District of Taher climate — normals and trends
District of Taher (Algeria) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.3 °C and it receives 1,012 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 (25.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (8.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
District of Taher averages 1 frost days, 40 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 122 rainy days per year.
District of Taher 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 3 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.5 °C (on 11 August 1995) and the coldest -6.2 °C (on 31 December 1940).
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
District of TaherJijel Province
- coords
- 36.77°, 5.90°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.3°C
Average daily high
20.5°C
Average daily low
12.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,012mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
13.9km/h
Seasonal range
16.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
1 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
40 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
122 d/yr
Annual snowfall
5.5 cm
Average feels-like high
20.6 °C
Average feels-like low
11.2 °C
Average peak gust
34.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
44 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.67 · 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
40.5 °C
11 August 1995
Coldest day
-6.2 °C
31 December 1940
Wettest day
104 mm
28 November 1967
Windiest day
45.5 km/h
8 February 1996
Strongest gust
121.3 km/h
8 February 1996
Hottest feels-like
43.6 °C
4 July 1993
Coldest feels-like
-11.3 °C
31 December 1940
Snowiest day
11.9 cm
2 February 1954
Sunniest day
14.1 h
25 June 1942
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 194 mm | +57 mm |
| Feb | 15.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 79 mm | -38 mm |
| Mar | 17.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 141 mm | +30 mm |
| Apr | 19.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 97 mm | +1 mm |
| May | 22.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 111 mm | +44 mm |
| Jun | 29.2 °C | +3.5 °C | 1 mm | -24 mm |
| Jul | 29.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 7 mm | +0 mm |
| Aug | 30.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 7 mm | -10 mm |
| Sep | 28.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 86 mm | +23 mm |
| Oct | 23.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 66 mm | -29 mm |
| Nov | 18.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 201 mm | +73 mm |
| Dec | 14.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 117 mm | -32 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of District of Taher?
District of Taher has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.3 °C and it receives 1,012 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in District of Taher?
The hottest day measured in District of Taher between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 1995, reaching 40.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in District of Taher?
The coldest day measured in District of Taher between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 1940, at -6.2 °C.
Does it snow in District of Taher?
Yes. District of Taher gets on average 5.5 cm of snow per year and has around 1 frost days.
Has the climate of District of Taher warmed?
Yes: District of Taher warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in District of Taher?
The wettest day measured in District of Taher between 1940 and 2025 was 28 November 1967, with 104 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in District of Taher?
The windiest day measured in District of Taher between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 1996, with winds reaching 45.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in District of Taher?
The warmest month in District of Taher is August (25.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (8.9 °C).
How much does it rain in District of Taher?
District of Taher receives on average 1,012 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 122 rainy days.
Is it sunny in District of Taher?
District of Taher gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in District of Taher?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in District of Taher between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1954, with 11.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in District of Taher?
Yes: District of Taher has on average 44 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in District of Taher?
In District of Taher, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.6 °C on 4 July 1993, and the lowest was -11.3 °C on 31 December 1940.
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