El Aouinet climate — normals and trends
El Aouinet (Algeria) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.2 °C and it receives 321 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 (26.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (7.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
El Aouinet averages 14 frost days, 94 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 69 rainy days per year.
El Aouinet 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 24 to 4 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.1 °C (on 29 July 2023) and the coldest -10.7 °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
El AouinetTébessa Province
- coords
- 35.87°, 7.89°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.2°C
Average daily high
22.6°C
Average daily low
10.3°C
Annual rainfall
321mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
60%
Average peak wind
14.0km/h
Seasonal range
19.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
14 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
94 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
69 d/yr
Annual snowfall
4.5 cm
Average feels-like high
21.1 °C
Average feels-like low
8.6 °C
Average peak gust
34.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
29 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.0 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.70 · 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
44.1 °C
29 July 2023
Coldest day
-10.7 °C
31 December 1940
Wettest day
63 mm
11 January 2003
Windiest day
39.5 km/h
2 February 1954
Strongest gust
99.0 km/h
23 November 1997
Hottest feels-like
44.3 °C
28 July 2005
Coldest feels-like
-15.6 °C
31 December 1940
Snowiest day
19.8 cm
11 January 2003
Sunniest day
13.7 h
23 June 2007
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 51 mm | +22 mm |
| Feb | 15.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 21 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 19.4 °C | +2.6 °C | 21 mm | -18 mm |
| Apr | 22.4 °C | +2.0 °C | 61 mm | +21 mm |
| May | 26.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 56 mm | +24 mm |
| Jun | 34.3 °C | +3.4 °C | 2 mm | -18 mm |
| Jul | 35.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 6 mm | -3 mm |
| Aug | 34.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 7 mm | -7 mm |
| Sep | 30.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 35 mm | +7 mm |
| Oct | 24.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 15 mm | -13 mm |
| Nov | 19.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 3 mm | -23 mm |
| Dec | 14.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 26 mm | -3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of El Aouinet?
El Aouinet has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.2 °C and it receives 321 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in El Aouinet?
The hottest day measured in El Aouinet between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 2023, reaching 44.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in El Aouinet?
The coldest day measured in El Aouinet between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 1940, at -10.7 °C.
Does it snow in El Aouinet?
Yes. El Aouinet gets on average 4.5 cm of snow per year and has around 14 frost days.
Has the climate of El Aouinet warmed?
Yes: El Aouinet warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in El Aouinet?
The wettest day measured in El Aouinet between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 2003, with 63 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in El Aouinet?
The windiest day measured in El Aouinet between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1954, with winds reaching 39.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in El Aouinet?
The warmest month in El Aouinet is July (26.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.1 °C).
How much does it rain in El Aouinet?
El Aouinet receives on average 321 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 69 rainy days.
Is it sunny in El Aouinet?
El Aouinet gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in El Aouinet?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in El Aouinet between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 2003, with 19.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in El Aouinet?
Yes: El Aouinet has on average 29 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in El Aouinet?
In El Aouinet, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.3 °C on 28 July 2005, and the lowest was -15.6 °C on 31 December 1940.
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