Chorfa climate — normals and trends
Chorfa (Algeria) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.9 °C and it receives 529 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 (26.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Chorfa averages 27 frost days, 82 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 94 rainy days per year.
Chorfa has warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.35 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 43 to 11 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.5 °C (on 12 August 2021) and the coldest -14.6 °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
ChorfaBouira Province
- coords
- 36.37°, 4.33°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.9°C
Average daily high
21.2°C
Average daily low
9.1°C
Annual rainfall
529mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
10.3km/h
Seasonal range
20.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
27 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
82 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
94 d/yr
Annual snowfall
16.1 cm
Average feels-like high
20.3 °C
Average feels-like low
7.7 °C
Average peak gust
35.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
22 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.0 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °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
42.5 °C
12 August 2021
Coldest day
-14.6 °C
21 February 1956
Wettest day
59 mm
5 October 1957
Windiest day
30.7 km/h
8 February 1996
Strongest gust
107.6 km/h
30 December 2000
Hottest feels-like
43.2 °C
28 July 2013
Coldest feels-like
-19.0 °C
21 February 1956
Snowiest day
17.1 cm
1 December 1969
Sunniest day
14.0 h
21 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 72 mm | +16 mm |
| Feb | 15.0 °C | +2.7 °C | 23 mm | -31 mm |
| Mar | 17.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 45 mm | -18 mm |
| Apr | 21.1 °C | +2.4 °C | 66 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 24.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 89 mm | +40 mm |
| Jun | 33.8 °C | +4.4 °C | 8 mm | -16 mm |
| Jul | 34.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 17 mm | +9 mm |
| Aug | 34.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 6 mm | -11 mm |
| Sep | 29.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 57 mm | +14 mm |
| Oct | 24.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 38 mm | -8 mm |
| Nov | 16.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 48 mm | +0 mm |
| Dec | 12.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 55 mm | +0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Chorfa?
Chorfa has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.9 °C and it receives 529 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Chorfa?
The hottest day measured in Chorfa between 1940 and 2025 was 12 August 2021, reaching 42.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Chorfa?
The coldest day measured in Chorfa between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 1956, at -14.6 °C.
Does it snow in Chorfa?
Yes. Chorfa gets on average 16.1 cm of snow per year and has around 27 frost days.
Has the climate of Chorfa warmed?
Yes: Chorfa warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Chorfa?
The wettest day measured in Chorfa between 1940 and 2025 was 5 October 1957, with 59 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Chorfa?
The windiest day measured in Chorfa between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 1996, with winds reaching 30.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Chorfa?
The warmest month in Chorfa is July (26.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Chorfa?
Chorfa receives on average 529 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 94 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Chorfa?
Chorfa gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Chorfa?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Chorfa between 1940 and 2025 was 1 December 1969, with 17.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Chorfa?
Yes: Chorfa has on average 22 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Chorfa?
In Chorfa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.2 °C on 28 July 2013, and the lowest was -19.0 °C on 21 February 1956.
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