Barika climate — normals and trends
Barika (Algeria) has a cold desert climate (BWk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.5 °C and it receives 213 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 (29.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Barika averages 10 frost days, 107 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 44 rainy days per year.
Barika has warmed by +3.1 °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 19 to 1 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.8 °C (on 30 July 2023) and the coldest -7.5 °C (on 2 February 2003).
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
BarikaBatna
- coords
- 35.39°, 5.37°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.5°C
Average daily high
23.1°C
Average daily low
12.1°C
Annual rainfall
213mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
54%
Average peak wind
17.3km/h
Seasonal range
22.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
10 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
107 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
44 d/yr
Annual snowfall
1.9 cm
Average feels-like high
21.0 °C
Average feels-like low
10.0 °C
Average peak gust
35.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
78 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.1 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.73 · 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
44.8 °C
30 July 2023
Coldest day
-7.5 °C
2 February 2003
Wettest day
56 mm
11 June 1972
Windiest day
49.4 km/h
7 November 1962
Strongest gust
98.6 km/h
31 January 2015
Hottest feels-like
44.4 °C
15 July 2010
Coldest feels-like
-11.5 °C
2 February 2003
Snowiest day
12.5 cm
19 December 1999
Sunniest day
13.9 h
21 June 1940
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 | 14.2 °C | +2.4 °C | 16 mm | -7 mm |
| Feb | 16.6 °C | +2.8 °C | 4 mm | -15 mm |
| Mar | 20.2 °C | +2.7 °C | 10 mm | -14 mm |
| Apr | 23.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 44 mm | +22 mm |
| May | 28.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 25 mm | +6 mm |
| Jun | 36.1 °C | +3.5 °C | 1 mm | -8 mm |
| Jul | 37.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 8 mm | +5 mm |
| Aug | 36.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 6 mm | 0 mm |
| Sep | 31.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 25 mm | +5 mm |
| Oct | 24.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 16 mm | -7 mm |
| Nov | 17.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 4 mm | -19 mm |
| Dec | 13.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 49 mm | +25 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Barika?
Barika has a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.5 °C and it receives 213 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Barika?
The hottest day measured in Barika between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 2023, reaching 44.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Barika?
The coldest day measured in Barika between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 2003, at -7.5 °C.
Does it snow in Barika?
Yes. Barika gets on average 1.9 cm of snow per year and has around 10 frost days.
Has the climate of Barika warmed?
Yes: Barika warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Barika?
The wettest day measured in Barika between 1940 and 2025 was 11 June 1972, with 56 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Barika?
The windiest day measured in Barika between 1940 and 2025 was 7 November 1962, with winds reaching 49.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Barika?
The warmest month in Barika is July (29.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Barika?
Barika receives on average 213 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 44 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Barika?
Barika gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Barika?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Barika between 1940 and 2025 was 19 December 1999, with 12.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Barika?
Yes: Barika has on average 78 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Barika?
In Barika, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.4 °C on 15 July 2010, and the lowest was -11.5 °C on 2 February 2003.
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