 km/h
1 April 2016
Hottest feels-like
48.5 °C
30 July 2005
Coldest feels-like
-9.2 °C
9 January 1945
Sunniest day
13.5 h
23 June 2004
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 | 22.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | 23.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 1 mm | -0 mm |
| Mar | 29.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 7 mm | +6 mm |
| Apr | 34.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 37.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jun | 42.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 44.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 1 mm | +1 mm |
| Aug | 44.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 1 mm | 0 mm |
| Sep | 41.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 36.4 °C | +3.0 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 28.6 °C | +2.3 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 21.0 °C | -0.1 °C | 2 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Aoulef?
Aoulef has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.1 °C and it receives 12 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Aoulef?
The hottest day measured in Aoulef between 1940 and 2025 was 11 July 2002, reaching 49.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Aoulef?
The coldest day measured in Aoulef between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1945, at -4.5 °C.
Does it snow in Aoulef?
Almost never: Aoulef sees virtually no snow, with about 1 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Aoulef warmed?
Yes: Aoulef warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Aoulef?
The wettest day measured in Aoulef between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1965, with 18 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Aoulef?
The windiest day measured in Aoulef between 1940 and 2025 was 21 May 2000, with winds reaching 61.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Aoulef?
The warmest month in Aoulef is July (37.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (13.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Aoulef?
Aoulef receives on average 12 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 3 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Aoulef?
Aoulef gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Aoulef?
Yes: Aoulef has on average 173 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Aoulef?
In Aoulef, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.5 °C on 30 July 2005, and the lowest was -9.2 °C on 9 January 1945.
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