Cherchell climate — normals and trends
Cherchell (Algeria) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.9 °C and it receives 604 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 (10.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Cherchell averages 0 frost days, 26 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 87 rainy days per year.
Cherchell has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.7 °C (on 23 July 2023) and the coldest -7.4 °C (on 27 January 2005).
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
CherchellTipaza Province
- coords
- 36.60°, 2.19°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.9°C
Average daily high
20.6°C
Average daily low
13.4°C
Annual rainfall
604mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
16.9km/h
Seasonal range
15.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
26 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
87 d/yr
Annual snowfall
3.7 cm
Average feels-like high
20.3 °C
Average feels-like low
12.3 °C
Average peak gust
35.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
57 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.50 · 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
38.7 °C
23 July 2023
Coldest day
-7.4 °C
27 January 2005
Wettest day
112 mm
10 October 1984
Windiest day
50.1 km/h
10 January 1987
Strongest gust
119.5 km/h
1 December 1959
Hottest feels-like
41.1 °C
18 July 2023
Coldest feels-like
-11.2 °C
27 January 2005
Snowiest day
9.7 cm
10 January 1945
Sunniest day
14.0 h
29 May 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 | 15.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 114 mm | +32 mm |
| Feb | 16.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 58 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 18.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 51 mm | -17 mm |
| Apr | 20.9 °C | +2.9 °C | 30 mm | -37 mm |
| May | 22.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 82 mm | +34 mm |
| Jun | 29.4 °C | +4.4 °C | 0 mm | -14 mm |
| Jul | 29.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 7 mm | +4 mm |
| Aug | 30.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Sep | 28.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 46 mm | +17 mm |
| Oct | 24.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 21 mm | -39 mm |
| Nov | 19.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 44 mm | -30 mm |
| Dec | 15.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 71 mm | -11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Cherchell?
Cherchell has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.9 °C and it receives 604 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cherchell?
The hottest day measured in Cherchell between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 2023, reaching 38.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Cherchell?
The coldest day measured in Cherchell between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 2005, at -7.4 °C.
Does it snow in Cherchell?
Yes. Cherchell gets on average 3.7 cm of snow per year and has around 0 frost days.
Has the climate of Cherchell warmed?
Yes: Cherchell warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Cherchell?
The wettest day measured in Cherchell between 1940 and 2025 was 10 October 1984, with 112 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Cherchell?
The windiest day measured in Cherchell between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1987, with winds reaching 50.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Cherchell?
The warmest month in Cherchell is August (25.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (10.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Cherchell?
Cherchell receives on average 604 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 87 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Cherchell?
Cherchell gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Cherchell?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Cherchell between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1945, with 9.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Cherchell?
Yes: Cherchell has on average 57 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cherchell?
In Cherchell, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.1 °C on 18 July 2023, and the lowest was -11.2 °C on 27 January 2005.
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