Dar Chioukh climate — normals and trends
Dar Chioukh (Algeria) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.6 °C and it receives 292 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 (27.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Dar Chioukh averages 24 frost days, 94 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 65 rainy days per year.
Dar Chioukh 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 37 to 11 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.1 °C (on 29 July 2023) and the coldest -10.0 °C (on 17 December 1960).
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
Dar ChioukhDjelfa Province
- coords
- 34.90°, 3.49°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.6°C
Average daily high
21.5°C
Average daily low
10.0°C
Annual rainfall
292mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
55%
Average peak wind
15.4km/h
Seasonal range
22.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
24 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
94 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
65 d/yr
Annual snowfall
10.9 cm
Average feels-like high
19.4 °C
Average feels-like low
7.6 °C
Average peak gust
37.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
45 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.9 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.64 · 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
42.1 °C
29 July 2023
Coldest day
-10.0 °C
17 December 1960
Wettest day
53 mm
9 September 1969
Windiest day
48.3 km/h
8 March 2007
Strongest gust
117.7 km/h
5 March 2009
Hottest feels-like
41.9 °C
16 July 2010
Coldest feels-like
-14.8 °C
30 December 1940
Snowiest day
22.3 cm
5 January 1965
Sunniest day
14.0 h
20 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 37 mm | +7 mm |
| Feb | 14.5 °C | +2.4 °C | 8 mm | -18 mm |
| Mar | 17.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 16 mm | -16 mm |
| Apr | 22.1 °C | +2.7 °C | 43 mm | +9 mm |
| May | 25.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 56 mm | +26 mm |
| Jun | 34.9 °C | +4.1 °C | 4 mm | -12 mm |
| Jul | 36.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 7 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 34.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 5 mm | -7 mm |
| Sep | 30.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 46 mm | +19 mm |
| Oct | 23.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 31 mm | +3 mm |
| Nov | 16.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 8 mm | -15 mm |
| Dec | 11.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 43 mm | +15 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Dar Chioukh?
Dar Chioukh has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.6 °C and it receives 292 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dar Chioukh?
The hottest day measured in Dar Chioukh between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 2023, reaching 42.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Dar Chioukh?
The coldest day measured in Dar Chioukh between 1940 and 2025 was 17 December 1960, at -10.0 °C.
Does it snow in Dar Chioukh?
Yes. Dar Chioukh gets on average 10.9 cm of snow per year and has around 24 frost days.
Has the climate of Dar Chioukh warmed?
Yes: Dar Chioukh warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Dar Chioukh?
The wettest day measured in Dar Chioukh between 1940 and 2025 was 9 September 1969, with 53 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Dar Chioukh?
The windiest day measured in Dar Chioukh between 1940 and 2025 was 8 March 2007, with winds reaching 48.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Dar Chioukh?
The warmest month in Dar Chioukh is July (27.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Dar Chioukh?
Dar Chioukh receives on average 292 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 65 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Dar Chioukh?
Dar Chioukh 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 Dar Chioukh?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Dar Chioukh between 1940 and 2025 was 5 January 1965, with 22.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Dar Chioukh?
Yes: Dar Chioukh has on average 45 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dar Chioukh?
In Dar Chioukh, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.9 °C on 16 July 2010, and the lowest was -14.8 °C on 30 December 1940.
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