Bordj Ghdir climate — normals and trends
Bordj Ghdir (Algeria) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.1 °C and it receives 442 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 (25.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Bordj Ghdir averages 28 frost days, 65 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 91 rainy days per year.
Bordj Ghdir has warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.34 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 44 to 12 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.8 °C (on 29 July 2023) and the coldest -12.6 °C (on 30 December 1940).
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
Bordj GhdirBordj Bou Arréridj
- coords
- 35.90°, 4.90°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.1°C
Average daily high
19.7°C
Average daily low
9.1°C
Annual rainfall
442mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
64%
Average peak wind
14.0km/h
Seasonal range
20.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
28 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
65 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
91 d/yr
Annual snowfall
25.3 cm
Average feels-like high
18.0 °C
Average feels-like low
7.2 °C
Average peak gust
37.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
26 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.9 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.67 · 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
40.8 °C
29 July 2023
Coldest day
-12.6 °C
30 December 1940
Wettest day
56 mm
17 May 1977
Windiest day
39.9 km/h
7 November 1962
Strongest gust
96.1 km/h
31 January 2015
Hottest feels-like
40.7 °C
30 July 2023
Coldest feels-like
-16.4 °C
30 December 1940
Snowiest day
25.6 cm
19 January 1972
Sunniest day
14.0 h
24 June 1941
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 | 11.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 51 mm | +10 mm |
| Feb | 13.0 °C | +2.2 °C | 25 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 15.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 33 mm | -16 mm |
| Apr | 19.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 68 mm | +15 mm |
| May | 23.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 82 mm | +33 mm |
| Jun | 32.0 °C | +3.8 °C | 6 mm | -22 mm |
| Jul | 33.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 12 mm | +1 mm |
| Aug | 32.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 12 mm | -7 mm |
| Sep | 28.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 73 mm | +31 mm |
| Oct | 21.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 23 mm | -16 mm |
| Nov | 14.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 25 mm | -10 mm |
| Dec | 11.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 43 mm | +3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bordj Ghdir?
Bordj Ghdir has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.1 °C and it receives 442 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bordj Ghdir?
The hottest day measured in Bordj Ghdir between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 2023, reaching 40.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bordj Ghdir?
The coldest day measured in Bordj Ghdir between 1940 and 2025 was 30 December 1940, at -12.6 °C.
Does it snow in Bordj Ghdir?
Yes. Bordj Ghdir gets on average 25.3 cm of snow per year and has around 28 frost days.
Has the climate of Bordj Ghdir warmed?
Yes: Bordj Ghdir warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bordj Ghdir?
The wettest day measured in Bordj Ghdir between 1940 and 2025 was 17 May 1977, with 56 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bordj Ghdir?
The windiest day measured in Bordj Ghdir between 1940 and 2025 was 7 November 1962, with winds reaching 39.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bordj Ghdir?
The warmest month in Bordj Ghdir is July (25.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Bordj Ghdir?
Bordj Ghdir receives on average 442 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 91 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bordj Ghdir?
Bordj Ghdir gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Bordj Ghdir?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Bordj Ghdir between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1972, with 25.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Bordj Ghdir?
Yes: Bordj Ghdir has on average 26 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bordj Ghdir?
In Bordj Ghdir, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.7 °C on 30 July 2023, and the lowest was -16.4 °C on 30 December 1940.
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