Boudjima climate — normals and trends
Boudjima (Algeria) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.5 °C and it receives 842 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 (25.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (9.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Boudjima averages 1 frost days, 41 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 105 rainy days per year.
Boudjima has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °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 42.0 °C (on 23 July 2023) and the coldest -5.4 °C (on 21 February 1956).
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
BoudjimaTizi Ouzou Province
- coords
- 36.80°, 4.15°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.5°C
Average daily high
20.7°C
Average daily low
12.6°C
Annual rainfall
842mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
15.6km/h
Seasonal range
16.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
1 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
41 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
105 d/yr
Annual snowfall
5.6 cm
Average feels-like high
20.5 °C
Average feels-like low
11.4 °C
Average peak gust
35.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
52 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.63 · 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
42.0 °C
23 July 2023
Coldest day
-5.4 °C
21 February 1956
Wettest day
124 mm
5 October 1957
Windiest day
44.9 km/h
14 January 1987
Strongest gust
115.9 km/h
30 December 2000
Hottest feels-like
43.7 °C
11 July 2023
Coldest feels-like
-10.3 °C
21 February 1956
Snowiest day
16.4 cm
3 February 2012
Sunniest day
14.0 h
17 June 2023
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 188 mm | +68 mm |
| Feb | 15.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 58 mm | -43 mm |
| Mar | 17.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 77 mm | -23 mm |
| Apr | 20.1 °C | +2.3 °C | 77 mm | -12 mm |
| May | 22.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 74 mm | +17 mm |
| Jun | 29.6 °C | +4.0 °C | 0 mm | -18 mm |
| Jul | 30.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 7 mm | +3 mm |
| Aug | 31.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 2 mm | -7 mm |
| Sep | 28.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 50 mm | +8 mm |
| Oct | 24.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 41 mm | -35 mm |
| Nov | 18.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 123 mm | +22 mm |
| Dec | 15.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 74 mm | -53 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Boudjima?
Boudjima has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.5 °C and it receives 842 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Boudjima?
The hottest day measured in Boudjima between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 2023, reaching 42.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Boudjima?
The coldest day measured in Boudjima between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 1956, at -5.4 °C.
Does it snow in Boudjima?
Yes. Boudjima gets on average 5.6 cm of snow per year and has around 1 frost days.
Has the climate of Boudjima warmed?
Yes: Boudjima warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Boudjima?
The wettest day measured in Boudjima between 1940 and 2025 was 5 October 1957, with 124 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Boudjima?
The windiest day measured in Boudjima between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1987, with winds reaching 44.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Boudjima?
The warmest month in Boudjima is August (25.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (9.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Boudjima?
Boudjima receives on average 842 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 105 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Boudjima?
Boudjima gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Boudjima?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Boudjima between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 2012, with 16.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Boudjima?
Yes: Boudjima has on average 52 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Boudjima?
In Boudjima, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.7 °C on 11 July 2023, and the lowest was -10.3 °C on 21 February 1956.
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