Cheria climate — normals and trends
Cheria (Algeria) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.2 °C and it receives 318 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 (4.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Cheria averages 29 frost days, 65 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 68 rainy days per year.
Cheria 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 45 to 13 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.6 °C (on 6 July 1988) and the coldest -11.0 °C (on 6 January 1945).
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
CheriaTébessa Province
- coords
- 35.27°, 7.75°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.2°C
Average daily high
20.0°C
Average daily low
9.0°C
Annual rainfall
318mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
60%
Average peak wind
16.5km/h
Seasonal range
20.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
29 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
65 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
68 d/yr
Annual snowfall
16.4 cm
Average feels-like high
17.7 °C
Average feels-like low
6.6 °C
Average peak gust
38.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
22 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.9 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.71 · 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
40.6 °C
6 July 1988
Coldest day
-11.0 °C
6 January 1945
Wettest day
46 mm
11 January 2003
Windiest day
47.2 km/h
21 January 1981
Strongest gust
105.1 km/h
15 March 2011
Hottest feels-like
40.2 °C
25 July 2009
Coldest feels-like
-16.1 °C
6 January 1945
Snowiest day
30.5 cm
11 January 2003
Sunniest day
13.6 h
22 June 2022
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 31 mm | +8 mm |
| Feb | 12.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 24 mm | +0 mm |
| Mar | 16.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 15 mm | -20 mm |
| Apr | 19.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 86 mm | +48 mm |
| May | 23.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 41 mm | +7 mm |
| Jun | 31.7 °C | +3.1 °C | 2 mm | -23 mm |
| Jul | 33.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 12 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 32.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 15 mm | -3 mm |
| Sep | 27.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 43 mm | +10 mm |
| Oct | 21.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 25 mm | -4 mm |
| Nov | 15.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 2 mm | -21 mm |
| Dec | 11.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 38 mm | +14 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Cheria?
Cheria has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.2 °C and it receives 318 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cheria?
The hottest day measured in Cheria between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 1988, reaching 40.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Cheria?
The coldest day measured in Cheria between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1945, at -11.0 °C.
Does it snow in Cheria?
Yes. Cheria gets on average 16.4 cm of snow per year and has around 29 frost days.
Has the climate of Cheria warmed?
Yes: Cheria warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Cheria?
The wettest day measured in Cheria between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 2003, with 46 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Cheria?
The windiest day measured in Cheria between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1981, with winds reaching 47.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Cheria?
The warmest month in Cheria is July (25.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Cheria?
Cheria receives on average 318 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 68 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Cheria?
Cheria gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Cheria?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Cheria between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 2003, with 30.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Cheria?
Yes: Cheria has on average 22 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cheria?
In Cheria, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.2 °C on 25 July 2009, and the lowest was -16.1 °C on 6 January 1945.
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