Beni Saf climate — normals and trends
Beni Saf (Algeria) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.1 °C and it receives 455 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 (12.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Beni Saf averages 0 frost days, 7 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 65 rainy days per year.
Beni Saf has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.6 °C (on 13 July 1959) and the coldest 1.3 °C (on 2 February 1954).
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
Beni SafAïn Témouchent Province
- coords
- 35.30°, -1.38°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.1°C
Average daily high
20.8°C
Average daily low
15.6°C
Annual rainfall
455mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
19.0km/h
Seasonal range
12.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
7 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
65 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.3 cm
Average feels-like high
20.9 °C
Average feels-like low
15.2 °C
Average peak gust
33.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
91 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.55 · 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
36.6 °C
13 July 1959
Coldest day
1.3 °C
2 February 1954
Wettest day
101 mm
13 May 1947
Windiest day
62.9 km/h
28 January 1951
Strongest gust
116.3 km/h
14 February 2016
Hottest feels-like
41.0 °C
13 August 2022
Coldest feels-like
-4.3 °C
2 February 1954
Snowiest day
5.6 cm
1 February 1954
Sunniest day
14.0 h
19 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 47 mm | -22 mm |
| Feb | 16.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 63 mm | +3 mm |
| Mar | 18.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 49 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 19.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 29 mm | -16 mm |
| May | 22.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 19 mm | -12 mm |
| Jun | 27.2 °C | +3.2 °C | 0 mm | -8 mm |
| Jul | 28.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 28.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 26.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 3 mm | -11 mm |
| Oct | 24.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 6 mm | -32 mm |
| Nov | 20.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 38 mm | -24 mm |
| Dec | 16.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 115 mm | +41 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Beni Saf?
Beni Saf has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.1 °C and it receives 455 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Beni Saf?
The hottest day measured in Beni Saf between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 1959, reaching 36.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Beni Saf?
The coldest day measured in Beni Saf between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1954, at 1.3 °C.
Does it snow in Beni Saf?
Almost never: Beni Saf sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Beni Saf warmed?
Yes: Beni Saf warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Beni Saf?
The wettest day measured in Beni Saf between 1940 and 2025 was 13 May 1947, with 101 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Beni Saf?
The windiest day measured in Beni Saf between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 1951, with winds reaching 62.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Beni Saf?
The warmest month in Beni Saf is August (25.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Beni Saf?
Beni Saf receives on average 455 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 65 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Beni Saf?
Beni Saf gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Beni Saf?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Beni Saf between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 1954, with 5.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Beni Saf?
Yes: Beni Saf has on average 91 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Beni Saf?
In Beni Saf, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.0 °C on 13 August 2022, and the lowest was -4.3 °C on 2 February 1954.
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