Azzaba climate — normals and trends
Azzaba (Algeria) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.3 °C and it receives 625 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 (25.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (10.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Azzaba averages 0 frost days, 36 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 94 rainy days per year.
Azzaba has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.5 °C (on 24 July 2023) and the coldest -3.8 °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
AzzabaSkikda Province
- coords
- 36.74°, 7.11°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.3°C
Average daily high
21.3°C
Average daily low
13.6°C
Annual rainfall
625mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
16.8km/h
Seasonal range
14.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
36 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
94 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.5 cm
Average feels-like high
21.5 °C
Average feels-like low
12.7 °C
Average peak gust
34.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
54 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.72 · 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
43.5 °C
24 July 2023
Coldest day
-3.8 °C
2 February 1999
Wettest day
78 mm
28 November 1967
Windiest day
49.6 km/h
12 December 1967
Strongest gust
112.7 km/h
8 February 1996
Hottest feels-like
44.8 °C
23 July 2023
Coldest feels-like
-8.3 °C
2 February 1999
Snowiest day
3.9 cm
31 January 1999
Sunniest day
14.0 h
29 June 1944
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 129 mm | +41 mm |
| Feb | 16.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 54 mm | -20 mm |
| Mar | 18.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 95 mm | +24 mm |
| Apr | 20.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 66 mm | +6 mm |
| May | 23.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 77 mm | +35 mm |
| Jun | 29.7 °C | +3.6 °C | 0 mm | -14 mm |
| Jul | 30.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| Aug | 30.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 1 mm | -8 mm |
| Sep | 28.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 34 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 24.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 39 mm | -24 mm |
| Nov | 19.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 87 mm | +11 mm |
| Dec | 16.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 53 mm | -38 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Azzaba?
Azzaba has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.3 °C and it receives 625 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Azzaba?
The hottest day measured in Azzaba between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2023, reaching 43.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Azzaba?
The coldest day measured in Azzaba between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1999, at -3.8 °C.
Does it snow in Azzaba?
Almost never: Azzaba sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Azzaba warmed?
Yes: Azzaba warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Azzaba?
The wettest day measured in Azzaba between 1940 and 2025 was 28 November 1967, with 78 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Azzaba?
The windiest day measured in Azzaba between 1940 and 2025 was 12 December 1967, with winds reaching 49.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Azzaba?
The warmest month in Azzaba is August (25.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (10.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Azzaba?
Azzaba receives on average 625 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 94 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Azzaba?
Azzaba gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Azzaba?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Azzaba between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 1999, with 3.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Azzaba?
Yes: Azzaba has on average 54 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Azzaba?
In Azzaba, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.8 °C on 23 July 2023, and the lowest was -8.3 °C on 2 February 1999.
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